{"id":7452,"date":"2011-06-07T08:12:53","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T07:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=7452"},"modified":"2011-06-07T08:12:53","modified_gmt":"2011-06-07T07:12:53","slug":"compensation-claims-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/06\/07\/compensation-claims-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Compensation Claims Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/choose-very-very-careful1-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"compensation-claims-advice\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7477\" \/>So \u2013 what is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/100-percent-compensation-4u.php\">claim for compensation<\/a>? Do you have a claim? How do you make one? Are there any costs involved? Let me fill you in:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What is a Claim for Compensation?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A claim for compensation is the idea of <strong><em>compensating you for any suffering and loss caused after an accident <\/em><\/strong>that was through no fault of your own. Whether you\u2019ve been hit by another negligent driver whilst out on the road, had an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/accidents_at_work.php\">accident at work<\/a>, slipped on a wet floor, or tripped over a hazardous defect \/ obstacle whilst out and about, <strong><em>if it wasn\u2019t your fault, you may have a claim<\/em><\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Do I Have a Claim for Compensation?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you were injured in an accident through <strong><em>no fault of your own, you can make a claim for compensation<\/em><\/strong>. If the fault lies with another person or a company, you can make a claim from them or their insurers. Even <strong><em>if you were partly to blame you can still make a claim<\/em><\/strong>. As long as some part of it was the fault of another party, you should get advice and make a claim as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How Do You Make a Claim for Compensation?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simple <strong><em>\u2013 get in touch with a fully qualified expert injury lawyer directly.<\/em><\/strong> A fully qualified expert injury lawyer will handle everything on your behalf \u2013 with a good lawyer, the stress and hassle to you should be next to nothing. Your <strong><em>injury lawyer will do all the work and secure your compensation<\/em><\/strong> as quickly as possible, ensuring to get the <strong><em>maximum amount<\/em><\/strong> you are legally entitled to recover.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you <strong><em>avoid getting a lawyer through your insurers, or through a claims management company<\/em><\/strong>. They will simply <strong><em>refer your claim on for a fee<\/em><\/strong> which will either <strong><em>come out of your compensation<\/em><\/strong>, or come out of the running costs your solicitor has for the claim. With <strong><em>less money to spend on your claim<\/em><\/strong>, how can you trust your solicitor to fight harder for a maximum payout?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Claim safe \u2013 take your case straight to an injury lawyer direct.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Are There Any Costs for Claiming?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To you \u2013 <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">no!<\/span><\/strong> At least that\u2019s how it SHOULD be. You should always check any paperwork thoroughly, and never be afraid to simply ask your lawyer if there are any occasions where you might be charged. If you go through an insurer or claims management company, <strong><em>check you\u2019re not paying out an administration fee or any other fee <\/em><\/strong>for your claim. There should <strong><em>never be any costs up front, during, or at the end<\/em><\/strong> of the claim.<\/p>\n<p>If you win your claim, with a proper personal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">injury lawyer<\/a>, you <strong><em>will receive 100% of your compensation<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; no deductions, no hidden charges, and <strong><em>no costs to pay<\/em><\/strong>. All of your lawyer\u2019s legal fees are recovered directly from the other side at the end of the claim as a totally separate issue to your compensation. With a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/no_win_no_fee.php\">Genuine No Win No Fee<\/a>, your lawyer\u2019s costs are restricted to whatever is recovered by the other side \u2013 so, you cannot be charged.<\/p>\n<p>If your claim is unfortunate enough to lose, you should <strong><em>not be labile to pay any costs to your lawyers<\/em><\/strong> whatsoever. Again, I say should, as this depends on the law firm. With a proper No Win No Fee, <strong><em>you pay nothing \u2013 not a single penny. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>So \u2013 no costs to claim! It\u2019s as simple as that.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So \u2013 what is a claim for compensation? Do you have a claim? How do you make one? Are there any costs involved? Let me fill you in: What is a Claim for Compensation? A claim for compensation is the idea of compensating you for any suffering and loss caused after an accident that was &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/06\/07\/compensation-claims-advice\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Compensation Claims Advice<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-compensation-advice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Compensation Claims Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/06\/07\/compensation-claims-advice\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Compensation Claims Advice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"So \u2013 what is a claim for compensation? 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