After what may have been a traumatic accident, you may feel too fragile to consider making the decision regarding which law firm to instruct on your claim; especially with the high number of firms out there all wanting your business. With the wrong law firm on board, the whole process could become more drawn out and a greater hassle than it needs to be – this is why it is advisable to do your research and choose the best law firm, for you, from the outset.

I have listed some important things to look out for when researching law firms:

1. 100% of your compensation – you should make sure that on settling your claim you obtain all your compensation with no deductions or hidden charges. This is an item which can be checked on a firm’s website, but also should be checked before agreeing any no win no fee contract. If you are unsure you, should ask your lawyer directly.
2. No fees to you – you should make sure that you are not solely responsible for the solicitors’ costs. Solicitors’ costs are the fees they charge for the time spent on your case. A good place to check this can be to see if the solicitor’s costs are restricted. Solicitors’ do not always get all of their costs on a claim – so, if it doesn’t specifically state that your lawyers costs are restricted to whatever they recover from the other side, they can come to you for the remainder.
3. Service Standards – firstly, check to see if the law firm even has any policies on client care – if not, this may tell you a lot about the firm. If they do have policies, then ask about them, and they should be happy to tell you. At The Injury Lawyers, for instance, we have a policy of updating our clients every 2 weeks and returning client calls within 24 hours, if we are unable to return it the same day.

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Brain injury claims are extremely complex personal injury claims. They must be conducted by a specialist in the area in order for the claim to be progressed and maximised to its full potential. It is often more difficult to prove a brain injury claim. This is due to the fact that the victim may not look as though they are actually affected or have a brain injury. There also may not be a visible injury such as scaring. This is often why images of the injuries sustained at the time of the incident are often crucial in further strengthening a brain injury claim.

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Been involved in car accident is an unfortunate event. Being involved in a car accident with an uninsured driver especially if you have been injured and the uninsured driver was at fault – now that’s just worrying if you are looking to make an accident claim. But it need not be so. There is an organisation that can help.

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Today we are focusing on personal injury claims as part of our weekly bite size understanding of Injury Lawyers database. A Personal Injury Claim can be defined as when a person suffers an injury, physical or psychological, as a result of an accident or malpractice through no fault of their own.

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In our continuation of our bite size personal injury lawyers database of terms we are focusing on, as our title suggests, Whiplash Claims. The majority of whiplash injuries occur after an road accident and it is an injury focused around the neck area.

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We thought we would begin to build a little personal injury lawyers database of terms that are branded around within the industry. As our title suggests today we are going to be focusing on 100% Compensation Claims.

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