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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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• What’s going on?
• Who do you turn to?
• What will eventually happen?

Whiplash Claims Today

The process and understanding of whiplash claims has changed so much over recent years. Whiplash claims are naturally one of the most common personal injury claims as it’s the standard injury you end up with in the vast majority of road accidents. The motion of your neck being jerked thanks to a collision or a sudden stop damages the muscles and tendons in the neck, shoulders, and back area, causing this extremely common injury.
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Whiplash is a pretty painful injury to suffer with. I’m recovering from it myself – and if you are reading this as a whiplash sufferer, or if you have recovered from a whiplash injury, you will know where I am coming from!

The symptoms can actually be a lot more complicated and a lot more varied than most people think. The symptoms that are generally associated with whiplash are:

• Pain in the neck, and / or back, and / or shoulder areas. Affected areas can be sore, stiff, or ache.
• Reduced movement in the affected areas
• Headaches, and sometimes dizziness and sickness
• Pins and needs in the arms
• Tingling sensations in affected areas

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Do you have a claim if you are injured in an accident as a passenger in a taxi? The answer is debatable; and it all depends on the circumstances involved.

Taxi Collisions

There is a general rule that as a passenger you definitely have a claim for compensation. This can be comfortably applied in an accident where a collision has taken place between vehicles. Ultimately, there is SOMEONE at fault; whether it’s the taxi driver, the other driver(s) involved, or even whether it’s split between several drivers.
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This is one of the most common questions I hear here at The Injury Lawyers – you’ve been injured in an accident through no fault of your own, and you want to know if you have the right to make a claim for compensation.

The answer is simple – find out by calling us today, and we can usually tell you within minutes if you have a claim or not. However, if you are not quite sure about calling us yet (although there’s nothing to worry about – our advice is on a no obligation basis, and we certainly don’t bite!), read this little help article for you below and we may be able to answer some of the questions you have relating to whether you have a claim for compensation of not.

When Can You Make a Claim for Compensation?
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With the recent death of the IndyCar race driver Dan Wheldon, the issue is once again raised regarding the risks associated with professional sports.

We are all aware of the associated risks in sports, and IndyCar racing is no exception. The fact that we are aware of the risks is detrimental factor when claiming for personal injury arising from a sporting activity. It can be often quite difficult to make a claim, as there are always inherent risks involved in sporting activities.

When dealing with a personal injury case arising form a road traffic accident or an accident at work, the law requires you to prove a duty to take reasonable care was breached and has subsequently caused an injury. In sporting activities, a high standard of breach of duty is required given the inherent risks involved, and there is requirement to show that the Defendant’s conduct was ‘Reckless disregard’. This term has a arisen from the famous case of Wooldridge and Summer [1963] 2 QB 43, of which the meaning can be elaborated form the words of Lord Justice Sellers
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Compensation claims, Health and Safety, What to Do

I suppose we are now, commercially, in the run up to Christmas! I’ve seen the decorations start to come out in the malls and shop windows, and I’m seeing the cards and gift-wrap consumables prop up in every card shop and supermarket around. Personally, I don’t like to think that the run up to Christmas starts until December 1st! But my view is somewhat outdated; even my own girlfriend has started buying presents…

But it got me thinking about something. Toys – we all had them as kids. The sight of an action man or a beautifully constructed lego set has the power to regress most of us in to a moment of childhood memoir; but as the market for toys increases over the coming months, and as competition remains high to produce the biggest and best toys, is our children’s health and safety even considered during the process of design and manufacturing?
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