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At The Injury Lawyers, we pride ourselves for being highly experienced in dealing with whiplash claims.  It is this experience that allows us to say to our clients that we strive to get them the best possible amount of compensation for their whiplash claim. But how much compensation are you likely to receive for a successful whiplash claim?
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At The Injury Lawyers, we know that road traffic accidents occur all the time.  As expert injury lawyers, we deal with road accident claims on a daily basis.  Our experience also tells us that if you have been involved in a road traffic accident and you have ended up being injured through no fault of your own, it is highly likely that you are due compensation for your injuries.  The aim of this blog is to give you a quick guide as to how to go about making a claim arising out of a road traffic accident.

A new protocol for low value personal injury claims for road accidents has made making a claim for compensation much easier, and much more streamlined.

Under previous rules, the negligent driver’s insurer were allowed a period of around 4 months in which to investigate your claim, and further to an admission of liability, it could still take a matter of months before you received your compensation.  Under the new protocol, your claim is submitted via an online portal.  The other side now only have 1 day in which to acknowledge receipt of your claim form, and then are allowed a further 15 working days in which to come back with their position on liability.  Once liability has been admitted for your accident you will be medically examined, and your injury lawyer will put together all details of any losses arising from your accident and submit these, along with your medical report, to the other side.  Once this is done, your injury lawyers will negotiate the best settlement for you.
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There is only one true way you can calculate how much a claim for compensation:

• With an independent specialist personal injury lawyer; and
• An independent medical report from a fully qualified medico-legal expert

Any other way is simply guesswork, estimations, and averages. You can only be guaranteed to receive the maximum payout with the above combination.
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It seems like we hear about road accidents occurring everyday – whether it be on traffic news updates on the radio, seeing reports in the newspapers, or hearing about them on the news. It seems that the sad fact is that road traffic accidents are a constantly common occurrence.

If you have been involved in a road traffic accident that was not your fault, you may have a claim for compensation. This blog aims to illustrate the ease in which you can now bring a claim for a road traffic accident, as well as the added benefits that making a claim can bring.

How does the claims process work?
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Road Traffic accidents can happen for all sorts of reasons, and in all sorts of places. However, it seems that accident hotspots are in those areas where a high volume of traffic is coming to a meeting point. One of these such areas are roundabouts, and I have listed some of the reasons why roundabouts are a cause of many accidents below:

• Drivers negligently not giving way to vehicles entering the roundabout to the right, as per road regulations, and causing a collision.
• Drivers negligently not taking heed of traffic stopping in front of them, and causing a rear end collision with another car in traffic.
• Drivers negligently pulling out onto a roundabout across the path of a car already on it, and thus causing a collision.
• Negligent drivers being in the incorrect lane to take an exit, and suddenly cutting across lanes, causing a collision with another vehicle and/or panic with other drivers moving out of the way, and causing a collision.

If you have been involved in an accident you were not at fault, you may have a claim for compensation. After an accident, you should exchange details with the party at fault so a claim can be brought against them. If the other party is uncooperative, take a note of their registration number and a law firm can complete an insurance search to find out their insurers details. You should also check if there were any witnesses to your accident as their evidence could prove to be valuable later on down the line in your claim. Medical assistance should also be sought as soon as possible, as this not only allows for you injuries to be assisted with, but also allows for the medic to place a note in your medical records.
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If you suffer an accident at work, and it was through no fault of your own, you may have a successful claim for compensation.  At The Injury Lawyers, we realise that claiming against your employers can be a difficult task to achieve; that is why law firms such as us are here to act on your behalf. Plus, employers should have liability insurance in place to deal with these types of situations, and should not treat you any differently due to the fact you have begun a claim against them.

There are many reasons why you may have an accident at work and a valid claim against your employer – some of these have I gone on to list below:

Slips and Trips
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Whiplash can be an injury which is caused in many different ways; however, here at The Injury Lawyers, we tend to see it as a result of a road traffic accident more than anything else. Whiplash is a condition which can be overlooked and underestimated by those who have not suffered with it themselves – one reasons for this is that it is not so plain to the naked eye as a broken bone or a laceration, and so onlookers can discount it. Here at The Injury Lawyers we take a very serious approach to whiplash, as we know what a devastating effect it can have on all aspects of a person’s life.

Causes

Whiplash is caused by a sudden jolting to the head, which is sudden and forceful enough to move the neck beyond it’s normal range of movement, causing damage to the muscles and tendons in that area.
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When I say Product Liability, all this means is that you have purchased a product which has caused you harm in some way after you have used it according to the instructions provided. The product has caused you harm through no fault of your own.

There are different types of product liability claiming – the topic of this blog will be on two of them.

Faulty Products
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If you add up all the time you spend in a supermarket over your lifetime, I think you may be surprised at how large the result comes out as. Together with this, all bands of people use and require the services a supermarket offers – whether this be the elderly, the young, or those that may be suffering with a medical condition. With this in mind, it is crucial that safety standards are kept incredibly high – and on the most part, this is the case; however, for a small minority of people, accidents can happen.

If you have had an accident in a supermarket that was not your fault, you may be entitled to claim for compensation.  Supermarkets, like anywhere else, have a duty to protect their customers, as far as is reasonably possible, from risks to their health and safety, and in doing so, must comply with strict health and safety standards. Therefore, if you have had an accident due to their negligence, you may have a claim.

There are many potential hazards in a supermarket; some of which I have listed below:
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Sending your child off to begin their first day of school can be a challenging thing to see. However, we all put our trust in the fact that the staff at the school will take good care of our children.  On the whole, this trust is well-founded; however, there are a small minority of people out there for whom this is not the case.

We hear from many distressed parents whose children have suffered an accident whilst at school which was through no fault of their own, and we are able to give free legal advice in order to assess whether they have a valid claim.

Litigation friend
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