Accident Compensation Claim Solicitors

Accident compensation claims are intended to put the injured person back into the position that they would have been in, had they not been injured, by the payment of a financial award. It is quite clear that money can never properly compensate for personal injury however it can make life easier for those who have suffered as a result of negligence. The award of damages in an accident compensation claim is not a precise science and depends in part on projections and assessments by an experienced judge.

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Assesment

The assessment of an award for pain and suffering is a particularly difficult task in an accident compensation claim. Just where do you start and exactly how do you equate pain and suffering to a financial award? The judges who award damages in accident compensation claims usually consider previous cases involving similar injuries and make their awards based on the historical awards of damages made by other judges, adjusted for inflation and tempered by their own experience.

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Damages

Awards of damages in accident compensation claims are divided into several categories the most important of which are as follows :-

• Special Damages in an accident compensation claim represents compensation for items that can be calculated or projected with a degree of mathematical accuracy and include the following :-

  
  
  • wages lost both past & future
  • medical expenses both past & future
  • care cost both past & future
  • damage to personal property
  • general expenses

• General Damages in an accident compensation claim represents compensation for items that must be wholly or partially assessed by a judge and which cannot be calculated with any substantial degree of mathematical certainty including :-

  
  
  • pain & suffering
  • loss of lifestyle
  • loss of amenable employment

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Personal Injury Solicitors

If you have been injured as a result of negligence by an employer we are able to make an accident compensation claim on a no win no fee basis. If you would like free advice just complete the contact form or email our offices and a lawyer will telephone to give information on how to protect your legal right to claim compensation with no further obligation.