{"id":7867,"date":"2011-07-14T12:42:08","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T11:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=7867"},"modified":"2011-07-14T12:42:08","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T11:42:08","slug":"do-i-have-a-claim-for-compensation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/07\/14\/do-i-have-a-claim-for-compensation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Have a Claim for Compensation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Well \u2013 me personally, I do. But what I\u2019m talking about here is the common question accident victims ask me when they are looking for advice as to whether they are entitled to make a claim for compensation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The best way to find out if you have a potentially winning claim is to speak with an expert at a specialist personal injury<\/a> law firm. The guide below will hopefully help you out on your quest to find out if you are entitled to receive what could be thousands of pounds in compensation<\/em><\/strong> for any injuries you have sustained in an accident.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Who\u2019s at Fault?<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/p>\n

This is the first question to ask yourself. If the accident was caused by the fault of someone else, then you may have a claim. Even if you were partly to blame, so long as someone else, whether it\u2019s a person or a company, is also responsible for the accident occurring, you should be entitled to make a claim<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If the accident was entirely your fault, then it\u2019s likely you do not have a claim.<\/p>\n

A couple of examples of accident where you were likely not at fault:<\/p>\n