PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS ADVICE

Personal Injury Claim

"Depending on the circumstances, you might be eligible for compensation." - Often the opening line for many personal injury claims solicitors, and quite appealing, but is it really worth looking into?

PICA is here as a completely impartial resource to help you explore the benefits and disadvantages of making a claim. We help you decide if it is right for you as well as warn you about some of the common problems people experience so you wont have to.

With Personal Injury Claims Advice you are not alone.

Common Questions:

• How long does the claim process take?
• Does my right to claim ever expire?
• Do I have a valid claim?
• What will it cost me?
• How much money will I receive?
• What will I have to do?

Is it ethical to make a personal injury claim?

Many personal injuries are a direct result from the negligence of others and therefore many individuals find the concept of paying for your negligence perfectly acceptable. However, you must also consider the potential impact of the person or persons responsible for your injury and evaluate how you making a claim against them will affect their lives both professionally and personally. Are you being carried away seeking revenge? Don't accidents just sometimes happen?

On of the most common personal injuries is caused by individuals slipping due to a wet floor in a public place, in particular shops. In any business that receives customers, the business is liable for the safety and security of their customers while on the businesses premises.

I have Slipped on a Wet Floor. Can I Claim?

Many personal injuries are a direct result from the negligence of others and therefore many individuals find the concept of paying for your negligence perfectly acceptable. However, you must also consider the potential impact of the person or persons responsible for your injury and evaluate how you making a claim against them will affect their lives both professionally and personally. Are you being carried away seeking revenge? Don't accidents just sometimes happen?

If a business fails to promptly clean any spillages it is very likely that a customer will slip and fall which usually results in an injury. A critical component of a claim in this type of situation is weather the business displayed a wet floor warning sign. If no warning was given about the wet floor then it is very likely that a compensation claim would go in ones favour. If a sign was displayed it is usually harder to successfully win a claim as one becomes partly at fault for failing to take the necessary percussions to avoid the danger which the sign warned about.

Another factor to consider is if the injury that was sustained caused the individual to become unable to work resulting in lost income. Cases where the individual has seen a loss in income are more likely to succeed in a receiving compensation, as this is a direct result of the accident.

The Benefits of Making a Personal Injury Claim

Some individuals involved in a personal injury on business property find it difficult to claim for compensation, as they believe it will have a large negative impact on the finances and even the reputation of the business where the injury occurred. This is usually the case where the business in question is a small local business such as a corner shop where the individual knows the owner and does not want to cause damage to the business by claiming. Another such scenario is where the individual who sustained the injury works for the business where the injury happened. Employees are usually worried about potentially loosing their jobs or receiving prejudice due to their claim.

Most businesses will possess insurance that covers accidental injury to their customers while on the business premises. It will therefore cost the business a lot less then most people think. Secondly, it helps business develop their safety procedures as after a successful claim businesses strive to enforce precautions to reduce the probability of the injury occurring again in the future. This makes the business a safer place for both customers and employees resulting in a win-win situation.