If you have suffered an injury in a car accident or an injury at your workplace or due to a slip or fall in a supermarket accident, or due to your doctor’s mistake or your dentist’s mistake you could be entitled to claim compensation. At the beginning of your claim, you will need to find a specialist
personal injury solicitor. You will need a solicitor with experience in your type of injury. If for example, your claim is against your doctor, you need a solicitor specialised in
medical negligence because clinical negligence requires specialist expertise.
As a first step, you will give a statement to your
personal injury lawyer.
If there were any witnesses, your injury lawyer may need to take statements from each one of them to support your case. You may also be asked by your lawyer to provide documents to support your
injury claim.
Your injury solicitor will then contact the Defendant (the person you hold responsible for your injuries) who will be expected to carry out his own investigations within a strict time frame.
When your
personal injury solicitor hears back from the Defendant, your lawyer will contact you to update you about your claim.
In order to assess the value of your losses, your
injury lawyer will need a medical report setting out your pain and suffering and the prognosis (when you can expect to be symptom-free). To do this, you will be examined by a doctor in the appropriate field.
The doctor will need to see all your GP and hospital records and x-rays often before he prepares your medical report.
The report should be sent to your
injury lawyer around 3 weeks after the examination. A copy of the medical report will be sent to you for your comments along with a form of authority to sign if you agree with it.
Most straightforward
personal injury claims settle early when the other side admits fault. Simple claims such as whiplash type of injury claims are usually settled within four to nine months.
Under court rules, taking your case to court should be considered as a last resort and every possible attempt to settle the claim through negotiation or alternative dispute resolution must be made before then.
Balinda & Co have many years experience and have helped a lot of people who have suffered injuries to get compensation. We can help you negotiate the right amount of compensation you deserve.
If a sensible settlement is not possible through negotiation, we can help you take your case to court to speed up the process.
Injury Claim Help for You Now Want help with your injury claim? Please
contact us or call
0800 321 3287 and let us talk it through.