Examining the various types of accidents YouClaim can help to claim for
YouClaim are firmly established in Scotland as one of the country’s leading personal injury specialists. We have years of experience of helping people to make compensation claims and never charge a single penny for our services.
In addition, we don’t take a cut of any compensation but instead allow our clients to keep 100% of anything that is awarded.
There really are no costs, no fees, no charges and definitely no hidden extras. Some Scottish personal injury solicitors take a percentage of the compensation, some force their customers to take out a loan to cover them in the event that their case is unsuccessful while others simply hit their clients with a huge bill at the end.
YouClaim are different. When we say there are no charges, that’s exactly what we mean. We recover all our costs from the losing side and in the unlikely event that the case isn’t successful then we still won’t charge but will cover the costs ourselves. And with a fantastic success rate our chances of victory really are extremely high.
So what type of things can YouClaim help to make a no win, no fee personal injury compensation claim for?
Car accidents
Thousands of people are involved in car accidents every year all across Scotland, including the Highlands and the Shetlands. Many people are lucky enough to walk away uninjured but some are left with personal injuries. These can range from fairly minor injuries such as whiplash or cuts and bruises to far more serious things such as spinal cord injuries and brain damage.
YouClaim have experience in helping people make no win, no fee claims for all these injuries, as well as a whole host more, and have helped thousands of clients from all over Scotland to receive compensation after a non-fault road accident.
We’ve come to the aid of motorists who have suffered whiplash after being involved in bumps on Edinburgh’s busy Princes Street, people who have received serious personal injuries following car crashes in snowy conditions in the Highlands and also drivers who have been hurt in car accidents in the Shetlands.
And we don’t charge any of them a single penny.
It’s not only the drivers of cars involved in accidents that we’re able to help, but passengers too. You can come to us if you wish to make a compensation claim against the driver, even if it’s a friend or a family member. They’re probably already making a claim on their insurance for damage to their car and are unlikely to receive any further penalty on their no-claims discount if a personal injury claim is made against them. It will be their insurance company that pays out if your claim is successful and so you have no need to worry about them being financially penalised.
Motorcycle accidents
An extremely vulnerable group of road users are bikers and, sadly, many are killed every year in motorcycle accidents on Scottish roads. Families of some of those tragically killed have contacted YouClaim in the hope of making fatal accident compensation claims and we’ve been able to deal with their case sympathetically and honestly, taking their accident claims on when possible and helping them to win damages.
Nothing can make up for the loss of a loved one but personal injury compensation can go some way towards making life more comfortable for children and other dependants left behind. Our claims team are experienced in dealing with grieving relatives and know just how to sympathetically handle the process of claiming compensation without any causing unnecessary stress and hassle.
We can also use our completely free no win, no fee service to help you get back on the road as quickly as possible if you’re the one who has been hurt in a non-fault motorcycle accident. Whether it’s a broken leg you’ve suffered, a smashed pelvis or even head injuries, we could help you make a personal injury claim for compensation and it won’t cost a thing.
Work-related accidents
As well as compensation for personal injuries suffered as the result of a non-fault accident, YouClaim can also help to claim money for any lost earnings that may have resulted.
Missing out on a couple of months or even a few weeks’ wages is bad enough in itself, but if you’re unable ever to work again in your chosen profession then the situation is obviously far worse. If the personal injury occurred at work and it wasn’t your fault you could be entitled to make a work accident claim.
Whilst at work your health and safety is the responsibility of your employer and they have a duty to look after you. If they’re negligent and you become hurt as a result, then it is only right that they should be the ones to compensate you.
YouClaim has extensive experience in work-related accidents and among the hundreds of people we’ve helped have been an office worker from Inverness who tripped over a box of files and badly damaged her knee, a Glasgow scaffolder who was injured in a construction accident and a teenager from the Dumfries area who lost two fingers in a farming accident.
They all came to YouClaim because they knew we wouldn’t charge them a single penny but would still offer them an exemplary service.
Industrial illness
Many work-related problems can appear years after the employment took place but can still have a devastating effect on quality of life. Even if symptoms don’t occur for decades, the responsibility for the illness or disease still lies firmly at the door of whoever you were working for.
Here at YouClaim we’ve handled claims from people who have suffered from a whole range of industrial illnesses including Vibration White Finger (VWF) and industrial deafness as well as asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma and asbestosis.
Workplace regulations are becoming ever more strict in an attempt to cut the number of people suffering from industrial illnesses but the sad fact is that some companies still fail to protect their workers adequately.
