Updated: Sunday, 31st July 2016
Whether you live in Banstead or anywhere in the country, our experienced personal injury lawyers can take on your claim and we will arrange a medical assessment at a centre near you .
Making an injury claim
Compensation claims must, in the majority of cases, be made within a 3-year window.
People who have been diagnosed with an illness or medical condition such as mesothelioma are frequently still able to claim even where the illness's cause happened years or even decades earlier. In such cases, it is the date that you learn of your diagnosis that is considered.
In most cases, there are three key components to making a successful claim. It needs to be proven that:
- a duty of care was owed
- that the duty was breached
- the breach was the cause of the injury or illness
Picking the best personal injury solicitor
Selecting the most appropriate legal representation for your legal matter is the most important step towards achieving the best compensation award.
With approximately 100 offices within 25 miles of Banstead (according the Solicitors Regulation Authority), how do you ensure you select the most appropriate law firm to help you?
Banstead solicitor reviews
Levels of service offered by lawyers, as with any service, can vary significantly.
Online reviews can be informative when mulling over which solicitor to sign up with.
Read more : Solicitor reviews
Do you have to choose a lawyer in Banstead?
You do not need to pick a solicitor near you.
The only element of a personal injury claim that usually will need to be performed locally is the medical. This exam is carried out in partnership with a member of our national medical network.
Once a settlement has been agreed, solicitors working on a no win no fee basis will usually charge a success fee and ATE insurance premium. For example, deductions from a Claimant's compensation for serious neck injuries involving fractures or damage to discs could vary between £53,075 and £105,875 (based on 2015 market research).
Legal claims Quittance conducts in Banstead
Quittance's network of solicitors have helped clients receive compensation for a wide range of injuries.
Road traffic accidents in Banstead
Our network of best of breed solicitors are experienced in in securing the best settlements for Claimants who have sustained an injury in a car or motorcycle crash in Banstead.
Accidents involving vehicles in Banstead are common. Official statistics reveal a total of 5223 accidents (4624 slight accidents, 581 serious accidents and 18 fatal accidents) in 2013 in Surrey local authority. By 2014 accidents increased to 5,408. Accidents in the Banstead area in 2013 included collisions on the single carriageway of the A2022 and A240 crossroads and on the dual carriageway of the A2022 and A217 crossroads.
Accidents in the workplace
Quittance has helped people, from nurses to architects, to claim maximum compensation. Work accident statistics in the Reigate and Banstead local authority collated in accordance with RIDDOR legislation by the Health and Safety Executive in the table below:
| Work accidents in Reigate and Banstead Local Authority (RIDAGGR) | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not Known | 30 | 22 | 12 |
| Electrocution | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Machinery related | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Exposed to fire | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmful substance exposure (e.g. MTBE related illnesses) | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Fall from height | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Animal related | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Manual handling | 86 | 38 | 27 |
| Physical attack | 24 | 13 | 10 |
| Slip or trip | 62 | 31 | 37 |
| Struck against | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Struck by moving vehicle | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Struck by object | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Crushed by something collapsing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Slips and trips
Health and Saftey Executive statistics show that slips and trips continue to be the most common cause of accidents leading to injury at work in Surrey and the UK. These types of accident are typically forerunner to accidents recorded in a different category e.g. being struck by machinery, a crush injury from something overturning or a lake drowning accident. Public liability litigation for injuries like broken collarbones occurring on obstructed walkways are also quite common with kerb stone trips having occurred on Nork Way.
Serious injury lawyers in Banstead
The Courts recognise that a serious injury has a life-altering impact on an affected individual and their dependants. By reducing the financial pressure catastrophic and serious injury puts on an injured Claimant and their family, a compensation claim enables them to focus on recovery and rehabilitation.
Clinical negligence in Banstead
Clinical negligence, at one time known as medical negligence, is the term used to describe a failing on the part of a medical provider. An example could be a cosmetic surgery claim. Quittance's panel of personal injury solicitors acting for Banstead have helped Claimants with legal action brought against NHS and private hospitals that include The Royal Marsden Hospital (Surrey), Downs Road, Sutton, SM2 5PT.
Banstead No Win, No Fee Personal Injury Solicitors
Lawyers looking after injury claims in Banstead generally work on the basis of a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), known as a No Win, No Fee agreement.
The agreement prevents the solicitor from expecting you to pay any legal fees if they lose the case.
Quittance's 100% No Win, No Fee promise
We warrant No Win, No Fee means an injured Claimant do not need to pay your solicitor's fees should the claim be unsuccessful. Read more about No Win, No Fee here
How to proceed
Whether you are ready to start you claim now or are simply looking for more information, Quittance can help.
Get further information
Making the right decision for you depends on receiving the correct information. Get any questions answered before you make a decision.
Get answers to common questions in our frequently asked questions section.
Get a compensation claim started
Once you have made the decision to proceed, you can start your compensation claim by phoning 0800 612 7456 or via Quittance's online contact form here.
Contact Quittance's panel of experts today for more detail about you claim. Call 0800 612 7456 or request a callback.
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