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Whiplash is one of the most common injuries that unfortunately, people obtain as a result of being involved in a road traffic accident. Most people that have been involved in a road traffic accident do not actually realise that they have whiplash.

Often the shock of being involved in a collision diverts people’s attention from their injuries. Most people think that they feel fine and the pain will go away, but if you are not medically trained, how can you tell if you have a whiplash injury? Here at The Injury Lawyers we are expert whiplash solicitors – so we know everything to do with whiplash.

Following a road traffic accident, the symptoms of whiplash often take a while to develop; it can take up to 6 – 12 hours for them to surface, and sometimes even longer. The pain and stiffness associated with whiplash if often a lot worse the day after the accident and still may continue to worsen for several days later. If you have been involved in a road traffic accident, I am sure that you know all too well about what the pain and suffering is like.
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If you have been injured in a car crash because of someone else’s negligence, you will usually get your compensation from their car insurer.After all car insurance is there so that if things go wrong cars can be repaired and injured people can get compensation. 

But what happens if the negligent driver doesn’t have insurance?  Don’t worry!  You can still be compensated for your injuries. 

The difference is that you will be compensated by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) instead of the negligent drivers’ insurance company.  Let me explain more…
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Personal injury and how to claim may seem like a daunting prospect to grasp at first, particularly when riddled with bewildering legal jargon and terminology.

It will come as no surprise therefore when I tell you that individuals can become quite easily overwhelmed and disheartened with the procedure, and when initially paired with the substantially traumatising experience of the accident itself, made to feel angry, alienated and cheated. But fear not! Help is at hand, in the shape of our genuine No win, No fee, agreement, shouldering the burden and pressures which accompany claiming compensation, giving you the time and priority needed to focus your attentions on more important issues, none so more than your speedy recovery.
 
After information regarding a potential claim has been received, our primary action is the creation of a letter of claim which states the critical information involved in the accident. This is then sent to the third party defendant for analyse.
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The point of making a claim for personal injury compensation is to firstly award you with compensation for the pain, suffering, inconvenience, and loss of amenity that you endure as a result of your physical and / or mental injuries. However, on top of this, you are entitled to claim for what’s known as Special Damages.

Special Damages are made up of financial losses that you or even others affected by the claim incur. The common ones are things such as lost earnings from being off of work, medical expenses for treatment or prescription / over the counter medication you have to buy, travel expenses, and another key item called Care and Assistance.

Anyone is entitled to make a care and assistance claim, so long as it can be justified. Care and assistance is for any person making a claim who has to rely upon anyone else to look after themselves. This type of thing is common in serious injury claims, or cases where a debilitating injury has been sustained – such as any limb disability from, say, a broken leg, or dislocated arm, etc. Naturally, these types of injuries usually result in serious mobility impairment – everyday tasks can become a struggle, or even nigh impossible, in some circumstances.

What Can Care and Assistance Cover?
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Well, I do hope that you have all had a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I can’t believe how quickly it has come and gone; but we all say this every year, and I doubt it will ever get any slower!

Anyway, if there’s one time of the year that we all generally like to go out to our favourite clubs, pubs, and bars, it’s over the festive and New Year season. New Years Eve is a big night for any club – and it tends to be one where people go a little crazy as well. We tend to find that there are a fair few injuries in nightclubs, pubs, and bars over the festive season; so, what can you do about it?

If you have been injured in a nightclub, it’s likely one of the following happened to you:
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One of the most compelling things about having your own pet, be it dog, cat, or rabbit, is that they each have their own fascinating personalities and characteristics.

Devout pet lovers will agree that one of the best reasons for getting a pet is witnessing their growth and how they change and develop overtime; and whilst this is an exciting prospect, we cannot help but be weary of the fact that we can never fully understand the minds of our animal companions.

It’s our duty to ensure that at all times we protect both ourselves and others from any potential dangers which our pets may cause!
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If you have been injured in a road traffic accident and you are to obtain compensation, this will in almost every instance be provided by the negligent drivers’ insurance company. 

This is one of the reasons why it is compulsory to have motor insurance; if something does go wrong, it can be sorted out as quickly as possible.  Unfortunately though, there are over 1 million drivers in the UK who drive illegally without insurance.  So – what happens if you are injured in an accident caused by an uninsured driver?  Where would you get your compensation from?

Obviously it won’t be from their insurer – so, does the negligent driver themselves have to compensate you? Well that is a possibility, but it is unlikely because they probably don’t have the money to pay out.  Ok, so does that mean they get away with it, and an injured victim cannot be compensated? Fortunately not!  This is where the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (‘MIB’) can step in.
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At The Injury Lawyers, our name says it all – we are expert injury lawyers.  We can proudly say this because we have successfully dealt with thousands of injury claims over many years and have gained a reputation for getting our clients the maximum compensation they deserve in the shortest possible time. 

Because we are quality injury lawyers, and I stress that we are ourselves actual injury lawyers (not some middle man who will pass your claim around to make a fast buck), we can deal with complex injury claims as well as the more straightforward.  So, although a lot of our work involves dealing with what we class as straightforward road traffic accident claims, we also deal with accidents at work, accidents in public areas, and other injury claims such as those arising from medical negligence.

Recently I read about a seven-year-old boy who had just been awarded over £2million in compensation for brain injuries he sustained at birth due to medical negligence.  BBC news has reports that Ciaran Dill of Luton suffered permanent brain injuries when his birth was delayed in 2004.  As was heard at Court, Ciaran’s birth was delayed for almost an hour, and as such, he was starved of oxygen.  The hospital in question had not been fully focussed on his heart monitor, and Ciaran was left with a devastating and everlasting brain injury which means he will not be able to walk or talk and will require round-the-clock care.
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You’ve had an accident. You think, or you know, that you are entitled to claim for compensation. Perhaps you are just about to start a claim, and you’re interested to know what it could be worth. Perhaps you’re soon to be settling your case, and you are intrigued as to what you could be paid out. Perhaps you have been given a valuation, and you are not happy.

Whatever the case, the answers to your questions are here!
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It sometimes seems that everywhere we go we cannot get away from messages telling us to reduce our carbon footprint.  In the fast evolving world we live in where we can get from A to B relatively easily in comparison to a century ago, it would seem that this has come at a substantial cost to our environment.  This has led some people to ditch their cars and take up cycling instead.  Unfortunately, we at The Injury Lawyers are increasingly hearing of accidents involving cyclists. 

If you have been injured as a cyclist through no fault of your own, a quality injury lawyer like those here at The Injury Lawyers are on hand to help you get the maximum compensation you deserve.

Despite many new cycle paths being created and several campaigns to warn road users about the safety and importance of being aware of cyclists, the roads are a perilous place for Britain’s cyclists.  The main type of accident we hear about involving cyclists are those where a negligent third party vehicle has not seen a cyclist and caused a collision.  That said, other accidents do not necessarily involve negligent drivers, but instead, are caused by the defects in the road surface; for instance a pothole. 
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