Some of those who have suffered because of unscrupulous working practices have turned to YouClaim for help and we’ve been able to take on their compensation claims and win them damages. Once again, as with all our other services, we haven’t charged any of them for the privilege.
Mesothelioma and asbestosis are life-changing diseases and anyone who is diagnosed with them has a right to be compensated if they were contracted because an employer failed to properly safeguard their worker’s health.
We understand the pain and heartache such diseases can cause for both the sufferer and their family and so deal with all claims in a sympathetic, understanding and totally confidential manner.
Medical negligence & birth injuries
Also likely to cause enormous distress is a case of medical negligence in which trained professionals have failed to perform up to the standard that can be reasonably expected of them.
YouClaim have helped make compensation claims for hundreds of Scottish people who have been affected by cases of medical negligence and our panel of personal injury solicitors are experts in this area of law.
In the past the clients that have won compensation after coming to YouClaim have included an Aberdeen man who experienced serious health problems when surgical equipment was left inside his body after an operation and a woman from Dundee who was left with brain damage when doctors failed to diagnose a blood clot.
These are only two of the hundreds of people we’ve helped to claim clinical negligence compensation and we’ve used our strict no win, no fee policy to ensure that they haven’t paid out a single penny in order to win damages.
One particularly tragic type of medical negligence that YouClaim deal with on a regular basis is birth injuries. Although there are obviously risks associated with childbirth, it is supposed to be a wonderfully happy time full of great memories.
Unfortunately, sometimes things go wrong that could have been avoided if a midwife or other medical professional had not made mistakes or had acted in a more appropriate manner. This can sometimes have catastrophic consequences and result in not only serious injuries to the mother and baby, but sometimes death too.
Making a compensation claim in such a situation is entirely justifiable and can help you get your life back on track, make any lifestyle arrangements that might be necessary and recompense you for the pain, inconvenience and trauma of a birth injury.
As with all other types of injuries and accident, you’ll be able to keep 100% of any compensation that is awarded as the result of a birth injury or medical negligence claim and we won’t charge you a thing to cover the legal fees.
Holiday accidents
The summer months see tens of thousands of Scots jetting off abroad in search of beaches, bars and sun and, on the whole, a good time is had by all. Many of those taking a break use a package deal to ensure that they get the maximum possible relaxation by allowing someone else to take care of all the arrangements, thus enabling them to sit back and soak up the sun.
It is particularly galling, therefore, when an injury occurs as the result of a holiday accident caused because someone from the tour operating firm was negligent. This doesn’t necessarily mean the holiday rep, but can be anyone or anything which the tour company are responsible for.
To illustrate this, YouClaim have come to the aid of holidaymakers who have contacted us after being hurt by faulty furniture in their hotel rooms, injured in swimming pools that did not display adequate warning signs and wounded whilst participating in games organised by holiday reps.
One particularly nasty case we handled involved a ten-year-old boy from Motherwell who suffered personal injuries when he was shot by an air rifle during a shooting event arranged by his holiday rep. The rep had failed to carry out a proper safety briefing and, as a result, the youngster was hit in the neck by a stray pellet. His family’s holiday had to be cut short and, on return to Scotland, his parents contacted YouClaim to make a holiday accident claim on his behalf.
This is just one of a number of personal injury cases we have handled following injuries that have taken place on holiday and our experienced panel of personal injury solicitors have dealt with them all on a no win, no fee basis, using their excellent success rate to bring our clients thousands of pounds in compensation.
Call us today to discuss making an accident claim
The list of claims mentioned above is by no means exhaustive and over the years we have helped people from all corners of Scotland make compensation claims for a huge variety of other types of accidents.
We’ve dealt with product liability claims following injury because of defective or badly designed products; we’ve helped people make personal injury claims after they’ve been hurt in slips, trips and falls on badly maintained footpaths and roads; and we’ve even helped those that have suffered because of negligence on board cruise ships.
It doesn’t matter where in Scotland you live or how old you are, if you’ve been hurt in a non-fault accident then YouClaim may be able to help you claim compensation. And remember, claiming through us needn’t cost a single penny and you can keep the entire amount of compensation that is awarded.
We’ve many years of experience and the personal injury solicitors on our panel are among the best in the country. A lot of companies claim to be the best but our fantastic success rate goes to show that for Scottish accident claims, there really is nobody better.
So pick up the phone today and give us a call on 0800 10 757 95. Alternatively, fill in an online claim form, request a call back or chat online to one of our experienced claims advisors.
We’re waiting to help you make that claim.
