It all depends on a few factors. Firstly, the accident or injuries have to have been caused through negligence. In short, someone, or some company, must have failed to do something that they can reasonably be expected to do, or have negligently done something and caused an accident or an injury.
There are genuine accidents – but if the accident caused was foreseeable, you may have a case.
The best thing you can always do is call us here at The Injury Lawyers, and explain the circumstances as to how you have been injured, and allow our team to assess the merits of your claim there and then.
If it’s something quite straightforward like being hit in the rear by another vehicle, we can usually tell you that the chances of winning are pretty strong and we can offer to begin your claim straight away! If you have tripped due a pothole, we may ask for photos first to assess whether we believe the defect would be classed as enough of a risk to pin the claim on the local highways authority.
Will I win my claim for compensation?
Essentially this comes down to two things – breach of duty and medical causation.
If we can prove that the Defendant breached any duty they have for you, like a supermarket failing to cordon off a wet floor or put up signs after mopping the floor, or if your employer failed to properly train you and risk assess a manual handling activity, we may be able to win the claim.
Secondly we have to prove that you have suffered a loss as a result of the breach of duty.
So if you have injured your back at work, we need a medical report to confirm that the back injury was caused by the accident and therefore the breach of duty.
If you were driving and someone drove in to the rear of your vehicle and you’re suffering from neck and back pain, then again we need a medical report to confirm that the neck and back pain was caused by the collision.
What to do!
Just get in touch with us today and we will assess your claim over the phone for free. If you want we can get the claim started there and then – it’s nice and easy for us to do.
Call our free claims helpline on 0800 634 75 75.