subject: Making A Personal Injury Claim [print this page] If you have had an accident and are thinking about making a personal injury claim, there are a number of factors that you need to consider before initiating the claims process. In general terms, you can make a personal injury claim if you have an accident that someone else was either partly or fully responsible for.
How to make a personal injury claim
The first step in the injury claims process is to contact a personal injury solicitor and discuss your situation with them. A solicitor will be able to provide you with information such as, how much they believe your claim is worth, the likelihood of it being accepted, and what evidence you can gather to ensure that your injury claim is as strong as possible. Furthermore, a personal injury solicitor will manage your claim, meaning that you dont have to worry about having to contacting the other party and taking on the stress of making a claim by yourself.
After an initial meeting with your solicitor, they will be able to tell you what evidence you can provide to make your claim as strong as possible and increase the likelihood of it being successful. The required evidence varies from case to case as every claim is different. However, if we are talking generally, say you had a car accident. There are a number of things to remember, including:
Take down the details of any witnesses who can support your claim they can then be contacted at a later date and if there are other people supporting what you say, the chances of the claim being successful are much higher.
Take photographs of the scene If your accident was caused by someone parking illegally, or a pot hole that should have been fixed, be sure to take a photograph of the scene to prove why the accident happened. This again strengthens your claim and gives the other side less chance to contest your case.
Swap insurance details with the other driver(s) If you have a road accident with another driver, it is essential that you swap insurance details with them and make sure that you are able to contact them at a later date. This is not only so that you can make an insurance claim for your vehicle but also if an injury claim needs to be made as well. After all, how can you make a claim against someone if you dont know their name or where they live.
The next steps in a personal injury claim
Once you have gathered all the required evidence, your personal injury solicitor will then make contact with the other party and notify them of your claim. They then have three months to respond and either reject or accept your claim. If they accept fault, your solicitor will then negotiate a compensation amount that both parties agree on. However, if they reject your claim, the case will have to go to court. This is a lengthy and expensive process so it is in nobodys best interests for the claim to go to the court. However, it is worth asking any solicitor you consider employing whether or not they have any trial experience to ensure that they are fully prepared if the claim goes down that route.
by: Injury Claim Specialists
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