Updated: Saturday, 30th July 2016
Whether you are based in Faversham or anywhere else in England or Wales, our injury solicitors can assist with your claim and we will set up a medical at a medical centre near you.
Making an injury claim
Compensation claims should, in most cases, be made within 3 years of the injury.
For the majority of injury claims, a successful compensation claim will involve three issues. It must be demonstrated that:
- the person or company causing the injury owed you a duty of care
- the duty of care was breached
- this breach caused your illness or injury
Answers and both practical and legal advice will be provided by a brief, no-obligation consultation with an injury lawyer.
Locating the best injury lawyer
You will be in contact with your legal representative for a long period of time, from months for minor injuries to potentially years for claims for very severe injury. All solicitors are regulated by the SRA, but the level of service offered by different firms varies.
Your legal representative should be someone you can trust throughout your claim to provide both specialist legal guidance and compassionate practical advice.
Check Faversham solicitor reviews
The levels of service provided by injury lawyers, as with any service, vary enormously.
Reviews can certainly be instructive if you are deciding which lawyer to act for you.
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You should be aware of how much of your compensation will be taken to cover these fees.
Does the location of the lawyer matter?
As with many professional services, you do not need to pick a lawyer near you.
Medical exams will usually need to be conducted locally. Quittance's national network of medical professionals will assist with this critical stage of the claims process.
Cases our network of lawyers handles in Faversham
It is possible to make a claim for a wide range of injuries in Faversham. We have helped with injuries and medical conditions including:
Road traffic accidents in Faversham
Quittances group of expert solicitors have years of experience in getting the highest general and special damages for Claimants hurt in a car or motorcycle accident in Faversham.
Accidents involving cars, motorcycles and other vehicles in Faversham are relatively commonplace with statistics showing 48 fatal accidents, 546 serious accidents and 5236 slight accidents in 2013 in Kent (Total events were 5830 local authority district. In 2014 total accidents had increased to 6,303. Accidents in the Faversham region in 2013 included car crashes on the dual carriageway of the M2 and A251 slip road and on the dual carriageway of the A2 and A251 junction.
Clinical negligence in Faversham
Clinical negligence - until recently referred to as medical negligence - is where an illness or injury is sustained following a breach in the duty of care by a hospital or other healthcare provider. Our experienced panel of injury lawyers acting for Kent and Faversham have been instructed on cases brought against local hospitals including Faversham Cottage Hospital, Stone Street, Faversham, ME13 8PS.
Industrial disease
Injury solicitors can help with securing compensation for industrial injuries including anything from asbestosis to emphysema.
Serious injury
The effect a serious or catastrophic injury has is acknowledged by solicitors and insurers when calculating a claim. By relieving the financial stress catastrophic and serious injury places on an injured person and their dependants, a claim helps them to focus on recovery.
Slip, trip and fall accidents
Officially reported data highlight the fact that employee slips and trips are by some margin the most common cause of accidents leading to injury at work in Kent. Slips, trips and falls are frequently forerunner to accidents categorised as something else such as being hit by a runaway vehicle or a swimming pool drowning accident. Public place claims for injuries like broken ankles suffered on potholes are also quite common with recent pavement trips having happened on Joy Lane and on Gladstone Road.
Accidents in the workplace
Quittance has handled claims for people hurt in an accident, from metal workers to engineering geologists, to claim compensation. Work injury figures for the Canterbury local authority are compiled in accordance with regulations by the Health and Safety Executive in the following table:
| Work accidents in Canterbury Local Authority HSE) | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | 21 | 21 | 14 |
| Electric shock injury | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Machinery related injury | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Fire related (e.g. scars) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmful substance exposure (e.g. dioxins) | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Fall from height (ladder) | 24 | 9 | 11 |
| Injured by an animal | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Manual handling | 58 | 36 | 30 |
| Physical assault | 24 | 23 | 32 |
| Slip, trip, fall same level | 65 | 46 | 53 |
| Struck against | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Struck by moving vehicle | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Hit by falling object | 33 | 12 | 13 |
| Trapped underneath something | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Faversham No Win, No Fee Solicitors
Lawyers handling claims in Faversham conduct the legal work on a CFA (Conditional Fee Agreement), known as a No Win, No Fee agreement.
The CFA prevents your solicitor from charging you any legal fees if the case is lost.
Will the Claimant have to pay any fees?
No Win, No Fee means you will not be out of pocket if you lose your claim. With a No Win, No Fee, you will never risk losing out and there is absolutely no catch.
Click here for more information about our No Win, No Fee.
Next steps
Whether you are ready to start you claim now or are simply looking for more information, Quittance can help.
Get further information
Quittance provide clear information to help you choose whether to start an injury claim.
Find more information before picking up the phone. Find more frequently asked questions here.
Start your injury claim
Call an injury lawyer on 0800 612 7456 to begin your injury claim, or you can begin a injury claim online.
If you would like to discuss your options before starting, request a callback or phone us on 0800 612 7456.
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