Absolutely – in fact there are quite a few. Which is why it is so important to get legal advice at an early stage. A procedural time limit you should be made aware of is the obligation to serve a notice of claim form on the person a t fault within 9 months of the [...]
Once you engage a lawyer your role becomes a relatively simple one. All you need to do is provide information and some documentation from time to time as well as attend medical appointments. Engaging a lawyer should then take the stress out of the claim. Your lawyer will manage all the day-to-day administrative matters involved in processing your claim. [...]
The level of compensation available is different for every person. Two people may suffer from the same injury but receive completely different awards for their compensation. That is because injuries impact and affect each person differently (for example, one person may be forced to stop work as a result of their injury, while another could [...]
It’s difficult to say how long a claim will last – that really depends on the severity of your injuries and the attitude of the insurer. If you recover quickly and have no ongoing symptoms, then your claim will be able to be settled fairly quickly (normally within a couple of months). But, if your [...]
It’s high unlikely your claim would end up in court. The vast majority of claims settle: only about 2% of matters actually reach a trial. And those cases are often highly contentious or have some obvious technical issue involved. These types of cases can usually be identified at any early stage in the life of a claim: [...]
The first step in any claim is to serve a claim form on the person at fault and ask them to pass that form onto their insurer (if they have one) The person/insurer will then investigate the circumstances of the accident. They will have six months in which to determine whether they are going to [...]
Technically, the claim will proceed against the person at fault and they will be named as the Defendant in any legal proceedings. However, there are regularly insurers involved who stand in the place of the party who committed the wrong-doing. They step in and take over the conduct of the claim. All the procedurals aspects of [...]
The short answer is - no. The person/insurer is under no obligation to pay those expenses. In practical terms though, where the circumstances of the accident are clear, the insurer may agree to pay those costs before settlement. It tends to be uncommon. However, you can certainly claim any expenses incurred because of your injuries through the [...]
You are able to recover compensation for various expenses through personal injury claims, including: Compensation for pain and suffering. Out-of-pocket expenses – to cover things such as hospital and medical bills, physio expenses, medication and any other expense you accrue through injury. Loss of earnings – sometimes it is very clear that you have lost [...]