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Road Accident
- 50:50 and a 'knock for knock' claims - what's the difference?
- Can I claim if I was uninsured?
- Can I claim if I wasn't wearing a seatbelt?
- Claim rear end shunt injury compensation
- Does dash cam footage help if making an injury claim?
- Hit by an uninsured driver - can I claim?
- How do I claim through the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB)?
- How do I make a road accident compensation claim?
- How do I make an e-scooter accident compensation claim?
- How does no win, no fee work with the Official Injury Claim portal?
- How to use the Official Injury Claim Portal
- I emergency stopped for an animal - can I claim?
- I was injured as a pedestrian when drunk - can I claim?
- Injured as a car passenger - can I claim?
- Injured crossing the road - can I claim?
- Injured in a hit-and-run - can I claim?
- Injured on a motorway - can I claim?
- Injured when standing on a bus - can I claim?
- Supreme Court decision benefits road accident victims
- The car in front braked suddenly - can I claim?
- The Highway Code - how does it relate to claims?
- UK Drink Driving Statistics - Updated 2024
- What happens if a claim is made against me?
- What happens if my claim falls out of the RTA protocol?
- What should I do after a road accident?
- What should I do if I'm a victim of road rage?
Clinical Negligence
- A doctor ignored my drug history - can I claim?
- Breach of duty - how is it proved?
- How do I claim clinical negligence compensation?
- NHS Never Events - can I claim?
- Thalidomide compensation claims
- What is the Bolam test?
- What is the Waterlow Score?
Criminal Injury
- How to claim through the CICA?
- I have a criminal record - can I still claim?
- No one was convicted - can I claim?
- Who pays compensation for a criminal injury?
No Win No Fee
Legislation
- 2007 Rehabilitation Code
- Care Act 2014
- Compensation Act 2006
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
- Consumer Act 1987
- Defective products and the Consumer Protection Act
- Electricity At Work Regulations 1989
- Fatal Accidents Act 1976
- Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006
- Food Safety Act 1990
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Have EU motor insurance directives made injury claims easier?
- Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974
- Highways Act 1980
- Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
- Package holiday regulations
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)
- Road Traffic Act 1988
- Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982
- Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
- What is the law on dog bites?
- Work at Height Regulations (WAHR)
- Working Time Regulations 1998
Work Accident
- Can I make a homeworking injury claim?
- Are there any risks in claiming against my employer?
- Can I claim if I work in a high-risk industry?
- Can I make a work injury claim for psychiatric harm?
- Claim accident at work compensation
- Could a work injury claim stop me getting another job?
- Could I lose my job if I make a claim?
- I am a new employee - can I claim?
- I am a volunteer - can I claim?
- I am on a zero-hours contract - can I claim?
- I am self-employed - can I claim?
- I have left the company - can I claim?
- I was a victim of a 'crash for cash' - can I claim?
- I was injured by a colleague - can I claim?
- I'm not an employee - can I claim?
- My employer went bust - can I claim?
- My employer went bust - how can you find their insurer?
- My employer's insurer went bust - can I claim?
- Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
- Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 2022 (PPER)
- Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008
- There is no record in the accident book record - can I claim?
- What are the weight-lifting restrictions in the workplace?
- What do I need to prove an work accident claim?
- What should I do following a work accident?
- When should I return to work after a work accident?
- Who is responsible for an accident at work?
- Who pays injury compensation - the employer or the insurer?
- Work accident claim time limits
Industrial Disease
- Claim industrial chemicals exposure compensation
- Claim industrial disease compensation
- Compensation Scheme for Radiation Linked Diseases
- Diffuse Mesothelioma Compensation Payment Scheme
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit - can I claim?
- Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers' Compensation Act) 1979
Cycling Accident
- How do I make a cycling accident compensation claim?
- I ran a red light - can I claim?
- I was cycling at night without lights - can I claim?
- I was hit by an opening car door - can I claim?
- I was injured when cycling on the pavement - can I claim?
- I wasn't wearing a helmet - can claim?
- Is helmet camera footage admissible in a claim?
- Riding while drunk - can I claim?
- What if I have cycling insurance?
Public Place
General
- Quittance Personal Injury Network
- Can English solicitors take a Scottish case?
- Can fitness tracker data be used in a claim?
- Can I claim for a minor trip injury?
- Can I claim for lost earnings?
- Can I claim for physio and care costs?
- Can I claim for someone else?
- Can I get Legal Aid?
- Claim compensation for multiple injuries
- Claiming for both physical and psychological injuries
- Dealing directly with insurers - will my claim be faster?
- Do I have a personal injury claim? Find out now
- Do I have to use a local solicitor?
- Do I have to use my insurer's solicitor?
- Existing medical condition worsened - can I claim?
- Fatal accident compensation claims
- Fatal injuries - what can I claim for?
- General and special damages?
- How are claims handled for 'anonymous' or 'protected parties'?
- How can I speed up my claim?
- How do I 'mitigate and minimise' losses?
- How do injury solicitors get paid?
- How long do I have to make a personal injury claim?
- How long does an insurer take to settle a claim?
- How long will my claim take?
- How much does it cost to claim?
- How often do injury claims go to court and what if they do?
- How to choose the best injury lawyer
- How to make a group (multi-party) claim
- I cannot work - what can I claim for?
- I didn't get medical attention - can I claim?
- I don't know who's to blame - can I claim?
- I have under-settled my claim - what can I do?
- I haven't taken time off work - can I claim?
- I signed a disclaimer - can I claim?
- I was injured in an accident - what are my rights?
- I was partly to blame - can I claim?
- I'm not sure who is responsible - how do I claim?
- I've lost my claim in court - what happens next?
- Interim compensation payment - can I get one?
- It was an accident - can I still claim?
- Medical assessment - can it be carried out locally?
- My injury was my fault - can I claim?
- No response from defendant - what happens next?
- No witnesses - can i still claim?
- Payslips - Are they used as evidence?
- Personal injury claim compensation will be cut in 2021
- Personal injury compensation calculator - 2024 update
- Personal Injury Trust - do I need one?
- Should I accept a Pre-Medical (Pre-Med) offer?
- Small or low value injury claims - what you need to know
- UK Personal Injury Statistics 2023
- UK Public Place Injury Statistics 2023
- UK Road Injury Statistics 2023
- UK Work Injury Statistics 2023
- What are 'reasonable losses'?
- What are my chances of winning?
- What can I make a claim for?
- What do I pay if I lose?
- What evidence do I need to make a claim?
- What happens during a medical exam?
- What if I was injured by a friend or family member?
- What is a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA)?
- What is a litigation friend?
- What is No Win, No Fee?
- What is the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU)?
- What is the personal injury claims process?
- What mistakes do claimants often make?
- What should I expect on an initial call for an injury claim?
- When's the best time to accept an offer?
- Why did a solicitor reject my claim?
- Why do most solicitors charge a 25% success fee?
- Will a claim affect my benefits?
- Will I have to go to a solicitor's office?
- Will I have to pay if I withdraw my claim?
- Will I have to pay tax on my injury compensation award?
- Will I need a medical exam?
- Without Prejudice Injury Claim Offers - What Are the Risks?