A Solicitor's Role in Helping You With Your Injury Claim
Anyone seeking to claim compensation is advised to use a solicitor. This is especially so if you are putting in a claim for compensation after suffering an injury. You will have to prove that your injury was the result of someone's negligence or deliberate action. There is every chance they will seek to defend such an action, using their own legal team. So having a solicitor to help you with your injury claim is essential.
A solicitor will help you with your injury claim in several ways. He or she will sort out the paperwork, which may appear quite daunting. He will also aid you in the gathering of evidence, and put forward the argument that you were the victim of a malicious or deliberate act, and refute any counter-claim that you were the author of your own misfortune.
The worry about the cost of a solicitor does put people off from seeking the professional advice they need. The use of the no win no fee service has lessened these worries. With this system the solicitor will only receive a fee if you win your claim for compensation. If you are successful in your case, you may still not have to pay your legal fees and these could be claimed back from the loosing side. If not, the solicior will agree with you that they will claim a proportion of your damages.
Using an experienced solicitor will ensure that you are getting top notch advice and will be making the right decisions about your injury claim. Make sure however that any solicitor you appoint is a specialist in accident compensation work. You will be especially assured of your lawyer's professional competence if they are a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, and the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence Panels of the Law Society.
If a solicitor is to represent you in your claim for injury compensation, he can only act on the information you give him. One of the most important sources of information he can work on is the medical report from your doctor. So it is absolutely essential that you see your doctor as quickly as possible after suffering the injury. Even if you consider it only minor, see your GP without delay.
An injury not only causes pain and discomfort but can also prove costly to you personally. If another individual or organisation has caused it - either due to negligence or a purposeful act - you are able legally to make a claim. A solicitor can offer you helpful expertise for your injury claim.
About the Author
Thinking of making an injury claim? Tim Bishop is senior partner at Bonallack & Bishop (http://www.bishopslaw.co.uk ), a firm of specialist accident compensation lawyers specialising in medical negligence claims. He is responsible for all major strategic decisions, seeing himself as a businessman who owns a law firm. Tim has expanded the firm by 1000% in 12 years and has plans for its continued development.
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