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There is plenty of evidence that periods of national economic hardship lead to increases in crime, with rises in burglaries, muggings and benefit fraud all typical to a recession.
Unfortunately, many personal injury solicitor firms also find that recessions lead to a surge in the numbers of spurious compensation claims, which, naturally, become an occupational inconvenience, as valuable time is spent sorting between genuine claims and those that are fraudulent or trivial.
In 2009, only days after it had been announced that the UK economy had officially entered recession, Steve Ireland, a personal injury solicitor with the Liverpool-based Paul Rooney Partnership Practice explained, "We have already seen an increase in the number of claims we'd expect at this time of year, and an increase in the number of claims we reject at the first stage of scrutiny.
"These are claims where there was a genuine accident so no blame can be apportioned, or where we have suspicions about the claim.
"In many respects we are entering uncharted waters. At the time of the last major economic downturn in 1990 there was no no win no fee' funding for personal injury claims - this did not come into effect until 1994.
However, Rooney also said that genuine claimants should be reassured that their claims will be treated as such, as solicitors have mechanisms for distinguishing them from those that are spurious. "Nobody should be fearful of pursuing a legitimate claim. The law is there to ensure that if you are injured as a result of someone else's negligence you can recover proper compensation for your injuries and financial losses. If you are not sure whether you have a claim, you should seek advice.
"But anybody who is considering a fraudulent claim as a way of making money should remember that reputable firms have systems in place designed to detect and weed out these claims," he said.
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YouClaim has an excellent record of success when it comes to representing the compensation claims of people who have suffered injury in accidents that were caused by the negligence of others.
Our personal injury solicitors, all of whom are governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, take their obligations very seriously and are able to represent claims at absolutely no cost to the claimant (medical negligence claims are the only exception to this cost free payment structure).
Furthermore, our 100 percent compensation undertaking is our assurance to you that we will never take a cut of any money awarded you.
Our panel includes members who deal with a variety of specialisms, including car accident claims, workplace accident claims, asbestos claims and cases involving product liability.
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