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OK – so I’ve been doing this for a while, and I know exactly how it works. So it should come as little surprise to me when I ask accident victims what they understand of the No Win No Fee system before I move forward to explaining it.

Yet I do still find myself slightly surprised to learn that most people still think there is a deduction from your compensation for a winning claim with any firm. This probably stems from the term No Win No Fee itself; it tells you there is no fee for a lost claim, but it tells you nothing about what happens if it wins?

The common questions:

Q: “What percentage of my claim do you take?”

Q: “How much is it to claim?”
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If you really do your homework about which lawyer you want to represent you for your claim for compensation, you may end up locking yourself in a small room and screaming for a little while after discovering there are literally HUNDREDS of us out there!

So – Who on earth do you choose to represent you for your claim?

Well, here’s a little advice about what you should and shouldn’t look for in an Injury Lawyer that should get you the best service and the maximum payout. So, if you’ve finished screaming, take a breather and digest this advice:
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What to know the secret to a successful claim for personal injury compensation? Well, read on for the three step guide to claiming the right way and maximising the potential of your compensation case:

Go Direct to an Injury Lawyer – Avoid Claims Companies, Insurers, and Middlemen

To get the advice and representation you need, go directly to a proper personal injury lawyer. Claims management companies, insurers, brokers, or any other middlemen are not lawyers. Sure, they can probably give you some advice; but they’re not qualified to run a personal injury claim from start to finish – so what do they really know?
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Car accident claims – the most common form of personal injury claims there is. There’s one heck of a competitive industry for car accident claims, and there are right ways, and very wrong ways, to go about making a claim after a road accident.

So – please take this advice seriously

If you have a car accident that wasn’t your fault, it’s more than likely you have a successful claim for compensation. It’s quite easy to establish who is at fault after a road accident – so in many straight forward instances, you have a claim.
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Sustaining an injury at work can be a trying time for the victim involved. You may feel that the accident should never have been allowed to happen. You may feel your employers are responsible, and they should do something about it. You may want to claim but you are worried about the backlash from your boss.

The answers are here: read on for a quick guide on what to do in this situation, and what you’re rights are.

Do You Have a Valid Claim?

There are numerous health and safety rules and regulations your employers must legally bide by; particularly in industries involving foreseeable and obvious hazards, such as a building site or a chemical plant. These rules and regulations are there to maintain the duty of care your employers have for you and to prevent you from coming to harm.
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We are all still seeing the effects of the winter madness over December last year that brought Britain to a standstill after seeing some of the most severe snow showers in years. The effects we are still feeling are the pesky potholes which have littered our roads and pathways since the big freeze; caused by water seeping in to cracks in the surface, freezing, and expanding, pushing and cracking the concrete, and forming hundreds – if not thousands – of potholes.

Unfortunately, claiming against the council can be quite a difficult process – so it’s always best to get a top quality injury lawyer on the case to increase your chances of success. The reason it is difficult is because of the legislation we have in place concerning the maintenance and repair of our highways. In reality, the local authority in charge of a stretch of highway is only responsible for the reasonable and practice inspection, maintenance, and repair duties.

But what does this mean?
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For any drivers out there, you probably know where I’m coming from for this article. I do a lot of driving on a weekly basis which involves a long 40 minute to an hour commute on motorways to and from work twice a week when I visit my partner (she doesn’t drive – so it’s always me clocking up the miles!). In my time of driving I have had my fair share of near misses (me being blameless in all), and I unfortunately happen to go across a few roundabout well known in my area to be a bit of a hotspot for accidents and traffic jams.

Every time I see an accident or avoid one myself, it really hits home just how easy it is to end up involved in a road accident. For many it can be a little scary and confusing, as you just don’t know what to do, and you may have already been inundated with calls from your insurers, claims companies, and even solicitors you have never even spoken to offering you money and services.

Well – step back, take a breather, and have a read of this article for what you should be doing if you end up involved in an accident that wasn’t your fault.
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You’ve probably seen the adverts in the past where people have slipped on a wet floor and caused themselves an injury. The idea of slipping on a dangerous floor has even become the punch line of many jokes for those that either don’t understand or misconceive the concept of claiming for compensation.

If you have slipped over and injured yourself in a premises owned by someone else, you may have a claim for compensation.

Ultimately, an injury from a slipping accident is not a nice thing to endure. In fact, it can be the cause of serious injury – which is why the rules and regulations are in place to ensure owners take proper responsibility for their premises.
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What is No Win No Fee? What does it mean? Is it true that it does exactly what it says on the tin? I know it’s a common term nowadays, but do any of you understand what it actually involves?

There are actually multiple answers to this question – but realistically, it all comes down to which lawyer you choose to represent you.

What Happens if You Lose?

If your compensation claim fails to succeed, under a No Win No Fee, you should not be liable for any of your lawyer’s fees. The reason I say should is because there are lawyers out there who are prepared to be sneaky and may try and get something out of you.
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We all use equipment at work – ranging from the trusty pen in the office, to a pneumatic drill on a building site. With any work equipment that is potentially dangerous, there are health and safety rules and regulations that you and your employer need to abide by in order to prevent an accident at work occurring.

If you are injured due to work equipment provided to you by your employer, you may have a claim for compensation.

There are several areas this covers –

• The provision of suitable work equipment where necessary
• The regular inspection and maintenance of work equipment you use – which ranges from handled tools to factory machinery
• The replacement of any outdated or overly used equipment
• Training in how to use work equipment safely

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