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Accident compensation claim: an overview of the claims process for all types of accident in the UK and abroad
Discover the accident compensation claim legal process in the UK. This page sets out in plain English the steps to making a personal injury claim from beginning to end - each accident type is listed alphabetically with links to each of the relevant pages summarized underneath.
1. Accident Compensation Claim Basics
When you are first considering an accident compensation claim you will have a number of initial questions you might wish the answer to:
How to obtain free help from a UK lawyer to make your compensation claim even if you decide to make the claim yourself.
Find out whether you can make a claim yourself or whether you should seek the assistance of a specialist personal injury lawyer.
When you have an accident anywhere in the UK - discover which part of the country to choose your lawyer from and how to find the best lawyer to contact.
Is "free legal advice" on the internet or otherwise what it is advertised to be? Find out why often it is not "free" and not true "advice".
Legal terms and phrases set out alphabetically with simple definitions in plain English so any member of the public with no legal knowledge can understand.
2. Accident At Work
Detailed summary of all the accident of work articles i have written setting out an overview to the UK claims process..
What you must do following a workplace accident so you can maximise the compensation you are entitled to and ensure proper records are made by your employer of your accident circumstances and injuries.
How to prove your employer is legally responsible for your accident at work - includes employment records you can access to support your case.
The implications to your compensation claim if you contributed to your injury at work through your own carelessness or you consented to the risks of your injury.
Find out the two main approaches to starting a work injury claim against your employer.
Payment of your claim will be made by your employer's worker compensation insurance, which must be in place as a matter of law.
A description of the various different types of accident at work compensation you are entitled to claim from your employer following a workplace injury.
The amount of damages you can claim for workplace manual handling injuries including frozen shoulder compensation.
The amount of worker compensation you can claim for accidents in the workplace including injuries from the use of dangerous machinery.
3. CRIMINAL INJURY
A summary of my pages describing the criminal injury compensation process for anjuries in the UK and abroad.
4. Criminal Injury Claim Types
This page describes the types of criminal injury you can claim compensation for and how a criminal injury claim is different from an accident claim.
Discover what the Criminal Compensation Authority is and the steps you must take to allow you to make a CICA claim.
The options available for claiming criminal injury compensation are explained - including the process to follow for CICA claims.
How to claim criminal injury compensation even when the offender is not prosecuted for a crime.
If you have suffered an injury overseas - find out how the CICA in the UK can help you make a claim.
How to calculate the amount of criminal compensation you should receive for your claim.
Find out how to choose the best personal injury lawyer to help you make a claim.
Discover how to meet the legal cost in receiving compensation advice from a specialist criminal injury solicitor.
5. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
A summary of my articles explaining the process in the UK to claim compensation following an industrial accident.
The most common types of industrial disease and how they are caused in the workplace are set out on this page.
Industrial injuries often take some time to show symptoms in the victim - find out why this is the case and how to ensure your injury and symptoms are properly reported to your doctor and employer.
Your employer must kep certain records by law which you can access when you make an industrial accident claim - find out what these reports are and how they can be used to win you compensation at court.
How inhalation of asbestos fibres in the workplace can lead to diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma. Find out why the inhalation of dust can lead to all manner of industrial injury claims.
Learn how to show that your employer is legally responsible for a mesothelioma, asbestosis or other industrial disease claim.
Find out how to show your employer is legally responsible for a workplace repetitive strain injury and how your employer might attempt to avoid paying you compensation.
Learn how to prove your employer is legally responsible for a noise induced hearing loss claim.
How to show your employer is legally responsible for occupational dermatitis.
This page sets out the practical steps you should take before starting your industrial injury claim.
Find out about the types of insurance your employer should have in place to meet your industrial injury compensation claim.
The amount of money you can claim in compensation for asbestos diseases including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer.
This page gives examples of the amount of money you can receive in compensation for industrial deafness.
See examples of the amount of compensation you can expect to receive for workplace repetitive strain injuries.
6. INJURY TO MINOR / CHILD
A summary of all the pages I have written describing how to claim compensation for a child - a person under the age of 18 years.
Discover the most common types of school accident your child might be able to claim compensation for in the UK.
Children are often injured in places they should not be - even if a child is trespassing it is quite often the case that the law will protect them and allow them to claim compensation for their injuries.
Making a compensation claim for a child differs in many ways to a claim for an adult - find out what these differences are and the correct procedure that should be followed if your are a parent or litigation friend.
7. MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
This page provides a summary to all the articles I have written setting out how to make a medical negligence claim in the UK.
What is clinical negligence and what are the most common types of claim?
Find out what you should do if you are unhappy with the medical treatment you have received and how yor medical notes can often provide the key to winning you compensation.
Learn how your solicitor can value the amount of compensation you should receive for your medical negligence claim - examples are provided of the amount of damages you might receive for different injuries.
Find how to choose a top specialist medical negligence solicitor to contact to help you make your claim
Find how you can fund your clinical negligence claim including using a no win no fee agreement.
8. ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
A summary of all the pages I have written describing the steps to making a road traffic accident claim.
Find out the practical steps you should take immediately after you have suffered a road accident.
The evidence you can rely on to show how your rta happened - using a motor bike accident as an example.
How to show a driver is legally responsible for your vehicle accident.
Find out how to claim compensation following a motor vehicle accident as well as the time period to start your claim in the UK.
Discover why all drivers are required to have vehicle insurance to pay compensation claims in the event of an accident and how you can still claim compensation via the Motor Insurers Bureau were no insurance is in place..
Learn about the different types of compensation you can claim for your RTA.
Examples of the amounts of compensation you should receive for different types of car injuries including whiplash.
Examples of the amounts of compensation you should receive for different types of motorcycle injuries.
Find out the best way to choose a top solicitor to help you make your claim, including how to check a lawyer's expertise and experience with the Law Society.
Find out the cheapest ways to fund the legal costs of making a personal injury claim including no win no fee agreements and legal protection insurance.
9. SLIP TRIP FALL CLAIM
A summary of all my pages explaining how to make a slip, trip or fall personal injury claim in the UK.
The immediate steps you should take following a slip, trip or fall accident.
Find out the different defects that can cause you to have a trip, slip or fall accident.
How to show that the council or other public body is responsible for your trip slip accident.
Examples of the amounts of compensation you can receive for differnt types of trip, slip or fall injury.
