Updated: Wednesday, 31st August 2016
Our national network of lawyers help personal injury Claimants across the country to retain more damages with our fairer success fees.
Whether you live in Locharbriggs or anywhere in the UK, our experienced personal injury solicitors can take on your claim and we will set up a medical at a medical centre near your home.
Making a personal injury claim
Claims for personal injury compensation should be made within a 3-year window in the majority of cases.
Extensive legislation exists to provide support for injured people who seek compensation, and Quittance's panel of injury lawyers have years of experience giving advice to their clients with regard to the strength of their claims.
For most claims, there are three main elements to proving a claim. It must be shown on the balance of probabilities 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
Your lawyer will explain how your injury claim relates to each of the points.
How do you choose the best no win no fee personal injury solicitor to handle your claim?
Instructing a suitable legal team to represent you is the most important step towards negotiating the best compensation settlement for your injuries.
How do you make sure you select the most appropriate company for your needs?
Do I need to instruct a local Locharbriggs injury lawyer ?
The whereabouts of the lawyers office is not very important as cases now tend to be conducted remotely.
However, you should choose a solicitors practice that provides medical facilities near Locharbriggs as Claimants will almost always have to attend a medical exam.
Read more - Do Quittance have a local medical centre?
Compensation is restricted by the expenses you have incurred and by set recommended 'general damages' depending on the nature of the injury. Experience can also have an impact on the amount of compensation your solicitor will be able to negotiate. Find out more here.
Solicitors working on a No Win, No Fee basis generally charge a success fee and for ATE insurance. Deductions from a Claimant's compensation for a serious wrist injury, for example, ranges from £19,800 to £31,625 (based on 2015 market data).
What should you consider when comparing Locharbriggs solicitor reviews?
Speaking to a solicitor is useful if you have any questions about their approach. Before you call, checking personal injury solicitor reviews should give you a much better idea of the level of service on offer, and the factors that matter most to you.
Personal injury compensation claims our network of solicitors handles in Locharbriggs
Our network of specialist lawyers have helped people receive compensation for a range of injury and illness.
Locharbriggs serious injury compensation claims
The effect serious and catastrophic injury can have will be recognised by Courts and insurance companies when they are calculating what a claim is worth. By relieving the pressure a serious injury imposes on an injured Claimant and their dependants, injury compensation allows them to concentrate on their recovery. Quittance's network of solicitor firms have aided people receive compensation for numerous catastrophic injuries and chronic conditions. Injuries referred to as catastrophic or serious range from eye injuries to poisoning.
Industrial disease
Injury solicitors can help with claiming work related compensation for diverse industrial illnesses including anything from chemical poisoning to latex allergy.
Slip and trip injuries
Health and Saftey Executive (HSE) data show that employee slips, trips and falls continue to be the most common accident in the workplace. Slips and trips are often forerunner to injuries attributed to other causes such as being hit by hand tools in use, when helping another person or an animal related accident. Public liability litigation for injuries like strained muscles sustained on potholes are also quite common with incidents having occurred on Longloch Drive and on Auchencrieff Rd.
Road accidents in Locharbriggs
Road accidents involving vehicles in Locharbriggs are quite common. Police repoetrs reveal that there were 12 fatal accidents, 64 serious accidents and 298 slight accidents in 2013 in Dumfries and Galloway (Total events were 374 council area. In 2014 accidents increased to 395.
Quittances group of skilled no win, no fee personal injury solicitors have a wealth of experience in securing maximum general and special damages for Claimants hurt in a car accident in Locharbriggs.
Workplace accidents
Quittance has assisted people hurt in an accident, from construction workers to logistics/distribution managers, to claim compensation from their employer.
Medical and clinical negligence in Locharbriggs
Medical negligence - which is now more accurately called clinical negligence - is where an illness or injury is connected to a breach of the duty of care by a GP or any other healthcare professional. Quittance's panel of lawyers covering Locharbriggs have handled claims filed against local hospitals that include Huntingdon Community Day Centre, 32 Lovers Walk, Dumfries, DG1 1LP.
No Win, No Fee Personal injury Solicitors in Locharbriggs
No Win, No Fee agreements, or Conditional Fee Agreements, preserve Claimants from the need to settle their legal fees if they do not succeed in their claim.
Quittance's 100% No Win, No Fee promise
Some firms may impose additional costs should the claim fail. With our solicitors, 100% No Win, No Fee protection is assured, with no catches in the small print.
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What should you do next?
Whether you are ready to start you claim now or are simply looking for more information, Quittance can help.
Get your questions answered
Making the right decision for you depends on the correct information. Get your questions answered before you instruct a solicitor.
Get more information without picking up the phone. See our frequently asked questions.
Start your injury claim
You can begin your personal injury claim online or phone us on 0800 612 7456 or 0333 344 6575 to talk to a member of our team.
If you would like further information about the compensation process before starting, request a callback at a convenient time or phone 0800 612 7456.
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