Injury and Accident Claims
If an accident happens, you may be entitled to compensation. Our responsibility as your solicitors is to ensure you get the long term care and fair recompense that your injuries desire. Within the Compensation Division we have, over the past 15 years, developed a particular expertise in handling personal injury claims. If you are unsure of whether you have a claim please contact our team. We can arrange home or hospital visits to suit you and will clearly explain the options open to you.
We have a team of specialist Solicitors and Litigation Executives dedicated to pursuing accident claims. Several of our lawyers are recognised as leading personal injury solicitors and are members of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel. Stamp Jackson & Procter is recognised as one of the leading claimant personal injury practices in the North of England and has secured many millions of compensation for accident victims in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region. Our expertise is here to help you cope with the consequences of your accident and to enable you to look forward to a brighter future.
The most common accidents we deal with are listed below. However accidents occur in many situations and we are available to discuss any forms of injury and accident.
Road Accidents
The driver of a car and his passengers; a motorcyclist and his pillion passenger; passengers in a bus or taxi, pedal cyclists and pedestrians may all be entitled to compensation for loss or injury if they are victims of road accidents which are not their fault.
Accidents at Work
Legislation covering the workplace is constantly on the increase as Governments seek to protect communities and the environment as well as those at work. Nevertheless, accidents still happen and especially where machinery, hazardous substances or procedures are involved, claims can be made against employers who have failed to provide adequate protection, training or definition.
Public Liability
Local Authorities have a duty of care to ensure that places of public use such as highways, pavements, parks and leisure centres are all safe to use. If facilities provided by the Local Authority are not up to the required legal standard, the Authority may be responsible.
Industrial Diseases
Occupational diseases such as asbestosis, pneumoconiosis, chest and lung complaints, skin diseases, deafness and repetitive strain injuries are all recognised as conditions which may have been caused in the workplace and may lead to an entitlement to compensation.
Medical Accidents
Where a health care provider such as a GP, hospital or dentist has fallen below the standard required by law and injury has been caused as a result, a claim for compensation can be brought.
Your Injuries, the Claims Procedure
One of our team will meet you at home or in the hospital to discuss the circumstances of your accident. This is an important meeting where we can learn about the details of your accident and injuries. In turn, you will be advised on the procedures involved in making a claim and how we can help you.
If you have grounds to claim a letter will be sent to those who are considered to be to blame for the accident. Under English Law, compensation for injuries and losses cannot be obtained unless those who caused the accident have breached their legal duties towards you in some way.
The response to the initial letter of complaint will determine how the claim is dealt with. If the other side accept responsibility for your claim then it may settle without the need for Court proceedings.
If the other side deny that they are responsible then evidence may need to be gathered in support of your claim in the form of witness statements, photographs and reports.
If the other side continue to deny responsibility for your claim and we that your claim is likely to succeed, in some circumstances, Court proceedings will be issued and your case may reach a trial.
Medical Evidence
If you pursue an accident claim, you are known as the Claimant. As the Claimant, the onus is on you to prove precisely what injuries you have sustained. To prove the type of injury you have sustained, you will need to be assessed at a medical examination. This examination will be performed by a medial consultant who is a specialist in your type of injury. Depending on the level of injury, you may need to have several examinations.
Compensation
The level of compensation you may receive as a result of injury is determined by how Judges have decided on similar cases in the past. The level will vary according to the circumstances of the injury. You can recover compensation for physical and psychological injury. In addition to compensation for injury, you could also be entitled to compensation for financial losses you have sustained as a direct result of the injury. These losses could include loss of earnings, loss of profit or reduced earning power, or costs such as medical expenses, the cost of care, prescription charges and additional transport costs.
If the claim relates to a death as a result of negligence then there may be a claim for household income or loss of services to the household.
No Win No Fee and Insurance
A range of funding options will be open to you including No Win No Fee. Our team will explain and advise on the most appropriate. If after assessment of your case you enter a No Win No Fee with Stamp Jackson and Procter we will ensure that the cost of No Win No Fee insurance will not have to be paid upfront by you. Other options to fund your claim could be met by legal fees insurance you have on your home contents insurance policy, motor policy or credit card policy.
