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When does Duty of Care apply to a compensation case? If you’ve been harmed, and you believe someone else’s negligence is the reason why, two key things need to be proved. The other party owed you a Duty of Care. The other party failed to take reasonable steps to fulfil that duty, resulting in you … Continued
What an accident book should record An accident book provides an employer, business or venue an official means of recording incidents and injuries. Anyone who has suffered a personal injury on their premises has the right to request that the details of their accident and injuries are reported and recorded. The details recorded in an … Continued
In most cases, when someone has an accident that leads to them suffering a personal injury, it is a new injury, a new health problem and a new issue for the injured person to cope with. For others, a pre-existing health condition is affected. Whether it’s an injury suffered in the past, an ongoing health … Continued
In most compensation claims following an accident at work, a solicitor knows who to address the claim to as the company will still be in business and operating at the same place. However, if a claim is delayed it can lead to problems. If you left a company after an accident at work and didn’t pursue your … Continued
One of the key elements of being entitled to compensation is having a liable person, party or organisation to make a claim against. For the majority of personal injury claims it is usually easy enough to see who is liable, and if you’re not at fault a no win no fee solicitor will likely take … Continued
Medical records are very important when it comes to claiming compensation and they are a good way of proving what happened to you during the accident. Your doctor may also have told you not to work and as a result you have lost out on wages which in turn has resulted in you and your … Continued
When you first speak to a Direct2Compensation solicitor about your personal injury claim, you need to be completely honest about what has happened and how you have sustained your injuries. While we expect this from our claimants, we don’t expect them to know what to do to ensure that the correct evidence is in place, so part … Continued
In many cases after being injured in an accident, people find themselves unable to discuss or report it to the relevant authorities before they are rushed off for medical treatment. But once they are in a position to do so, details of the accident and injuries sustained should be reported to the right people at … Continued
At Direct2Compensation, we’re all about making sure that our injury compensation claimants see the full benefit of instructing us and our expert solicitors when they decide to make a claim for personal injury compensation. You’re pretty much guaranteed to get a better outcome with your claim if you choose to use the services of a solicitor than … Continued
When most people think of a personal injury compensation claim, they usually consider physical injuries such as a broken arm or whiplash. However, as well as physical injuries, a claimant should be aware that psychological trauma is also something for which they can claim. At Direct2Compensation, we realise that making a claim for personal injury … Continued
The regulated personal injury compensation claims sector has literally thousands of companies offering their services. With this in mind, the consumer should be aware that not all companies are worthy and that not every piece of advertising you see can be counted on as being the level of service that you will receive. Be wary … Continued
Any personal injury claimant who continues to suffer from their symptoms has a right to seek rehabilitation therapy in a bid to ease their situation. They can recover more quickly, return to normality sooner and are able to continue to earn their income as they did before they were injured. Third-party insurers are keen to … Continued
The legal right to make a claim for injury compensation is something the majority of people are aware of. But what if the person to whom the claim would relate is incapacitated because of their injuries, or even worse was killed in the accident? Can you make a claim for injury compensation on their behalf? You’ll … Continued
You don’t have to instruct a solicitor if you want to make a claim for personal injury compensation. Anyone who feels that they have been injured through the negligent actions of someone else has a legal right to make a claim by themselves. They can claim directly with an insurers claims department if they know who … Continued
The UK is divided into three separate legal jurisdictions: England and Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Each has slightly different laws, and in most cases a personal injury claim has to made in the jurisdiction the accident occurred and will be dealt with according to the laws there. Here we look at making a compensation … Continued
To have the best possible chance of succeeding with a claim for personal injury compensation, there are key things that a claimant must do, and important details that must be recorded so that evidence and records can be obtained by your specialist solicitor. Not only is it a good thing for people to understand the claims process, … Continued
Following initial medical treatments after an accident, those wishing to pursue a personal injury compensation claim usually instruct a specialist personal injury solicitor to run the claim for them. To make a formal instruction to a specialist personal injury solicitor, the claimant has to sign a conditional fee agreement (CFA). A CFA is the formal term for “no win no … Continued
If you are about to instruct a personal injury solicitor or regulated claims management company to pursue a claim for personal injury compensation you will have a large selection of companies to choose from. The majority provide a great service and their work meets the needs of their claimant. Despite this, you will still want to … Continued
In the main, we find that the majority of people who instruct us to help them find the right solicitor to pursue their claim for personal injury compensation are still suffering from their injuries. There are all sorts of things to consider when looking into making a claim and some of these relate to the … Continued
Many claimants are still suffering from the symptoms of their injuries during the process of claiming personal injury compensation and are not sure how best to go about life and pursuing their regular day-to-day activities, hobbies or pastimes. Are you being watched? In an effort to reduce the chances of a fraudulent or dishonest claimant … Continued
Having dealt with thousands of personal injury claimants over the years, I’ve learned that the majority have the same questions, concerns and worries about how the claims process works, and indeed whether or not they should pursue their claim for compensation. One of the most important aspects of the whole process is the relationship you … Continued
In most circumstances, when anyone is making a claim for personal injury compensation after an accident that was not their fault, they will deal with it themselves. However, in the case of a son or daughter, elderly parent or any vulnerable person that is unable to cope with such matters alone, people are often unsure … Continued
Many people are unaware that if you are an innocent victim of a crime and you are injured as a result of being involved in a crime, you are well within rights to claim for compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is run by the government and it … Continued
