Questions about work accident claims
What types of work based accidents do you specialise in?
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What types of work based accidents do you specialise in? Here at Work Based Accidents we focus totally on helping people who have had accidents at work and we do nothing else. So whether it is slip, trip or fall at work or from an accident and injury arising from faulty equipment or whether the accident has resulted because you have not been trained properly we are the people you should contact as this is our core business. We have experience in dealing with clients who have suffered back injuries from heavy lifting where they have not been trained properly or not been given the assistant they are obliged to have been given under the Health & Safety Regulations. We even deal with claims where clients have suffered from respiratory and skin conditions from handling dangerous chemicals where there has been inadequate ventilation. We have an experienced team of Lawyers who have vast experience in dealing with all types of industrial accidents particularly industrial deafness and blindness together with vibration white finger. Our specialist work based accident Solicitors not only know how to deal with protecting your position on the compensation front by maximising your damages in the minimum possible time but also ensure that your employer does not dismiss you or deal with you in a detrimental way because you are submitting a claim. |
Why use Work Based Accidents? We at Work Based Accidents believe we are your vital link not only in terms of finding you the best specialist accident Solicitor to handle your claim but also during the progress of your claim we are extremely keep to ensure that you are happy with progress of your claim and that your Solicitor continues to explain things to you simply. We believe in communicating in plain English as do the panel of Solicitors who we refer our clients to. What that means to you is that we guide and help you through the process along with your Solicitor and ensure that you understand how best to maximise the damages you are going to receive and how to get these in the shortest possible time for example by communicating by e-mail and responding to your Solicitors queries instantly. We are extremely selective in choosing the Solicitors who will best serve you and not only are they experts in doing work based accident claims but also we are keen to ensure that their work loads are not so large as we think this may slow down your claim which of course is not in your interest. |
How much will it cost me? Nothing. We at Work Based Accidents only send cases to Solicitors who are prepared to work on a No Win No Fee basis. What that means for you is that you do not have to pay anything if you win because your Solicitor will be paid by the other side at the end of the case. If you lose the case then the Solicitor also agrees not to charge you anything. It is important at all times that you give honest instructions to us and the Solicitors. |
Do I have a good claim? There is only really one way to find out and that is to submit a claim “now”. Most times it is relatively easy for us and our Solicitors to decide whether you have a good case right from the start because the law here is relatively well defined and there is not so much grey area. What that means to you is that on the basis you call us and give us details of what happened we can let you know very quickly firstly whether you have a good claim and secondly the likely damages and compensation you will receive. Of course the Solicitors acting for you will need to write the appropriate letters of claim to your employers and then continue to communicate through your employers insurers. Even if you may have contributed to your accident for example by not paying attention it does not mean your claim will fail. Sometimes the employer is not found totally responsible and the claimant must share some responsibility. All that means is that instead of receiving 100% of your damages you only receive a percentage of it depending on the degree that you are partly to blame. Whatever the circumstances of your accident are it is best to take advice as there is much Health & Safety Regulation in place and legal expertise is required. The general rule is that the worse the injury the more compensation you will receive. It is not always easy to value an injury claim following an accident and often the injuries need to stabilise through the passing of time before it is even appropriate to obtain an independent medical report that will highlight the extent of the injuries and how long it is likely to be before you have recovered from the accident. There is a guide to Solicitors, Barristers and Judges as to what certain injuries are worth which is known as the Judicial Studies Guide, that is all it is and often a more specialist Solicitor who is confident in negotiating injury claims will exceed the amount stated in the guide lines. We at Work Based Accidents only refer cases to Solicitors who we know are experts at negotiating damages for client’s injuries and other losses. As well as the injury compensation it is also important to ensure that all other losses are claimed for including loss of earnings and possibly future loss of earnings if for example you are unable to carry on the job that you were previously doing or indeed even if there is a risk that you are unable to carry out the job in the future this to should be claimed for. We at Work Based Accidents are keen to ensure that all our clients receive the best service from both us and our referring Solicitors and indeed your feedback here is an ongoing tool we use to ensure that our panel Solicitors maintain their performance. |
How long will it take? If all goes well and your employers insurers admit liability immediately and your injury is not so severe that it takes a long time for the injury to stabilise we would hope and expect to have your claim concluded within 12 months from the date of the accident. That means that you would need to instruct us immediately. Not only that but on the basis we and our panel Solicitors keep to our end of the bargain and communicate with you and the Defendant insurers at all relevant stages it is also critical that you keep us and your Solicitor fully informed and with instructions at all times. There is no point in the Solicitor getting a medical report and sending it to you and you just sitting on it for 2 or 3 months before giving instructions back to the Solicitors as that will only delay matters. What we can say is that if you give us the bullets we will do the job. |
How do I make a claim? Simply click here or phone us and we will gladly take details of your claim now and give you an answer within 24 hours as to where your claim is going. |
