What should I do if I have suffered an injury as a result of an accident?

 

If you have recently suffered an accident, you should always make sure that you see your GP or your local accident and emergency department at the earliest possible opportunity. It is important for your own safety to get any injuries assessed as soon as possible. For the purpose of any personal injury claim it can also prove useful to have documented your injury soon after the accident.

It is important that you speak with a solicitor as soon as possible. This means that you can be assured your case is being dealt with by expert legal professionals who are strictly governed by their regulatory body.

Even then choosing a solicitor is not always simple and your choice of solicitor may make a difference to the amount of your award or even mean the difference between winning and losing a claim.

A good solicitor will also be able to help you with any medical requirements that you may have, for example physiotherapy to treat any pain that you are suffering as a result of your injuries. They should also be able to help with meeting the costs of any treatment that you receive and of any special requirements that you might have as a result of the accident.

When choosing a solicitor you should ask the following 3 questions:

• Can I be sure that I won't need to fund any part of the case?

• Am I protected from costs even if the case fails?

• Will I receive 100% of any compensation awarded?

If the answers to any of those questions is not an immediate and unqualified ‘yes' you need to consider your choice very carefully.

All of the firms registered with the UK Lawyers Network scheme are well-established and professionally regulated and all meet these criteria.

To contact the team at UKLN simply call the number at the top of this page. They will be able to answer your queries and put you in touch with one of their carefully vetted panel solicitors.