Should I Make A Claim
Some Key Considerations
The purpose of making a claim is twofold. Firstly, if you are injured through someone else’s carelessness, or neglect, or negligence, and that injury has an impact upon your quality of life, either emotionally, or financially, then you should consider a claim.
It is not a matter of what will people think of me. You have to think of yourself and those around you. Why should you become financially worse off through the fault of others?
And secondly, if you don’t make a claim and the very same thing happens to the next person, imagine how you would feel then?
The biggest question for people is usually can I claim. Things may seem straightforward to those on the outside, but for those directly involved, it can be tied up with a number of emotive issues.
But there are a number of basic points to think about.
Firstly, a claim for injury compensation can only be made if a person, or a company, or an organisation was wholly, or partly to blame.
Secondly, the person, or entity that caused the accident, must be at fault. Say they put a person in a dangerous situation, caused an injury by a careless act, or failed to do something and by doing so then caused an injury.
Thirdly, the accident can happen in a wide range of locations and in a wide range of situations. It can happen at work, in someone’s home, or in a shop.
Fourthly, the accident can range from whiplash whilst driving, to tripping over a broken paving slab.
Fifthly, an injury can mean a physical injury, or a mental injury.
But above all, you should seek professional and skilled help before considering making a claim, signing any documents, accepting any form of blame, or accepting any form of settlement. Do not act in haste and repent at leisure.
If you are concerned that you may want to make a claim that happened some years ago, then you should bear in mind that most claims need to be made within three years of the incident. Although, as a rule, you should always make your claim as quickly as you can after the injury was sustained.
Exceptions to this rule are made if the person claiming was under 18, mentally disabled, or suffering from a long term disease.
And if you don’t know the person, or organisation which caused the accident, then you can still make a claim, but usually you will have to pay the legal costs from your own compensation.
But once again, the key thing to do is seek professional help as soon as you can.
And when you contact us, you can be assured of the best advice available, on a discreet, one-to-one basis.