FATAL CAR ACCIDENT CLAIM
CATASTROPHIC INJURY CLAIMS

Our nationwide team of solicitors are all members of the Law Society Panel of personal injury experts and have the skill and experience necessary to deal with both complicated catastrophic injury and fatal car accident claim settlements on behalf of victims and dependants. We use the no win no fee scheme and because we are confident in our ability to win the cases we take on, we offer to cover all the financial aspects of making a claim for you. This means you do not have to pay legal expenses, court fees or related costs. There is no risk to making a claim with us and if you do not win your case you pay us nothing. When you win your compensation you gain 100% - we make no deductions from the sum you receive. Win or lose our claims are totally risk free.

Compensation payable to the next of kin or to dependants in a fatal car accident claim is divided into two parts :-

• The victims own part of the claim relates to compensation for pain and suffering and psychological stress between injury and subsequent death and also includes the victim's financial losses together with reasonable funeral expenses. If death was instantaneous no payment will be made for pain and suffering.
• In addition claims can be made by dependants of the deceased, determined by statute, not necessarily related by blood or marriage and there is in addition a statutory sum payable on death to certain relatives.

When a catastrophic injury changes your life, or the lives of your loved ones, it is often forever. Protecting your legal rights is an important step in guaranteeing the future financial security of you or your family. Catastrophic injuries include serious brain injury and serious spinal injury and can result in substantial payments of millions of pounds for future care for the victim. Whilst a fatal car accident claim can be complex in establishing dependants future needs in the same way catastrophic injury cases are usually complex, not necessarily in regards to establishing liability, but also in relation to accurately valuing the victims future needs. For catastrophic injury cases our solicitors are recognised by ‘Headway’ the national brain injury charity and by The Spinal Injuries Association.

If you would like an estimate of the potential value of a fatal car accident claim or a catastrophic injury claim then do not hesitate to contact us now. We provide a ‘no nonsense’ jargon-free service and always explain everything in plain English. We do the hard work on your behalf and every important decision is explained to you and the appropriate advice given. Receiving our advice is free and there is no obligation to continue and use our services if you decide to ask us some questions today over the phone or online contact form.

The Limitation Act 1980 determines the applicable time limits for making claims for personal injury which must be either settled or legal proceedings must have been issued within three years of the accident. There are exceptions to this general rule for those under the age of 18 years at the time of the accident, for those who are mentally disabled and in cases where the injury was not apparent immediately following the accident. Failure to abide by the time limits may mean that the potential claim becomes statute barred and the opportunity to claim compensation may be lost forever. If in any doubt about these matters take immediate qualified legal advice.