See our personal injury claims checklist for examples of the types of accidents and injuries you could be eligible to make a claim for.
Personal injury lawyers who work on a no win no fee* basis do not charge you any upfront fees, and you won’t have to pay any legal fees if your claim is unsuccessful. If your claim is successful, our claims management partners’ legal costs will be recovered from the losing party’s representatives.
Personal injury compensation claims are subject to time limitations. As a general rule, there is a three-year window within which a personal injury claim can be made. This usually starts from the date you suffered your injury. However, in the event that your symptoms were diagnosed some time after your accident or injury, the start date could change accordingly.
The amount that you could be eligible to receive is determined by your specific case and the severity of your injuries. Different monetary values are applied to particular types of injury and damage to specific parts of the human body: the more severe your injury, the higher the level of compensation payout you could expect to receive. The highest levels of compensation are generally awarded for life-changing injuries, such as brain damage, paralysis and loss of a limb. If your injury resulted in the need for specialist medical or nursing care, or any loss of income, this is also taken into consideration.
Check out our free injury claim calculator to see how much you could be owed.
If you’ve suffered a workplace accident or an injury at work that wasn’t your fault but caused as a result of your employer’s negligence, you are legally entitled to make a claim against them. And your rights as an employee are also protected under UK employment laws. This means that your employer would make themselves vulnerable to an unfair dismissal claim in the event that they terminated or attempted to terminate your employment as a result of you making a personal injury claim against them.
In order to be eligible to claim for compensation, you will need to be able to prove that your accident or the injuries you sustained were not your fault. This means that the accident and your personal injury was caused by another individual or organisation, as a result of negligence or failure to provide legal standards of care.
Generally speaking, personal injury compensation applies to no fault road traffic accident claims. However, if you were partly to blame, you may be able to make a claim. Our claims management partners can assess your specific case and will advise you accordingly.
If the accident was entirely your fault, it’s very unlikely you will be eligible to make a claim.
Yes. If you suffered personal injury as a passenger in a car accident – in a private car or taxi – and the person driving was not responsible, you could be owed compensation. You can also start a claim if your driver was at fault. The same rules apply for passengers injured in motorcycle, lorry, van or coach accidents.
You could also make a claim if you were a pedestrian as road traffic accident claims also apply to innocent bystanders.
All too often people assume that it was their fault or no one was to blame if they hurt themselves by tripping over or falling down stairs. The fact is, slips, trips and falls can cause serious and sometimes life-changing injuries. If you’ve suffered a slip, trip or fall injury either at work or in a public space, which you believe was a result of your employer’s or the owner’s negligence, our claims management partners can help you.
All surgical mistakes, including cosmetic procedures, are covered by personal injury compensation rights. If you sustained an injury or poor outcome from your surgery as a result of surgical negligence or inadequate care, you could be eligible to make a medical negligence claim. Connect with our claims management partners today to find out if they can help you.
It will depend on the complexity of your specific case. When you make an enquiry, a friendly advisor will contact you directly to obtain all the details. Your case will then be referred to one of our claims management partners who will help you every step of the way and advise you of the expected timeline for processing your claim.
You could be eligible to make a claim for any type of injury sustained in the past three years that was not your fault – whether caused by the negligence of another individual, an organisation, institution or employer that failed in its duty of care.
Our checklist features the most common types of personal injury. Contact our claims management partners who can verify if you’re entitled to claim compensation for your specific injury.
The most common types of injury that are eligible for personal injury compensation claims:
You could be paid compensation if you or a loved one suffered:
An type of no fault road traffic accident that resulted in:
Any type of no fault accident at work that resulted in:
No fault accidents at work or during combat resulting in:
Any no fault personal injury sustained while outside on the street, in shops, bars, restaurants, theatres, cinemas, leisure centres, gyms, sports grounds and on commercial premises:
Personal injury caused by an out of date, mis-labeled or faulty product:
Slips, trips and falls at work or in public spaces resulting in:
Personal injury caused by clinical or medical negligence and lack of care in NHS or private hospitals or clinics:
Any type of personal injury during emergency or elective procedures as a result of surgical negligence:
Birth injury caused by medical mistakes or lack of care during antenatal treatment and delivery: