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If you’re reading this article I’m guessing you are wondering what on earth the pre-accident protocol stage of my personal injury claim is?

The pre-accident protocol is designed to make straightforward PI claims quicker, easier and more cost efficient to settle, and avoid the necessity of going to court where possible. The protocol helps govern how claims are processed by the solicitor handling the claim until settlement or going to trial.

Once a lawyer is instructed to act on your behalf, and we have informed you that there is a good chance your claim will be successful, a letter of claim is sent to third party who we believe to be responsible for your injuries. This letter contains details of the circumstance of your accident, the allegations of what the party did wrong, the injuries you sustained in the accident, and that we are acting on a No Win, No Fee basis, and finally a list of documents they will need to provide us in the event the claim is disputed.
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If you have been involved in a road traffic accident and you were a passenger in one of the vehicles involved, you have excellent prospects of a successful claim for compensation. 

Even better, under a new system to deal with claims, you should get your compensation fast!

The reason you have excellent prospects of a successful claim are simple – it is highly unlikely that as a passenger you were to blame for the accident.  Short of severely distracting the driver, grabbing the steering wheel or pulling the handbrake, I cannot think of many circumstances where a passenger can be held to have caused a road traffic accident.  It doesn’t matter whether you were the passenger in the vehicle at fault either; you are still the innocent party and can be compensated al the same.
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Knee injuries can be seriously debilitating – there is a lot to take in to account for valuing such a case. Our knees are ultimately responsible for holding us upright and walking or running around. With a weak or injured knee, you can end up facing unfortunate and often serious mobility issues.

We as expert personal injury lawyers are used to dealing with all injuries and claims; we are more than used to representing people with knee injuries. The reason I’m writing on this subject in particular is because I am currently suffering from a debilitating knee injury myself; so I thought I’d share with you some of the trials and tribulations I have been through in a sense of how they fit in with a claim to give you an idea of what sorts of things you can include as part of your compensation claim.

The most common knee injuries involve your ligaments inside your knee. Impact injuries and / or dislocation injuries will commonly cause severe damage to the ligaments in your knee. To give you an example, i.e. me, from a simple impact injury and a knee dislocation, in which I heard the dreaded pop sound associated with these injuries, my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) pulled the piece of my tibia that it is attached to clean off, and all collateral ligaments were torn. Another problematic side effect is the nerve damage that is often associated with these injuries. The common peroneal nerve (CPL) can become trapped by swelling, or can even tear of snap – resulting in a rare condition known as “foot drop” or “drop foot” where the foot literally cannot be raised as the ability to dorsi-flex is gone from the damage.
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Our Specialist PIP Implant Compensation Team bringing you the latest update

Having taken on a vast number of claims to date, we have had the opportunity to speak to many of the victims of the PIP Implant scandal. From those who simply want the implants removed as a precaution, to those who have been and are suffering from adverse reactions.

Despite the news from some health professionals and experts who say the potential dangers are inconclusive, we are seeing the effects on the front line – the effects on the women who are suffering with these implants.

As a quick refresher, the PIP Implants manufactured in France were largely manufactured with industrial grade silicon that is commonly used in the production of mattresses and pillows. This grade of silicon has never been safe for implants, yet the company behind the scandal chose to cut corners (and assumedly expenses!) and hide a whole eight years worth of fraudulent operations that have ended up putting the innocent victims in serious danger.
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I’m sure most of you reading this have gathered we are getting hit my the inevitable; I’ve always felt that after the incredible snow storms we weathered through in 2010 that it was only a matter of time we would see the worst of the seasons weather return.

The weather is dangerous – and accidents are likely.

Friday was when the midlands (or at least where I live!) was hit by the snow, and it laid very fast. I’d say there has been a good four or five settled inches which has largely survived the weekend of trampling footsteps and flattening car wheels. But waking up this morning to news of travel chaos and problems all across Britain’s travel infrastructure as planes are grounded at Heathrow, and motorists being urged to take extra care on the roads, is far too reminiscent of that insane November in 2010.
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Our name is a bit of a giveaway about what we specialise in; as The Injury Lawyers, we represent clients for personal injury cases, and nothing else! Because we specialise in all forms of injury claims, we think we’re the best choice for any sort of claim – whether it’s a straightforward soft tissue injury, to broken bones and severe trauma injuries.

If you are unfortunate enough to be suffering with a severe injury, you will probably be considering the avenue of making a claim a little more carefully – ultimately, your claim could be worth a lot of money, which means two things – 1. You want to make sure you get 100% of the maximum amount you are entitled to claim for; and 2. The insurers for the other side will not want to pay you a huge sum of compensation as it costs them a lot of money – they are far more likely to try and defend your claim and reduce your payout by any means they possibly can.

What I’m saying here is that if you have suffered a serious injury, you need, and I mean NEED, a specialist personal injury lawyer representing you for your claim to make sure you miss out on nothing. So, here is a guide as to what you should look for in your injury lawyer:
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OK – so you’ve had a road accident, and you’ve ended up with whiplash – that painful, stiff feeling, achy, sore-like injury that affects your neck, shoulders, and back in most cases. You’ve just joined the many millions before you that have suffered with the same injury, caused by the jolt to your head and neck area from an impact with another vehicle (or a harsh brake, or similar).

Given just how much whiplash is in the news, you probably didn’t even need a doctor to tell you that you’ve got it. The accident you were in was not your fault, and you now want to know what you can do when it comes to claiming compensation for one of the most under-estimated injuries I’ve personally ever heard of (and felt!); and one with a wrongfully bad air of press around it.

Well – here are the answers…
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As of April 2010, claiming for compensation for whiplash caused by a straightforward road traffic accident just got a whole lot easier.  A new process was introduced which has cut drastically the length of time a claim takes to settle. 

Under the old system you could be waiting nearly 4 months just simply for an admission of liability from the negligent third party, and then you would still have to go about obtaining medical evidence and enter into negotiations with the other side to see if a settlement could be reached.  Nowadays, an admission of liability can be received within a couple of weeks and your claim settled in a couple of months!

The first stage in this new claiming process is to submit a Claim Notification Form.  This a simple form that you can go through with an expert injury lawyer on your side which details your accident, those involved in your accident, and the injuries you suffered from.  The form itself takes about 15-20 minutes to complete, and once you are happy with it, it is submitted to the Defendant’s insurer who has just 1 business day to acknowledge it. 
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The term No Win, No Fee is pretty common nowadays. But what does it actually mean? What are the terms of a No Win, No Fee agreement, and what happens if you win?

Sadly, the term No Win, No Fee doesn’t quite give you the full heads up now does it? But fear not – here’s a guide as to how it all works.

There are MANY Forms of No Win, No Fee
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How much could you get for a whiplash compensation claim?

This is one of the most common questions we get here when we are advising people about their potential claims for compensation. The thing is, for the majority of people suffering from whiplash, they have been in a relatively straightforward road accident that was caused through no fault of their own.

Perhaps you have been hit in the back of your car, or perhaps someone pulled out from a side road in to you, or hit you on a roundabout; it’s relatively easy to establish who is at fault for the accident, so the majority of people who enquire with whiplash injuries know they have a definite guaranteed claim for compensation.
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