Accident compensation

Accident compensation claims

accident injury compensation claim

The Accident Injury offers you a range of self help guides that will leave with with the full picture of your rights to no win no fee compensation, what compensation claim is right for you and the type of compensation that you may be entitled to, including medical help. Although compensation may never make up for what has happened to you as a result of an accident it will certainly assist you getting on with your life. Compensation can prove imperative in some claims, such as where a disability has been suffered and the inured persons home requires modifying. Compensation is sometimes needed to pay for medical care for an ongoing injury or even to make up for future earnings which will be lost.

How Much Compensation Will I Receive

Every compensation claim is unique. No two injuries are the same. The sum of compensation you will receive will be based on your individual circumstances. You can rest assured that as a result of our solicitors' expertise you will receive the correct amount of compensation for your:

When valuing a personal injury compensation claim several factors are considered these include the type of injury and severity of the injury suffered. Solicitors and barristers will rely on a number of sources to value a claim including the Judicial Studies board guidelines. The guidelines place different injuries in to certain value brackets. This part of the claim is known as general damages. As well as the actual injury parties incur various financial expenses e.g. travel costs and loss of earnings. Both general and special damages are discussed in further detail below.

General Damages

The principal items claimed in this category are for "pain and suffering" and "loss of amenity". Pain describes the physical pain caused or consequential to the injury arising directly out of the accident. Suffering is the mental aspect of the injury and includes anxiety and stress. Amenity means the loss of enjoyment of life.

Special damages

As stated above special damages cover the other financial losses which have been and will be incurred as a result of an accident e.g. any medications, loss of earnings or out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a result of the accident.

Other items that can be claimed under category include:-

  • nursing care full or part time
  • conversion of cars for permanently disabled victims
  • repairs to cars, motorcycles or bicycles, a hire car, loss of no claims bonus or excess
  • Costs of medical treatment

Special damages take into consideration any losses which may be incurred in the future including loss of earnings.

How to know if you are entitled to compensation

If you have had an accident and suffered an injury as a result someone else’s negligence, you may be able to make a personal injury claim for compensation.
Claims for compensation can lead from all sorts of situations including accidents at work, road traffic accidents and slips and trips. Our expert panel of solicitors have the expertise to deal with such claims. We will place your claim with a solicitor who has specific expertise in the field to which your accident relates.