25% solicitor fee for accident claim – the new trend
From what we know, most lawyers are taking the full 25% for something called a Success Fee which the government stopped innocent negligence victims from recovering from the opponent in April 2013. Before the changes you could get all your legal fees back and keep all of your payout, which is fair. But the changes have stropped this and flipped the whole system on its head!
So is 25% the be all and end all? What are the other charges involved? What are the upfront costs and expenses?
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Brain Injury Compensation Lawyers
A brain injury is of course one of the more serious injuries anyone can end up suffering with. The affects on the victims’ life are often horrendous. So when it is caused as a direct result of negligence, it’s important – in fact, essential – that the right legal advice and representation is sought.
There are a lot of law firms out there who deal with claims for personal injury compensation and you must take care when choosing who to instruct. Read this essential advice for a better understanding as to what you should look for.
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What does ‘100% no win no fee’ mean?
Whilst it could vary between who is advising you, the purpose of this article is to address the latest trend amongst lawyers and claims management companies who are increasingly using the term “100% no win no fee” for what may be somewhat misleading reasons.
The sentence has the connotation, for some, that you are being offered 100% compensation. This, however, is normally not the case.
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Cosmetic Surgery Compensation Lawyers
Have you suffered as a result of bad cosmetic surgery?
With the industry under regulated and people being led to believe they are being treated by qualified professionals when they are not, we take on and win a large number of cosmetic surgery compensation claims.
If you have been the victim of cosmetic surgery negligence, read on for advice.
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PIP Compensation Claims – the final deadlines are looming!
We represent a large majority of those claiming for compensation as victims of the PIP breast implant scandal here in the UK and we are also representing people for the action in France as well. You may have heard that there are deadlines in place – well there are!
Time really is of the essence, so if you are looking in to making a claim after your case in the UK hasn’t succeeded, contact us as a matter of urgency.
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Medics failure to treat compensation case against University Hospital of Wales
A lot of the medical negligence claims we represent clients for, come down to a medical professionals failure to diagnose and / or treat a patient; or a failure to refer to a specialist. Delays that can be caused can result in undue suffering and sometimes serious complications.
In a news article from the BBC, the family of a patient who died after medics allegedly failed to treat her adequately following major heart surgery have been awarded compensation from the University Hospital of Wales.
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The weather is no defence to an accident claim in the majority of circumstances. Drivers ought to know to adjust their driving to suit the road and weather conditions, and a failure to do this that leads to an accident is negligent.
So if you have been the victim of a road accident that has been caused by the wet and rainy weather, know your rights!
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Has you GP failed to refer you or diagnose you properly?
We specialise in medical negligence claims and we have expert medical negligence lawyers working for us who are fighting daily battles for the rights of those who fall victim to medical negligence. Whilst the idea of having to sue a doctor or the NHS is certainly unpleasant, when you have suffered due to negligence that could easily have been avoided, you have the right to make a claim.
Funds are put aside for people to claim from when they have legitimately suffered unnecessarily at the hands of a medical professional. In this article we will have a look at GP’s who fail to refer or diagnose patients.
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What is the process of making a personal injury claim?
Firstly I would like to start this article by pointing something out to you that is both rather obvious and rather prominent – we are The Injury Lawyers. This means that we are a specialist injury law firm who only represent people for personal injury claims.
The fact that we are called THE Injury Lawyers ought to tell you that our advice is second to none. So here’s an insight in to the personal injury claims process because a lot of people who want to make a claim are often uncertain about whether they should go through with it.
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Hit on head caused by shop shutters – can I claim compensation?
You may be entitled to claim for personal injury compensation if you are the victim of a shop shutter accident. Shops are bound by law to comply with important health and safety rules which are there to protect people like you from being injured on their premises.
Read on to find out about your rights for making a successful compensation claim if you have been hit on the head by shop shutters.
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