If you have been injured in an accident and you are thinking about making a claim, the most important advice we can give you is to seek our specialist legal advice from a lawyer specialising in your kind of accident. You need to consult a lawyer so that you understand what your legal rights are, so that you can make an informed decision regarding whether or not to make a claim.
Where to find a good lawyer
A ‘good’ lawyer is a lawyer who has plenty of experience processing claims that are similar to your own successfully. ‘Successfully’ is the key word there, because although there are plenty of experienced lawyers out there, there are fewer experienced successful ones. To assess just how successful a lawyer is, ask them for their ‘success rate’. This is a percentage of the amount of cases they have won – and the higher the percentage the better.
You can find such lawyers within a reputable law firm, such as . Or, you can use Google to find a reputable law firm. If you decide to do your own research, try to find a law firm that specialises in personal injury law and more specifically your kind of accident. For instance, some law firms only really process road traffic accident claims which is no good if you have been injured at work or on the high street or whilst travelling on a form of public transport such as a train.
Taking the next steps
If after speaking with a lawyer you feel that making a claim is in your best interests, then taking the next steps could not be easier. You can agree to go ahead with a claim anytime you like, so long as you wait no longer than three years from the date your accident actually happened (you only have three years to make a claim, after which personal injury cases are time-barred or statute barred under UK law). Once you do agree to go ahead with a claim, you will be presented with an agreement with clear terms written out.
Your claim will in all likelihood be processed using a ‘no win, no fee’ arrangement, or by ‘conditional fee agreement’ to give it its proper name. Under such an agreement, you will have no legal fees to pay upfront nor during the claims process and your lawyer will only be paid if your case wins. If your claim is successful, your lawyer will either recover their costs from the other side or they will take a percentage of your compensation as payment – and by law, this can be no more than 25 per cent of the total compensation awarded.
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