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How to make a personal injury claim

So you've slipped on a wet floor. Or caught your hand in a machine at work. The question is: are you to blame?

All too often we shrug off personal injuries as "just bad luck" and bear the cost of hospital treatment, loss of wages and other consequences ourselves. But why should you have to do this, if you're not responsible?

Can you make a claim?

Before we can answer that, there are a few questions we'll need to know the answers to:

Could you have avoided the injury?
Whose fault was it? (Employer, local authority, hospital, retailer, etc.)
Has your injury affected your ability to work or enjoy life?
Have you had to pay for medical treatments and other expenses because of your injury?

You may also be able to make a claim for a workplace injury if:

You were made redundant after your accident
You are self-employed
You were injured at a different workplace
You're claiming on behalf of someone else
The accident happened over three years ago
Your employer is no longer in business

Industrial diseases

These include illnesses caused by long-term exposure to harmful substances, activities, noise or working environments: asbestos-related diseases, respiratory illnesses, upper-limb disorders, deafness, etc.

Clinical negligence claims

Negligence of this type comprises acts of "avoidable harm" caused by a healthcare professional. Claims may concern:

Anaesthetic awareness
Anaesthetic nerve and spinal cord injuries
Dental negligence
Pressure sores
A&E compensation claims
Birth injuries
Care home claims
GP negligence
Cosmetic surgery claims
Hospital negligence
Medication errors

Contact us

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Our personal injury claims service

Allan McDougall

With you every step of the way.

What our clients say

Delighted with the service. David Harris was professional but everything was explained in a language we understood.
W.S.
You took away the worry and stress of my claim and advised me so quickly of my position. It gave me great peace of mind.
W.S.
The outcome of £10,000 was definitely beyond my expectations and I can only assume that this was down to the work done by your firm on this claim. My sincere thanks and gratitude go to Julie Harris and Caitlin Souter for their very professional manner which made it very easy for me to understand all that was going on in the case.
D.C.
I would like to thank Jackie Raitt for all her hard work on my case. She is a first class lawyer.
I.C.