ACCIDENT COMPENSATION UK - PERSONAL INJURIES
If you have been involved in an accident causing injury within the last three years Accident Compensation UK can help you get the compensation that you are entitled to. Our specialist solicitors are all members of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts who deal with compensation claims using the no win no fee scheme. Accident Compensation UK are able to deal with all types of claims ranging from minor whiplash to injuries of the utmost severity including fatalities. Compensation is paid in full and you do not have to fund or finance the claim or pay for any insurance.
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Accident Types
Accident Compensation UK may be able to help you in the following circumstances :-
- Accidents in Public Places :-
If you are injured as a result of a slip, trip or fall due to a defect in a public place including roads and pavements you may be able to claim compensation. - Injuries in Other Peoples Homes :-
Most owners or occupiers of residential property have home insurance which covers injuries to a 3rd party including injury caused by pets. - Road Accidents :-
If you have been involved in an accident as a driver, cyclist, rider, passenger or pedestrian within the last 3 years, you may be able to claim compensation. - Accidents at Work :-
There are strict laws regarding Health & Safety in the workplace requiring safe systems of work and risk assessments.
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Time Limits
A claim for personal injury compensation must either be settled or proceedings must have been issued in a court of law within 3 years of the accident failing which the claim may be statute barred and the opportunity to claim compensation may have been lost forever. The court will usually refuse to allow a compensation claim to be pursued once the 3 year period has elapsed however there is some discretion to increase that period which is rarely exercised except in certain unusual circumstances. This is a difficult area of law and if you are in any doubt about it an Accident Compensation UK solicitor will be able to give you free advice. The main exceptions to the 3 year rule are :-
- If a potential claimant was under 18 when the accident happened then the 3 years only starts to run from the claimants 18th birthday.
- If at the time of the accident the injury, illness or disease was not obvious but became apparent later then the three years starts to run from the date that the problem was discovered.
- If the claimant has a mental disability then the 3 year period may never start to run.
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Award of Damages
Compensation UK can give you detailed advice about compensation for personal injury claims however the main items awarded are as follows :-
- Special damages represents compensation for losses that can be calculated with a degree of mathematical accuracy which may include wages lossees, money spent on travel, prescription fees, special equipment costs, damage to property and insurance excess etc.
- General damages represents compensation for items that cannot be calculated accurately and must be assessed which includes pain and suffering, loss of lifestyle, altered job opportunities, disadvantage in the labour market and inability to carry out day to day tasks etc.
- Interest may be claimable on certain parts of a compensation award. The rate of interest and the time that it can be claimed varies dependendent on the category of the award.
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No Win No Fee Compensation Claims
For free advice from an Accident Compensation UK solicitor simply use the helpline or complete the contact form and a member of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts will speak to you on the telephone with no further obligation.
In the case of CICA claims terms will vary and in the case of MIB claims terms may vary.