{"id":7597,"date":"2011-06-20T09:51:39","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T08:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=7597"},"modified":"2011-06-20T09:55:58","modified_gmt":"2011-06-20T08:55:58","slug":"whiplash-claims-%e2%80%93-how-much-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/06\/20\/whiplash-claims-%e2%80%93-how-much-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiplash Claims \u2013 How much?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Many clients upon approaching The Injury Lawyers<\/a> tend to ask what their claim may be worth. This can be a difficult question to answer at the early stages of a claim, due to reasons I will discuss later in this blog. We are, however, able to give approximate figures which we feel your claim may centre around – these are approximate<\/strong>, as in order to accurately assess a claim, we would use a medical report:<\/p>\n

A medical report<\/strong>: Once liability has been admitted on your claim, a solicitor would send you to be medically examined. This can take place at a time\u00a0 and location convenient for you. After the examination, the medical professional would compile a report not only detailing your injuries and when they predict that these injuries will resolve, but also detailing the effects the accident has had on all areas of your life<\/strong>. This is why at The Injury Lawyers we advise our clients prior to their examination to ensure they inform the medic of all the relevant effects as fully and as accurately as possible. The medical report then provides a basis for which your claim can be valued.<\/p>\n

JSB Guidelines<\/strong>: Another tool at the disposal of a specialist personal injury solicitor is that of the Judicial Studies Board Guidelines<\/strong>. These set whiplash injuries<\/a> into bands in order to value them. I have set out these bands below:\n<\/ol>\n

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