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Article #147: Accident Claims UK

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If you or someone in your family have solicitor discloses that you may be
been hurt by an accident that was not responsible for some of the fees or that
your fault then you should think about a percentage of your compensation will be
claiming compensation. You may win quite deducted upon settlement, consider
a substantial amount of damages that finding another lawyer to discuss your
could help you out of a tricky situation. options before committing to any one
Having an accident can cause you to go lawyer. A good lawyer will have some
into unnecessary debt. You may need time insurance polices to cover yourself and
of work to recover or to go to the the lawyer in the event of loosing your
hospital and receive treatment. You accident claim.
might have ruined expensive clothing that Under the Conditional Fee Agreement,
needs replacing. If the accident was the better known as No Win No Fee, if your
fault of someone else then any expenses accident claim does not succeed, you do
you have incurred since the accident not have to pay any legal costs to your
should be paid by the responsible party. solicitor-these costs are paid by
These can be easily obtained by enlisting insurance. There is a possibility of fees
the help of an expert accident claim that you will incur, such as witness
lawyer. fees, and in a worst-case scenario, some
There are many accident claim lawyers in defence costs if you lose your case at
the UK but you need to be careful that trial-however, your solicitor can help
they are not charlatans. Most solicitors you to insure yourself against these fees
now work on a 'no win no fee' basis but before you begin your claim.
they all have different options for what All of this should not put you off making
happens if the case is lost and there are an accident claim. It is your legal and
fees to be paid. A good lawyer will be civil right to be compensated for any
honest and direct and tell you exactly wrong doing to yourself. You didn't ask
what they can do for you and how much it to me run over, or have a finger cut off.
will cost in the event of loosing the You didn't ask to slip over in a shop
case. They will explain the costs and go and break you leg, back arm or whatever.
over all the fine details. A good lawyer It was an accident. And as long as it
will only take the case on if they think was not your fault you will be entitled
they have a good chance of winning. They to compensation.
should be able to assess your case The amount of compensation you will
straight away and tell you whether it is receive will depend on the seriousness of
worth pursuing. the accident and the extent of suffering
Once you have chosen to go ahead and make and pain you went through. For a list of
an accident claim there is a small the latest general damages awards for
possibility that the case could go to this year visit our claim calculator.
court. This is a very small percentage You are daft if you can't be bother to
something like 5% of all accident claims sue for damages. All it takes is a phone
end up in the courts. If it does however call and then a questionnaire to fill out
and you win the case then the other describing the accident and those
party's insurer will pay your solicitor's involved. The Lawyer then takes up the
fees, expenses etc. If during the course case and does the rest for you. SO it
of the claim you have paid any fees, such really is worth making that call and
as medical fees or witness fees, you will filling in the form they send you. In a
be reimbursed for them in full. Most few months time you will be sitting on a
solicitors will ensure that you get 100% nice sum of money which could pay for a
compensation without any percentage being well earned holiday.
deducted for fees or costs. If your






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