Accident Compensation Claims
Sports Accident
If you play sport there is always the chance a personal injury may occur by accident. Hamstring injuries, broken bones, Achilles tendon, knee, groin, elbow and muscular injuries are particularly common with sporting activities, but when injuries from leisure or sporting accidents could have been prevented you may be entitled to claim compensation.
For instance, the owner or occupier of premises where a sport takes place has to make sure that any person using the facility is safe from an accident and this includes private or public grounds. If you are learning a sport under tuition your trainer should be suitably qualified to ensure that you do not suffer harm. Safe equipment and protective clothing if required are prerequisites to certain sporting activities. The trainer/instructor has a legal obligation under health and safety regulations to meet these standards to ensure participants are free from unnecessary risk. Even in contact sports people have a duty not to injure you deliberately and not to play in such a dangerous way that will cause you to suffer personal injury.
To find out if you have a sports injury accident claim simply call our freephone number or complete the online enquiry form for no obligation, expert advice.
School, College or Nursery Accident
If your child has suffered personal injury from an accident at school, college or nursery they may be entitled to claim compensation.
A pupil at school or college is entitled to expect the grounds, buildings and equipment to be safe for use, and the tuition and supervision to be of a competent and safe standard.
MyClaim have specialist solicitors to progress compensation claims for children and will only use ‘child friendly’ medical consultants to prepare the medical evidence required. Wherever possible we aim to resolve claims swiftly and amicably without the need for children to go to Court.
Children’s compensation claims require extra attention and must be resolved through approval settlements with monies invested until the age of majority. Our specialist team can expertly guide you through such procedures.
To find out if your child has a personal injury accident claim, simply call our freephone number or complete the online enquiry form for no obligation, expert advice.
Accidents Involving Animals
Animals can often be the cause of personal injury accidents either directly from an animal attack or even by straying onto the road.
Animal owners and keepers have a duty to ensure that their animals do not cause injury. Accidents involving animals is a complex area of law and the MyClaim specialist personal injury legal team will be able to advise if you have a good claim for compensation. You may be able to pursue your claim on a ‘no win no fee’ basis thereby protecting you from excessive legal fees.
To find out if you have an animal accident claim, simply call our freephone number or complete the online enquiry form for no obligation, expert advice.
Violent Crime
If you have suffered psychological or physical personal injury due to an assault or other violent criminal related event, you may be entitled to claim compensation through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). Sadly in recent years violent crime figures suggest no abatement and victims have incurred spinal, back, neck, severe brain or head injuries which in certain cases require extensive treatment. The trauma of such events, can effect work and family life and are without doubt an important consideration when claims are made for personal injury compensation.
The CICA was established in 1996 by the government to provide compensation for victims of violent crime in Great Britain. Unlike other personal injury claims, compensation is calculated on a strict tariff basis, ranging from £1000 - £250,000. Where recovery is a lengthy process, compensation can also be claimed for loss of earnings and all medical expenses.
In order to make a claim your injury must be a direct effect of a violent crime that has taken place within the last two years. However, there are certain rare circumstances in which this two-year period may be extended at the discretion of the CICA.
The person who committed the violent crime does not have to be convicted, or even identified or found. The person could be a family member or cohabiter, as long as they won't benefit from the compensation awarded, but you must report the matter to the police within a reasonable time or your compensation claim may be affected.
To find out if you have a violent crime claim, simply call our freephone number or complete the online enquiry form for no obligation, expert advice.
Holiday Travel Accidents
Holiday travel accidents are increasingly common in the UK and abroad, with holiday travel more readily available to everyone. Personal injury is much harder to cope with when away from home, and the extra inconvenience and expense this may cause is all part of what we include when preparing your compensation claim.Your claim may be in relation to involvement in a road accident, as passenger in a vehicle, slip or trip, medical negligence, product liability or a violent crime against you. Whatever the nature of your accident at home or abroad you should seek specialist advice from our personal injury solicitors.
Package Holiday Claims
If you were injured when abroad on a package holiday you can now often rely on the 1992 Package Travel Regulations to obtain compensation for pain and suffering. You can also receive compensation to cover the loss of enjoyment of your holiday. Package holiday claims under this legislation mean that the claim can now be brought in the UK without having to sue abroad, which was how such claims were previously dealt with. In order for these regulations to apply, you must have purchased a package holiday, which included both the cost of the accommodation and the cost of the flight.
Travel Claims
Claims can be pursued for accidents on most types of transport including trains, buses, boats, ferries and planes. This transport may be part of a holiday package or a separately booked journey. Special conventions have been agreed internationally and laws made which govern compensation claims and the duties of airlines and railway companies, and accidents at sea. You may have had an accident on a liner, dinghy or jet ski, for example.
To find out if you have a holiday travel accident claim, simply call our freephone number or complete the online enquiry form for no obligation, expert advice.
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