ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS

ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS
BY: JOHN EASTWOOD


TO GET ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CLAIMS ACCEPTED IN
the uk, you should contact your lawyer
immediately after the accident. the kinds of
ACCIDENTS YOU MIGHT GET INVOLVED IN INCLUDE ROAD
traffic accidents, hit and run accidents,
accidents at work, accidents caused while
PERFORMING LEISURE ACTIVITIES, AND WHILST ON
holiday abroad. injuries might include
lacerations, fractures, and whiplashes.

you can get accident compensation if you are
involved in a road accident as a driver,
PASSENGER, CYCLIST, OR PEDESTRIAN. THE OTHER
party's insurance company makes the payment, in
hit and run cases and in others where there is
NO INSURANCE COVER.

employers have a legal obligation to protect
WORKERS AGAINST ACCIDENTS AT THE WORKPLACE.
employers also get insurance cover against
accidents in the workplace. your employer can be
LIABLE FOR CLAIMS IN CASE A FELLOW EMPLOYEE
causes an accident that leads to injuries.
employers also follow strict rules and
REGULATIONS TO AVOID ACCIDENTS AT WORK.

if you are injured at work, enter a report
IMMEDIATELY IN THE ACCIDENT REPORT BOOK. THE
report should be fair and accurate, and should
bear your signature. you should report injuries
TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE AND CONTACT A
lawyer immediately to investigate the accident.

YOU COULD ALSO GET INJURED IN ACCIDENTS WHILE
performing leisure activities. if you can prove
that the accident was caused due to negligence
BY SOMEONE ELSE OR DUE TO THE USE OF FAULTY
equipment, then you can make a claim. however,
you can make no claims if you injure yourself as
A RESULT OF YOUR OWN ACTIONS. YOU CAN EVEN MAKE
a claim if you get injured while living abroad.

LAWYERS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION
claims need to belong to the association of
personal injury lawyers (apil) or the law
SOCIETY PERSONAL INJURY PANEL. THEY SHOULD BE
experts in personal injury law and should be
able to describe events in simple language.

you can make a claim if someone else has been at
fault and can pay a sum in damages. you need to
BE 18 YEARS AND ABOVE TO MAKE SUCH A CLAIM. THE
accident should have occurred within the last
three years. you can also make a claim if you
HAVE BEEN INJURED AND HAVE HAD TO SUFFER A LOSS
of earnings temporarily. however, if you have
suffered an injury due to your own actions, you
MAY NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION.

the amount of compensation available also
DEPENDS UPON THE EXTENT OF INJURIES AND A LOSS
of income. in case your claim is accepted, you
will receive the full amount of compensation

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
bio: john eastwood is a well know writer in
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