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Personal Injury Claims

ppersonal injuryMcKeag and Co solicitors specialise in civil and personal injury claims. We offer advice on all types of matters including road traffic accidents, work related injuries, industrial disease, slip and trips, child injuries and fatal accidents.

We act in all Claimants personal injury claims on a “No Win No Fee” basis and will not charge you for any of the work that we complete on your behalf and you keep 100% of your compensation with no hidden charges.

At the same time we have the in depth knowledge and expertise that is required to deal with complex claims. We regularly deal with high value claims using our own experienced solicitors and have over the years built strong relationships with barrister’s chambers around the country so we can obtain specialist advice in niche areas.

Contact us today on 0191 2131010 and ask to speak to somebody in our Personal Injury Department. Alternatively please use the contact form.

For further information on the Personal Injury service that we provide please scroll down below.

Contents

  1. The Claims Process
  2. The No Win No Fee Agreement Explained
  3. Compensation
  4. Time Limits

 

1. The Claims Process

The Claims process can seem very daunting and we aim to make the steps as simple and straightforward as possible for our clients. A brief outline of the Claims process is described below and during your claim you will receive regular updates as to how the matter is progressing.

Each claim is different and we would not wish to generalise. However there are some key steps central to claims of all values which can be broken down as follows.

  1. The Conditional Fee agreement and our initial client care letter will be sent to you. We may also include a brief questionnaire. Return of these forms confirms your instruction to us to act on your behalf. These can be sent to you for completion but If you would prefer to make an appointment to complete these forms at our office, or at your home, please do not hesitate to request this.
  2. We shall draft a letter of claim based on information that you will provide us with and which we shall send to you for your approval.
  3. Once you have approved the draft letter of claim we shall forward the letter of claim to the Defendant.
  4. The Defendant or the Defendants insurer then has 21 days to acknowledge our letter.
  5. Thereafter the Defendant or the Defendants insurer then has 90 days to refer the claim to their insurer and complete their investigations.
  6. Once this time period has expired the Defendant must provide us with an admission or denial of liability.
  7. We then arrange to obtain your medical records and provide you with an appointment with an appropriate specialist medical expert to provide a detailed report about your injuries.
  8. During this period we shall also compile a statement of any financial losses that you have suffered. This can include medical and treatment expenses, loss of earnings, a contribution towards care and assistance provided by friends and family members as well as any other losses that can be directly attributed to your accident. Remember to keep a diary of these expenses together with any receipts as they accrue.
  9. On receipt of this report we shall approach the Defendants and together with your input negotiate an offer of settlement that fully reflects both the seriousness of your injuries and the level of financial loss that you have suffered.

If you would prefer to make an appointment to attend our offices to speak to a solicitor in person please do not hesitate to contact us on 0191 2131010

2. No Win No Fee explained

We act in all Claimants personal injury claims on a “No Win No Fee” basis and will not charge you for any of the work that we complete on your behalf and you keep 100% of your compensation with no hidden charges.

  1. If you lose your claim you will not have to pay anything at all provided you co-operate with us reasonably and are always truthful.
  2. If you win your claim your opponent, NOT YOU, pay our fees.
  3. Therefore whether you win or lose you pay nothing.

We are able to offer this to our clients because if we are successful in your claim we can recover our full costs from the Defendants without it impacting on your compensation. We can also obtain what is known as After the Event Insurance to protect you against third party costs.

If you have any queries about our No Win No fee agreement and would like to speak to a solicitor direct for advice before making a claim please contact us on 0191 2131010

3. Compensation

Your claim divides into two parts. Compensation for your injuries which will be valued using the experts report and case law and also compensation for financial losses that you may have suffered as a consequence of your injuries.

These may be loss of earnings, medication expenses, travel care and assistance received from healthcare professionals or family members as well as lost and damaged clothing.

It may therefore help your claim if you start a diary to record these losses and keep any receipts or invoices received.

If you have any queries about Special Damages and would like to speak to a solicitor direct for advice before making a claim please contact us on 0191 2131010

4. Time Limits

Please remember that in most cases you only have three years from the date of your accident within which to make a claim for compensation after which you will be time barred so please instruct us without delay.

The sooner you instruct us the quicker we can act as in some circumstances it may be that even if the three years have expired we can still proceed.

If you have any queries about the time limits and would like to speak to a solicitor direct for advice before making a claim please contact us on 0191 2131010