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Personal Injury Compensation Claims
Can I claim personal injury compensation?
Personal Injury Claim Lawyers
About Thompsons Solicitors' Claim Specialists
Compensation Claim Advice
Advice about what to do after suffering a personal injury
Making a Personal Injury Compensation Claim
How to start a claim for compensation
If you are unfortunate enough to suffer a personal injury, illness or disease as a result of another person’s negligence, you may be able to make a personal injury claim for compensation. The term “personal injury” is used to describe all types of injury from broken bones, to food poisoning or even asbestosis.
With all personal injury compensation claims, you would need to prove that your injury, illness or disease was caused as a result of the negligence of another party and once you appoint a personal injury compensation solicitor, they will assist you in compiling your evidence and presenting it to the third party insurers. If you are not sure whether you can hold anyone else to blame for your particular accident, telephone Thompsons Solicitors now for personal injury claim advice.
Even if you are partly to blame for your accident, you may be able to recover some personal injury compensation (although this will be less than if you were entirely blameless).
Every personal injury compensation claim is very different and while some are settled within a matter of months, others can take years. Most cases are settled out of Court; however, some will need to progress this far.
Thompsons Solicitors is the most experienced personal injury firm in the country with over 800 staff in a network of offices nationwide. Thompsons will only ever work for a member of the public who has suffered a personal injury and unlike some other solicitors; will never work for insurance companies or employers.
At Thompsons Solicitors we have specialist teams who are expert in various different personal injury fields such as clinical negligence, industrial illnesses, asbestos-related claims, accidents at work and road accidents. You can be confident that your personal injury claim for compensation will be dealt with by an expert in the relevant field.
You can also rest assured that Thompsons Solicitors will always endeavour to obtain the maximum amount of personal injury compensation for you in the minimum amount of time.
To help your personal injury case, you should report the accident to the person responsible for it as soon as possible or to the Police (if appropriate) if the accident is a Road Accident, make a note of your accident in the accident book if possible, take names and addresses of witnesses to the accident and if appropriate take photographs of the area where the accident happened.
If you are intending to claim compensation for expenses such as prescription costs and travelling expenses, remember to keep receipts as evidence.
It often becomes more difficult to provide an accurate account of how the accident happened as time goes by; therefore you may find it easier to report your injury to a personal injury solicitor soon after the accident has happened. At Thompsons Solicitors we will be happy to take details of your accident and provide you with our opinion of your likelihood to successfully claim compensation without applying any kind of pressure for you to go ahead with the claim - the final decision will always be yours and we will always look after your best interests.
If you or someone you know thinks they have a valid personal injury compensation claim, telephone us now for accurate claim advice.
There are strict time limits in place to make any injury claim. For further information, contact us or visit our Questions Answered page.
Thompsons Solicitors are experts in all personal injury matters. We will be able to advise you whether or not you have a valid claim for compensation. Our specialist personal injury lawyers will be happy to talk you through the process of making a claim in plain English and will be happy to answer any questions or queries you may have. If you do have a valid personal injury compensation claim and you decide to instruct Thompsons Solicitors to deal with the matter for you, we will recover our legal fees from the person responsible for your injury, ensuring that the entire procedure is cost-free for you. Telephone us now on 08000 224 224 or complete one of our online compensation claim forms.