Claiming compensation for an accident can be a difficult process and you should always seek legal advice before making a claim.
Instructing the right team to deal with your case can be the difference between winning or losing. To help you with your decision, our expert team have compiled a comprehensive list of 5 reasons why you should instruct a solicitor rather than going it alone.
Julius Caesar once said that experience is the teacher of all things, by which he meant that there is no substitute for experience.It may seem straightforward that you have been injured and you deserve to be compensated for that injury, but the law is much more complicated and nuanced than that.It is necessary to establish that the person you blame for your injury was in fact at fault and that the fault amounted to negligence, which is a legal test and is not as simple as it at first appears.It is also necessary to establish that the negligence of the person at fault for your injuries caused those injuries, which can be extremely hard to prove when you have existing conditions or injuries and the Court will require independent medico-legal evidence to establish this fact.You also need to be able to prove that your injury was “more than merely trifling”, i.e. that your injuries were serious enough that they will attract an award of compensation.Again this may seem straightforward enough but some claims are worth very little and some are worth thousands of pounds.Knowing the difference takes experience and knowledge.
At TBI Law we are experienced in all aspects of personal injury claims from road traffic accidents to accidents at work, accidents on holiday and negligent medical treatment.We can very quickly tell you whether your claim is worth pursuing and whether it is something that we can help you with.
Bringing a claim takes time and effort – there is research to be done into the accident or injury, people to speak to for witness statements, letters that need to be written and sent, experts that need to be instructed and a great deal of work that needs to be done to keep your claim moving forward that you may not even realise is being done.Think of personal injury lawyers as swans – to look at them floating serenely on the surface of the lake you wouldn’t realise the amount of work their legs are doing under the water keeping them moving!
If you have lots of time to deal with a claim then going it alone may be your preferred option, but if you’re as busy as the rest of us then instructing TBI Law to handle your claim for you will leave you free to get everything else done that you need to do in a day, leaving us to do the legal work for you.
No win no fee is exactly what it sounds like – if you don’t win your claim, you don’t pay us a penny.If you go it alone, however, you’ll bear all of the financial burden that we would otherwise take on for you.
Claims are expensive – there are Court fees, expert fees, barrister’s fees, the financial cost of making calls and sending letters not to mention the time it is going to cost you to get all of this done.With a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), regulated by the Law Society, we take on all of those costs for you and if you don’t win then there is nothing to pay.If your claim is successful then we recover most of our costs from your opponent or their insurance company.We do take a small fee, known as a success fee, from your damages if you win your case but this is capped at 25% of your damages and we cannot take any more than that.This is to cover any shortfall in costs between what we have actually incurred and what we eventually recover from your opponent (which is usually much less than what it costs us to actually win your claim).So you will always walk away with 75% of your damages.If you decide to go it alone you will be responsible for 100% of the cost of bringing the claim, which can end up being thousands of pounds.
If you want to find out how to save money on claims, call our expert lawyers today and we’ll give you more information about all of our funding options.
Having an accident is upsetting and stressful, negligent medical treatment can leave you feeling unwell and unable to take the strain of working out how to get justice for yourself or someone you love.You may have to take time off work and be losing money or you may have to pay for care or medication.You may be coming up against a brick wall everywhere you turn and don’t know what to do for the best.A lawyer will take the bulk of that strain on for you and will make sure you are claiming for everything you’re entitled to and that nothing gets missed.We can’t pay your lost wages for you, but we can make sure they’re included in your claim and you recover them as part of your damages.We can also advise you about things you might not even have realised you can claim for, like loss of enjoyment of a holiday, changes to your home to make it more accessible or damages for bereavement.
Rather than taking all of that on yourself, wondering what you can and can’t claim for, wondering whether you’re missing something or are pursuing the wrong people for damages, let us take that worry and strain on for you while you get on with rebuilding your life after your accident.
At TBI Law we handle claims for local people and our offices are all based in the local area, so we understand the things that are important to people in Teesside, County Durham and North Yorkshire.If you’ve been out in Hartlepool or Stockton, chances are you’ve walked past one of our offices.During COVID we sadly had to close our doors but that didn’t mean we stopped working for our clients as we continued working from home through the lockdowns and restrictions and we are always happy to speak to clients on the phone if we can’t be there in person.
If you have to go to site meetings, candour meetings with the NHS or Court, we’ll be there with you to make sure that you aren’t alone.Between us in the PI Litigation Team we have decades of experience and have seen just about everything there is to see in the world of claims, so you can be assured we know what we’re talking about and we will give you the best advice available, we’ll always be honest and open about your claim, even if it’s bad news we will be compassionate and friendly.
We’re also a full service high street law firm that handles everything on the legal spectrum so if you’re moving house, making a will or going through a tough time, give us a call or pop into one of our offices and we’ll more than likely be able to help you with whatever you need.
At TBI Law we are experienced in all aspects of personal injury claims from road traffic accidents to accidents at work, accidents on holiday and negligent medical treatment.We can very quickly tell you whether your claim is worth pursuing and whether it is something that we can help you with.
To speak to a member of our team, contact us today on 0333 444 4422 or fill in an online enquiry form and someone will be in touch.
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