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Car Accident Solicitor – Injury Compensation Claim Lawyer

Our specialist car accident solicitors deal with compensation claims for serious, catastrophic and multiple injuries relating to motor vehicle collisions where a third party was responsible in negligence for causing the accident. Our car accident solicitors provide nationwide representation and offer a free telephone consultation to determine liability and establish the value of a potential claim with no further obligation.

Negligence

In order for a car accident solicitor to claim compensation it is necessary for the victim to be in a position to show that a third party driver is to blame for causing the accident. This concept requires your car accident solicitor to be in a position to prove that the other driver was negligent. There are many definitions of negligence but in its most simple form it means a failure to take reasonable care. The classic legal definition is as follows :-

“Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or doing something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do.”

Contributory Negligence

The fact that you may have been partly to blame for the accident and a degree of negligence is attributed to both parties in a vehicle collision does not preclude your car accident solicitor from claiming compensation. Once blame has been apportioned between those involved, the doctrine of ‘contributory negligence’ ensures that you will be able to claim compensation against the third party driver based on a full liability award reduced by the percentage that you have been held to blame.

Passengers

There is a common misconception that a passenger cannot claim against the negligent driver of the vehicle in which they were travelling but this is simply not true. A passenger can claim against any negligent driver involved in the collision. One spouse can sue the other, a child can sue a parent and it’s usually the insurers that pick up the bill for the compensation award.

Damages

Compensation awards in the United Kingdom include damages payments for both physical injury and associated psychological trauma, together with costs, expenses and losses that have already been incurred or that will probably be incurred in the future. Damages claimed by a car accident solicitor are divided into two distinct categories being based either on calculation or on assessment :-

• General Damages

  This category represents compensation for items are not capable of exact quantification and require assessment including pain and suffering for physical injury and any associated psychological trauma together with compensation for loss of lifestyle and other relevant claims.

• Special Damages

  This category represents compensation for items are capable of exact quantification and do not require assessment including :-

  
  
  • loss of past & future earnings
  • vehicle & personal property damage
  • vehicle rental & insurance deductible
  • cost of adapted transport or living accommodation
  • cost of home care & family care expenses
  • general expenses and losses

Time Limits

The time limit for stating legal action in the United Kingdom is governed by the Limitation Act 1980. The expiry of the time limit generally prevents a car accident solicitor from issuing legal proceedings for negligence and whilst there are some exceptions to the general rule for minors and the mentally impaired, the time limits are strictly enforced by the court which rarely exercises any discretion that may be available. Time usually starts running from the date of the incident that caused the injury or from the date that the injury was discovered or from the date that the full facts including the identity of the third party were established. Limitation law is particularly complex and full of pitfalls for the unwary. Anyone who has been involved in a motor vehicle accident and wishes to claim compensation for personal injury should see a car accident solicitor without delay otherwise the opportunity to claim compensation may be lost forever.

Legal Charges

Our car accident solicitors operate the no win no fee scheme and do not charge any up-front fees. Compensation is paid in full with no deductions. Win or lose there is no charge. We don’t get paid until you get paid. We make motor vehicle accident claims risk free, leaving you to concentrate on your recovery, while we get you the injury compensation that you rightfully deserve.