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Burn Compensation Claims – UK Accidental Injury Solicitors

Burns and scalds are frequently life threatening, often cause horrendous scarring and may result in fatality. Burn compensation claims for personal injury damages result from negligence by a third party, usually as a result of a motor vehicle collision or an industrial accident. Burns and scalds are often classified as catastrophic injury which can affect other organs of the body and frequently affects the nervous system, respiration, circulation, the urinary system and the gastrointestinal system and may cause restriction of movement, reduced sensation and communicative or cognitive abilities. Our personal injury solicitors have substantial experience with scald and burn compensation claims and deal with accident legal actions in a totally risk free manner. You do not have to fund or finance the claim upfront and our lawyers only get paid if you get paid. We operate the no win no fee scheme - win or lose there is no charge.

Negligence

In general terms, to make a burn compensation claim in a court of law it is necessary to prove that a third party was to blame for causing the accident by way of negligence which occurs when a person fails to take reasonable care. In addition it is necessary to show that the inured person was owed a duty of care and that the injury was a direct result of breach of that duty of care :-

“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

Not all accidents are entirely the fault of one person and there are many circumstances where two or more people each have to shoulder a proportion of the blame. If you were injured in an accident that was partly your fault, you can still claim burn injury compensation, but the amount of the award will be reduced by the percentage of blame attributed to you. If a judge decrees that you were 50% to blame for causing the accident in which you were injured, then applying the doctrine of ‘contributory negligence’ the amount of the award in your favor will be 50% of the amount that may have been expected on a full liability basis. This type of judgment also means that the other person involved in the accident can also claim personal injury compensation similarly restricted to 50% of full value.

Compensation

The award of damages in a burn injury compensation claim can be very substantial due to the extent of the injury. Damages are categorized into two main classifications both of which attract interest but at different rates as follows :-

• General Damages represents compensation that requires assessment which includes pain and suffering, loss of lifestyle, loss of congenial employment and in the case of burn injury compensation may include very substantial awards for scars especially for facial scarring.

• Special Damages are appropriate for losses that can be calculated precisely including :-

  
  
  • loss of wages
  • personal property damage
  • insurance charges
  • vehicle hire
  • adapted transport
  • adapted accommodation
  • healthcare equipment
  • domestic care expenses
  • family & friends expenses
  • general expenses

Legal Charges

Our 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 accident claims risk free, leaving you to concentrate on your recovery, while we get you the injury compensation that you rightfully deserve.