At The Injury Lawyers, we strive to get our clients the maximum compensation they deserve in the shortest time possible. We are able to do this because we are experts in our field and have the knowledge and professionalism to know how to progress your claim in the best possible way. That said, our clients can go a long way in helping us get their compensation in the fastest time possible as well.
In most personal injury claims, excluding those which arise from relatively straightforward road accidents, a Letter of Claim will be produced and sent to the opponent. This is in most cases is the first bit of correspondence between your legal representatives and the Defendant, and outlines the details of your accident, the injuries you suffered as a result of the Defendant’s negligence, and why we consider the Defendant was indeed negligent. It is therefore key that the Letter of Claim is thorough and that it provides as much detail as it possibly can. This way the Defendant should be able to get on with their investigations sooner and come back with an admission of liability.
So how can you help make the Letter of Claim as clear as possible?
Well, the Protocol which governs your injury claim dictates that the Letter of Claim must contain ‘a clear summary of the facts on which the claim is based with an indication of the nature of any injuries suffered…’ Here are a couple of examples of what we need to know:
- If you have been involved in a tripping accident – for example you have tripped over a piece of defective pavement – we need to know the precise position of this defect in the pavement. If you can provide the name of the street, the name of the town, detail any significant landmarks that the defective slab is next to, for instance outside ‘number 21’s gate’, and also provide photographs of the defect, we are well on our way to producing an excellent Letter of Claim.
- Or, say you have had an accident at work, if you can let us know the exact place it happened, the exact name of the equipment you may have been using, and the names of any of your colleagues who may have witnessed the accident, then this is extremely helpful.
The more details you have the easier it is to progress your claim. Not only can we produce your letter of claim sooner, but the Defendant will be able to investigate your accident faster because they won’t have to come back to us asking us for further information.
If you have a potential claim for compensation, get in touch today and we would be happy to help you out.
