Nowadays, people are becoming more and more aware of the potential to make a claim for compensation where they have been injured at the hands of a negligent third party. In all likelihood, this is probably due to the fact that there has been an increased campaign by personal injury law firms to attract clients. However, although more people have the knowledge that they may be entitled to compensation, not so many know exactly how the process of making a claim works, and how to go about starting this process. This blog is intended as a short guide to your personal injury claim.
If you have been involved in an accident then in all likelihood your claim will be dealt with under the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury claims. This is a streamlined process for your claim, setting out a series of steps to bring it to an efficient and effective conclusion within the shortest time possible. The first stage is the creation of your Letter of Claim. This outlines all the details of your accident; for instance, the accident itself, the nature of your injuries, and the losses you have suffered as a result of your accident. By way of example, when you ring The Injury Lawyers, we will take all the details we need, leaving no stone unturned, and then go about producing a thorough letter of claim. In this way, the other side, the negligent third party, will know all about your accident and can get on with their investigations straightaway.
Once your Letter of Claim is submitted, the Defendant has a period of 21 days in which to acknowledge it. In most cases they will pass this letter to their Insurer or Solicitor who will investigate your claim on the Defendant’s behalf. A maximum of three months is permitted for investigation of your claim. This is not to say that your claim will take nearly four months from the date the letter of claim was sent, but to say that this is the period of time the law allows the other side to come back to your legal representatives with their position on liability.
At The Injury Lawyers we are well aware that most people like to be kept up-to-date with the progress of their claim. If we were in your position, we would be just the same. There is nothing worse than being kept in the dark about something so important to you. That is why at The Injury Lawyers we update our clients every 14 days, and whenever any significant progress is made. We also make sure that we check how investigations of your claim are going with the other side to make sure that a conclusion can be reached in the quickest time possible. There simply is no point in letting matters drag on for no good reason.
The Injury Lawyers are professional injury lawyers with years and years of experience – so please get in touch if you want a free, speedy and quality response to your personal injury claim.
