Personal injury claims and Standard Disclosure
The Ministry for Justice's Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims includes a demand for certain pieces of information to be shared during a case. These are known as Standard Disclosures.
These vary with the nature of injury in the case. In a road traffic accident claim, for example, someone claiming against a private driver can expect the defendant's MOT certificate and documentation regarding the nature of the damage to his or her vehicle; against a commercial driver, the tachograph record and any relevant maintenance history records may be forthcoming.
Alternatively, in an accident at work, the note in the accident book, the first aider's report and any correspondence with HSE and RIDDOR staff may be demanded.
The various documents that should be shared under Standard Disclosure practice are outlined in the Pre-Action Protocol itself, which can be seen here. While various documents are described in each kind of case, the principle remains the same - a defendant should not hide relevant information regarding the case from the claimant (nor, indeed, in the other direction).
If either party does refuse to volunteer information, they would be acting against the principles of the Pre-Action Protocol, and thus likely to find their case harder to argue unless there was a good reason for the refusal.
Assistance in your personal injury claim
If you have been injured without your being at fault, then there is a good chance you could be eligible to make a claim for compensation. A no win, no fee solicitor, such as those YouClaim can give you access to, can be a useful partner to this enterprise.
In most cases, our legal experts can handle your claim on an entirely free basis (exceptions are generally due to the complexities of medical negligence) and can protect you from any costs that the case may cause. Plus we always guarantee that you will receive 100 percent compensation in a won case, which means you will never have to pay us a cut of the damages awarded to you.
Contact us today to begin your claim, and we'll ensure you are teamed up with a personal injury solicitor from a firm governed by the rules of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, a body of the Law Society. This, along with our very high success rate, means you can rely on having found the best UK personal injury lawyers for your case.
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