I fear that many people out there may be sat at home and struggling with the pain of an injury caused through no fault of their own. These people may be considering making a claim, but feel that it would be too much hassle for them to proceed with after what may have been a traumatic accident.
I am writing this blog to inform those people that compensation may not be the hassle that you may think. With the right specialist personal injury lawyer involved, the hassle can be minimal relative to what you may get out of your claim by way of compensation.
If you choose the right lawyer, you may not only receive compensation for your injuries, but your solicitor may be able to arrange private medical treatment for you. At The Injury Lawyers, we are able to arrange medical treatment at the early stages of a claim. This treatment can include physiotherapy, osteopathic, and chiropractic treatment, and would be at no cost to yourself. To this, I can hear you say –‘how is it at no cost’? Well, if you lose your claim, it would be covered by insurance, and if you win your claim, we would recover the costs from the other side as part of your losses.
This brings me onto another part of compensation claiming you may not have considered. Not only can you claim compensation for your injuries, but you can also claim back other financial losses you have suffered as a result of the accident. These losses can form a large part of a claimant’s case, especially in circumstances where their injuries have meant that they have been absent from work on no pay or a reduced pay such as Statutory Sick Pay, and if they have required the need of a carer. Yes, losses can include items such as a loss of earnings, and can cover the time of a carer assisting you with personal care tasks and/or daily household chores. It need not be a professional carer; even if it was a family member or friend that acted in a caring capacity, their time can be claimed back at an hourly rate. Whatever money received for this losses claim would then be payable to the carer/carers.
If you have any further questions regarding your potential personal injury claim please feel free to give us a call.
