Manholes and utility covers litter our pavements – so walking over them is often unavoidable. Many people tend to avoid walking over them for reasons of superstition, however I tend to avoid walking over them after hearing of the various personal injury claims that come into our office here at The Injury Lawyers.

In order to have a successful claim for personal injury, there are two main factors which need to proven – one is a breach of duty, the other is causation.

Breach of Duty
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Whiplash claims are one of the more common types of injury claims we secure thousands of pounds in compensation for when it comes to clients we represent. Road accidents are common, and it’s easy to end up in one (I should know – I’ve got a whiplash injury claim going through as we speak!)

There is a lot more to a whiplash claim than most people think – you can only truly understand what its like to suffer from this complicated injury by suffering the symptoms yourself. So, if you’re reading this, and you are suffering with whiplash, I know how you feel, and I sympathise with your suffering.

So – How do you secure your whiplash injury compensation? Well, I am pleased to tell you that it’s a very straightforward process with the right injury lawyer on board. Here are the Do’s and Don’ts for whiplash injury compensation claims, and an insight in to how much your claim could be worth.
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If you have been involved in an accident which is not your fault, and have sustained an injury as a result, it is highly likely that you may be entitled to compensation.  In order to ensure you get the maximum compensation you deserve, it is essential that you get the help of a professional, quality, and experienced injury lawyer on your side.  At the end of the day, they will have substantial experience in this area of law and will know best about how to progress your claim in the best possible way.  So – how do you choose which injury lawyer to act on your behalf?

In my opinion, the first thing you should do is ensure that your injury lawyer has that substantial experience in dealing with personal injury claims.  Once you have done this, you should then make sure that this injury lawyer will work on a genuine no win, no fee basis.  What I mean by this is that your lawyer will not charge you a penny for their work – meaning that you will get to keep 100% of the compensation that is owed to you.  After all, if your injury lawyer was to take even a penny away from you, that would leave you undercompensated.  At The Injury Lawyers, we are proud to say that we never charge our clients a penny for our work.  In our agreement with you, we specifically guarantee that we cannot pursue you for our costs in any event – win or lose.  This means that you always get the whole of your compensatory award – exactly how it should be.

One of the main reasons we can do this is because we only take your claim on if we genuinely believe it will be successful. What this means is that once your case is won we can recover our costs from the other side.  Further, in the unlikely event that your case is unsuccessful, we are covered by an insurance policy which means that we never seek to recover our costs from you.  Another reason we do not charge our clients is because we never pay a referral fee for your claim.  It may surprise you to find out that several ‘injury lawyers’ actually turn out to be claims referral companies who get you on board and then sell your claim, for anything up to around £800 to a solicitor who will then deal with your case.  What this means is that solicitor will then always be trying to recoup their costs.  This could mean by charging you, or lessening their service levels to save costs.  At The Injury Lawyers, we never pay a referral fee for your claim!
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Whiplash is a common injury suffered following any sort of road accident – as a car driver, a passenger on a bus, or a motorcyclist / cyclist. It’s caused by the ligaments and tendons in your neck and back being stretched beyond their normal range of movement because of the impact of the collision.

As Whiplash Claims Experts, we get a lot of calls from people looking for whiplash compensation advice, and we are always able to help them out and successfully secure their compensation as quickly as possible.

The common questions we are asked:
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It was reported on BBC News that a custody officer, who whilst at work, suffered a bite injury from a HIV positive asylum seeker, has been awarded £100,000 in compensation.

The custody officer, who is also a war veteran, suffered the attack whilst at work in Gatwick Airport.  As a result of the attack the officer needed 3 operations to repair the wound, and also had to wait 6 months to discover whether she was clear for HIV.

It later emerged that the detainee had bitten another officer only days earlier, and an error meant that other officers dealing with her were not informed, and precautionary measures were not put in place.
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Not a day goes by where I don’t hear about a road traffic accident occurring. With driving 70 miles a day to get to and from work, I often either see an accident, or hear about one on the traffic news updates on the radio. I should imagine that this increase in accidents is due to the increased amount of traffic on the roads with people rushing to get to their destinations.

If you have been involved in a road traffic accident that was not your fault, you may have a claim for personal injury. Even if the negligent driver fled the scene without leaving his details, or was uninsured, you can still claim; but the system is different to what I am going to describe below.

How does making a claim work?
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So – what is a claim for compensation? Do you have a claim? How do you make one? Are there any costs involved? Let me fill you in:

What is a Claim for Compensation?

A claim for compensation is the idea of compensating you for any suffering and loss caused after an accident that was through no fault of your own. Whether you’ve been hit by another negligent driver whilst out on the road, had an accident at work, slipped on a wet floor, or tripped over a hazardous defect / obstacle whilst out and about, if it wasn’t your fault, you may have a claim.
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The weekly trip to the supermarket is just one of those tasks that has to be done for many of us. We go to the supermarket as it has lots of choice, a range of offers and low prices, and we also feel it is a safe environment to take our children in to, as well as those who are elderly. For the most part this is true – for the majority of people, the trips to the supermarket go by uneventfully and safely. However, there are those, many of whom we see here at The Injury Lawyers, who have the opposite experience.

If you have had an accident in a supermarket which has caused you injury and it was not your fault, there is a high chance that you have a claim for personal injury.  However, it is the breach of duty of the owner, together with causation, which needs to be proven; this is why gaining the advice and representation of a specialist personal injury lawyer is essential. I go on to explain what this means below:

Breach of Duty
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It is reported by the Health and Safety Executive that two firms, one a farm and the other a contractor, have been fined a total of £130,000 after a construction worker suffered a severe electric shock from overhead power lines.

The self-employed steel erector from Norfolk was installing 2 poultry units, and at the time of the accident was using a scissor lift to clad the gable end of the steel frame, when it came into contact with an overhead power cable, giving the steel worker an 11 KV electric shock.

As a result of the accident, the steel worker suffered severe burns to his stomach and hands, as well as internal muscle damage when the incident occurred in June 2009.
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Most people begin claim for Personal Injury in order to get compensation  for their injuries. However, what they do no often realise is that they are also entitled to recoup any financial losses that they have incurred as a result of the accident. These losses can make up a large proportion of a person’s claim – especially if they have been out of work for some time. Below, I have listed some of the more common types  of losses which are claimed for as a result of an accident.

Loss of Earnings

If your accident has caused you to be out of work, being left unpaid, or on a reduced rate of pay, then you may have a claim for a loss of earnings. All losses claims need to be supported by evidence – so, with a loss of earnings, we would normally require 13 weeks’ worth of pay slips prior to the accident, as well as some form of evidence showing the periods you were absent.  The wage slips also help us to calculate your actual loss, as we can use them to calculate an average for which to claim for.  If you are self –employed, we would normally use 3 years of profit and loss accounts to determine your average loss.
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