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From other lawyers, probably not! But from The Injury Lawyers, you still can!

Have you noticed that solicitors aren’t offering 100% compensation agreements anymore? You may have spotted that adverts only talk about No Win, No Fee, or you may have called a firm who took all your information and wasted loads of time on the phone with you only to tell you they want 25% of your payout!

What’s happened is the law has changed – so here’s what you need to know about it!

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Do any of these phrases or notions ring a bell to you?

• Whiplash claims push up premiums
• We have a whiplash epidemic that is costing the consumer with higher insurance premiums
• There is a ‘compensation  culture’ that needs to be stamped out
• If there were less claims, there would be lower premiums

Prepare to be shocked! Read on for an insight in to how it really works!

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Have you suffered an accident resulting in injuries which would not have occurred “but for” the fault of someone else? If you have, you may have a claim; but what happens if you are partially at fault for the accident or have done something that has contributed to making your injuries worse?

Here is a little insight in to how it can affect your claim if someone else is at fault, but you are partially to blame in some way as well.

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For most firms, offering a 100% compensation is now a thing of the past. The government decided to change the law last April and stopped lawyers recovering all of their legal fees from the other side. To add salt to the wounds, they also slashed the amount of fees a lawyer can recover to a mere fraction of what it used to be.

So is there such a thing as a 100% compensation agreement anymore? Or is it just a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that you’ll never find?

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Are you looking to pursue a claim after suffering injury from an accident? Perhaps you have slipped and fallen on a wet substance in a supermarket, had an accident at work after not being provided with personal protective equipment, or fallen victim to a road traffic accident? If you are wishing to pursue a claim for personal injury then read on now to find out what services we have to offer to you.

There are many law firms out there, and you need to make sure you only speak to the best!

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Medico legal reports are often essential in valuing your claim for personal injury compensation and proving that the injuries caused were a result of the accident or incident you are claiming for. The expert will produce a report that will provide their findings.

But what many people don’t understand is that the expert is independent and their duty is to the court. As such, we can’t just ask them to produce a favourable report. They must put their reputation on the line and give their best professional opinion.

So what happens if you don’t agree with their opinion? What options do you have?

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Sometimes a severe cut which leads to scarring may not be all that physically painful for a long time, but could be undesirable given that you may end up with a large and noticeable scar. Normally when it comes to making a claim for personal injury compensation, you’re entitled to money to reflect the severity and length of your suffering.

So if the cut itself only hurt for a few days, what about the fact you are left with a huge scar? Can this be claimed for?

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In short the answer is “yes, you can claim compensation for minor injuries.”

Unfortunately in law it is never quite so simple. By that I mean that different law firms may have different criteria that need to be met for that law firm to take your case forward. In theory you can claim compensation for very minor injuries; however if your pain and suffering only lasted for a day or a week, or in any event less than a month, then the value of your claim could be less than £1,000. This ultimately may mean that a law firm cannot act for you in your case as a law firm may not be able to recover legal fees if the claim is worth less than £1,000. This is the reason why a firm may not take such a case forward. However this does not necessarily mean that you cannot claim; you may have a small claim which you can bring yourself, for example.

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Not only is it extremely embarrassing, but the injuries that you can end up with if you sit on a chair or a stool and it simply collapses beneath you can be serious. If this happens in a public place like a shopping centre, supermarket, cafe, restaurant, bar, or pub (to name a few), you may be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation.

What we need to do is get to the bottom as to exactly how and why this has happened.

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Whilst it of course all depends on the actual circumstances of an accident, there are certain common scenarios where it’s normally easy to establish who is to blame.

The basic principle of a junction is that the driver established on the road should expect to be able to proceed without anyone pulling out from a junction in to their path. At the same time, a driver merging on to the new road from a junction must give way to vehicles already on the new road.

If someone pulls out from a junction and ends up either in your path or pulls out in to your vehicle, causing a collision, you should be able to make a full claim for personal injury compensation from the other drivers insurance.

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