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Personal injury claim
Unfortunately, many thousands of people suffer personal injury every year,
with the majority of these split between traffic accidents and work place
accidents.
Personal Injury:
Accidents occurring in the workplace generally occur when the health and
safety requirements are not enforced properly by the employer, for example
hard-hats may not be available on a construction site, cabling might be
left loose across a corridor in a building or loose fitting carpet which
presents a tripping hazard may be left uncorrected. While each of these
may seem minor infringements of the health and safety regulations, they
can potentially lead to serious injury – for example if the seemingly
harmless loose carpet was at the top of a flight of stairs it could easily
result in a employee falling and ending up with serious injuries.
Making a personal injury claim against an employer can be fairly straightforward,
if there are witnesses and records of the incident (all workplace accidents
must be recorded as a legal requirement), then the employer will typically
admit fault and will have insurance to cover expenses resulting from employee
injury. There are cases where the employer will deny responsibility and
therefore litigation may be the only option to make a personal injury claim,
in which case you will find a personal
injury solicitor helpful in making a successful claim.
Traffic accidents also usually involve people who are insured, making claiming
compensation easier. However, insurance companies will often deny responsibility
for the accident on their customer’s behalf, or will try to get the
amount that they pay out to the lowest possible. In these cases, having
a solicitor who knows the legal system and the claims process can help to
ensure that you get the best payout possible. If the claim cannot be resolved
through the insurance company’s claims process then litigation may
be the only way in which to obtain the compensation for you personal injury
that you deserve.
We have compiled a list of the top
personal injury solicitors here for you to help you to make a successful
compensation claim.
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