Personal Injury

Pick up any newspaper and it will be packed full of stories about people being hurt in many different types of accidents. People are hurt in accidents everyday, car accidents, industrial unsafe working conditions, children hurt by unsafe toys.

Nobody can deny that accidents happen and sometimes there is nobody to blame but yourself. However sometimes you aren?t to blame. Sometimes an accident is caused by someone else?s negligence.

Personal Injury is a legal term given to an injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property. In society the term personal injury is most commonly used to refer to a type of legal case when an injury has been caused by the negligence of another.

The most common types of personal injury claims are;

• Road traffic accidents
• Accidents at work
• Tripping accidents
• Assault claims ( Criminal negligence)
• Defective product accidents
• Medical negligence
• Industrial disease
• Holiday accidents

If the negligence of another party is proved to be the cause of the injury, the injured party may be entitled to monetary compensation.

Why should you claim compensation?

Whether you?ve slipped or tripped on an uneven surface, or suffered whiplash as a result of someone going into the back of your car. A personal injury from an accident may prevent you from working, or doing things you normally do. None of which is your fault.

The past decade has seen an enormous rise in the number of compensation claims made by those who have received a personal injury through no fault of their own. These people have been compensated for unnecessary pain and suffering that they have experienced.

Some people believe that the UK is in the midst of a ?compensation culture? where people are waiting for accidents to happen so that they can find someone to blame and make some money.

This could not be further from the truth.

The truth is that people nowadays are more aware of their rights and are in a better position to claim the compensation that they rightfully deserve. Thanks to companies like Oscar Hamilton everybody has a chance to consult a personal injury solicitor and get the compensation they deserve.

Oscar Hamilton can find you the right solicitor for your type of claim from our panel of specialist solicitors.

Call Oscar Hamilton for free advice and access to a specialist solicitor on 08000 74 81 34 now.

Personal injury is a term for physical injury as opposed to an injury to property i.e. your house or your car.

If the personal injury has been caused by the negligence of another, then there are sufficient grounds for a claim for injuries. There are legal criteria and for a claim to be successful the balance of probabilities must be 55% or more in favour of you the claimant.

You have to prove that the defendant was negligent and that this negligence was reasonably foreseeable. If a person runs into the rear of your vehicle then they are negligent as they were driving to close no matter what the road conditions were at the time.

It was this negligence that caused the personal injury you are claiming for. The most common claims for personal injury are road traffic accidents, accidents at work, tripping accidents, assault claims, defective products accidents and holiday accidents.

The term personal injury also extends to medical and dental accidents and industrial disease cases such as, industrial deafness, asbestos disease and vibration white finger. Please refer to the links on the left for specific areas for claiming.

Your personal injury claim will depend on a number of factors;

• The type of injury. If the injury is a broken arm then the compensation would be more than for a severely sprained ankle, although ligament damage could be worth more. See compensation calculator.
  
  
• The length of time your injury lasted, the period you suffered pain and the extent that medication was required. Keeping a diary of your pain and medication is recommended. As time passes the memory will fade on these details.
  
  
• What continued or continuing treatment you have such as physiotherapy etc
  
  
• You can additionally claim for the effect any injury has on your social and domestic life, and any other residual effects.
  
  
• You may have had other losses which you were not insured for, such as loss of earnings, vehicle expenses etc. These can be reclaimed.

A high percentage of people involved in accidents don't know they can claim or choose not to claim. Usually this is because they don't know how to claim or the value of the compensation due for their injury.

You can get help and guidance now. Phone 08000 748134 or complete the application form on the right for a free consultation

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