Personal Injury Compensation Claims

There are a lot of ways that a personal injury can affect just about any person. Accidents happen on the job, in public spaces, or just due to the simple negligence of another human being. You should not have to suffer physically, mentally and financially if your injury was directly caused by another person’s negligence.

If you have sustained a personal injury through an accident or incident which wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim compensation.

• Road Traffic Accident
• Work Accident
• Industrial Disease
• Medical Negligence
• Slip, Trip Or Fall
• Criminal Injury
• Serious Injuries
• Others

How to make a personal injury claim

The first step is to decide whether or not you have a personal injury compensation claim. To do this, you might want to think about a few questions such as:

• Where did the injury occur?
• Was it directly due to someone’s negligence?
• What were the circumstances surrounding the injury?

This will help you to better determine what kind of personal injury claim you have. If you know that the injury occurred because of someone else’s negligence, you should collect information such as the contact information and accounts from any witnesses, medical records, police reports, payslips and photos of the scene. This will help to strengthen your claim further down the road.

After this, you can start looking for a personal injury solicitor. Here at Compare Compensation Claims we have a comprehensive directory of related solicitors which allows you to compare personal injury solicitors in seconds.

To find a personal injury claims solicitor, please click on the area you are looking for assistance with. Then compare and choose your package to make your personal injury compensation claim.

Road Traffic Accident

It doesn’t matter whether you were a driver, passenger, pedestrian, or cyclist at the time of the accident – you can still claim compensation if you’re injured as a result of someone else’s negligence. Injuries you can claim for can be physical and psychological.

Work Accident

When a place of work doesn’t follow health and safety regulations and you are injured as a result, you could receive compensation. Workplace injuries could be causes by a number of accidents such as falling debris, lifting too-heavy objects or repetitive strain injury (RSI).

Industrial Disease

Your employer has a duty of care to ensure your working environment is safe and you have the correct protective equipment. If this duty of care has been breached and you’ve experienced an industrial disease such as mesothelioma as a result, you may have a claim for compensation.

Medical Negligence

In the unfortunate case a trusted medical professional’s negligence has caused you harm, you may be eligible for compensation. It could be a failure of diagnosis, an error during surgery or something else entirely.

Slip, Trip And Fall

Slips, trips and falls can you cause you severe pain and suffering if someone else is to blame for your injury, you could make a claim against them. For example, if there’s uneven flooring in a supermarket and you fall, they could be liable.

Criminal Injury

If you’ve been injured as a result of a violent crime, you can make a compensation claim through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). For eligible claims, they will make a payment to you to cover any costs incurred by the injury.

Serious Injuries

Some injuries can have lifelong consequences and therefore require ongoing care and assistance which can be expensive. If the injury is through someone else’s negligence, you can make a claim to cover those costs and compensate for the impact on your life.

Others

There are a number of personal injuries which don’t fit into the other categories but you may still be able to claim compensation for. This includes claims such as financial mis-selling, defective products, PTSD and holiday accidents.

Fees And Compensation

We have vetted personal injury lawyers who work round the clock to get you the best deals on the market. The majority of them work on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis, meaning that you only pay if your claim is successful. This is what’s known as a success fee and is calculated as a percentage of your compensation payout. it is legally capped at 25%.

The amount you receive will vary depending on your situation and how the injury has impacted your life. You can use our personal injury claims calculator to receive an estimate, calculated using Judicial College guidelines.

How long do I have to make a claim?

Depending on when the injury occurred, the nature of the injury, when you found out were injured and even how old you were at the time of the injury, the time limit you may have to make your claim could differ. For the most part, the time limit is three years from the date of the accident or three years from knowledge of the injury. Injuries resulting from attacks or assaults usually have a two year time limit.

If your injury occurred outside of the United Kingdom, different time limits may apply therefore you will need to find out the information regarding personal injury compensation in that particular country. Talking to a personal injury lawyer will answer your questions so do not hesitate to get in touch with us today.