UK PERSONAL INJURY COMPENSATION CLAIM

We are an independent accident claim service offering free advice on selecting specialist solicitors with a track record of successful judgements and settlements. Our solicitors are experts and deal exclusively in personal injury claims. We'll ensure that you get a fair deal, by recommending your personal injury compensation claim to a member of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts. Our no win no fee* service is completely risk free.

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We operate the no win no fee* scheme otherwise known as a conditional fee agreement. No legal charge is payable unless the legal case is won and the client obtains an award of compensation. In the event that the legal claim is lost there is no charge made to the client. If you would like free legal advice on making a no win no fee* compensation claim then just complete the form and a member of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts will telephone at no cost and with no obligation.




PERSONAL INJURY COMPENSATION - HOW IS IT CALCULATED?


One of the commonest tasks of a judge sitting in a civil court is also one of the most difficult and that is the assessment of damages for 'pain and suffering'. No award of money can ever properly compensate for injury and it is not possible therefore to mathematically calculate an award. The solution adopted by judges is to compare each case to be decided with other previously decided cases. This can be done either by meticulously researching other similar cases or by adopting the suggestions for compensation outlined in a publication called 'The Judicial Studies Board Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases' which attempts to distil the conventional wisdom contained in the reported cases, supplemented with practical experience of the working party and presenting the information in a convenient logical and coherent form. Judges use this guide together with their own personal experience and after consideration of previously decided cases to place an estimate on the value of any particular claim.

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PERSONAL INJURY INCOME LOSS - WHAT CAN I CLAIM?

Past Loss of Earnings

If an injury is serious enough to justify time off work then a claim can be made for wage losses which will generally include the actual loss of net income suffered by the victim. There might be a period out of work or the need to work reduced hours or an inability to work overtime with a corresponding reduction in overall income. If payments are received from another source such as DSS benefits or income protection insurance then the amount will be taken into account to ensure that the recipient is not in a better position than he would have been if the injury had not occurred.

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Loss of Future Earning Capacity

This part of a wages loss claim can be very substantial particularly in more serious cases. In most minor accidents, the injuries will cause incapacity or inconvenience for a limited period, however, in more serious cases the effects can be protracted or permanent giving rise to long term losses which can be claimed.

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Disadvantage on the Labour Market

A sum can also be claimed for disadvantage on the labour market which means that even though the claimant may not have suffered an immediate loss, if there is a possibility of his current employment terminating and difficulties would then be experienced in obtaining alternative employment in the future as a result of any residual disability, due to the accident, then a compensatory award can be claimed which is known as a 'Smith and Manchester' award.

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If you would like to discuss your compensation claim with a member of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts then just complete the form and a specialist solicitor will phone you with free advice.

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In the case of CICA claims terms will vary and in the case of MIB claims terms may vary.

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The author of the substantive medical writing on this website is Dr. Christine Traxler MD whose biography can be read here