Updated: Friday, 29th July 2016
If you are based in Mansfield or anywhere else in the UK, our expert personal injury solicitors will help with your claim and we will always set up a medical report at a local medical centre.
Making a personal injury claim
Personal injury claims should be made within a 3-year window in most cases.
In most cases, there are three main elements to proving a claim. It must be shown that the person or company causing the injury owed you a duty of care, that this duty of care was breached, and this breach caused your illness or injury.
Making your claim as soon as possible will enable supporting witness statements to be collected by your solicitor.
How do you choose the best no win no fee personal injury solicitor for your iness or injury?
Choosing the most appropriate legal representation to represent you is the most important step towards successfully claiming the best compensation settlement.
With some over 100 offices within 25 miles of Mansfield - what is the best way to ensure you choose the ideal law firm to take on your case?
Will you need to choose a local Mansfield lawyer ?
Going for a local lawyers office is less important as cases are managed without the need to meet the solicitor.
However, you should select a firm that offers national medical centres (possibly even home visits) as you will almost always need to go to a medical exam.
Further reading : Do you have a medical centre in or near Mansfield?
Compensation is restricted by the expenses you have incurred and by guidelines set out by the Judicial College. Experience can also have an impact on the amount of compensation your solicitor will be able to negotiate. Get more information about how much you can claim.
Mansfield personal injury solicitor reviews
The quality of legal advice provided by injury lawyers, as with any professional service, can vary to a large extent.
Researching reviews can be informative when mulling over which lawyer to work with.
Read more Personal injury solicitors reviews
What kinds of compensation claims do you conduct?
Our network of specialist solicitors have represented clients in Mansfield whose accidents were diverse and which led to serious injuries. Examples of injuries and medical conditions sustained by Mansfield residents include:
Workplace accidents
We have assisted claims for people injured in an accident, from soldiers to market research executives, to claim compensation from their employer. Accident data for the Mansfield local authority made available in accordance with the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) by the Health and Safety Executive in the table below:
| Workplace accidents in Mansfield Local Authority (RIDAGGR) | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 27 | 10 | 12 |
| Electrical injury | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Contact with machinery | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Fire related | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harmful substance exposure (e.g. chemical and bacterial poisoning) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Fall from height | 16 | 1 | 10 |
| Animal related (e.g. riding accident) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lifting and handling injuries | 40 | 27 | 22 |
| Physical attack | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Slip or trip | 42 | 27 | 27 |
| Struck against | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Struck by moving vehicle | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Hit by falling object | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| Trapped by something collapsing | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Road traffic compensation claims
Accidents involving all vehicles in Mansfield are quite common. Officially reported accident data shows a total of 2461 accidents (2116 slight accidents, 317 serious accidents and 28 fatal accidents) in 2013 in Newark and Sherwood local authority. In 2014 the total had increased to 2,533. Accidents in Mansfield in 2013 included traffic collisions on the single carriageway of the A6117 and A60 crossroads and on the single carriageway of the A6009 and B6033 junction.
Quittances network of expert no win, no fee personal injury lawyers have years of experience in obtaining optimum awards for anyone who has sustained an injury in a car accident in Mansfield.
Industrial disease
Injury solicitors can help with getting compensation for industrial illnesses that include anything from Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) to carbon monoxide poisoning claim.
Clinical negligence in Mansfield
Medical negligence (which is now more properly known as Clinical Negligence) is the legal term a breach of the duty of care on the part of a medical provider, either private or NHS. Our specialist panel of solicitors covering Nottinghamshire and Mansfield have handled clinical negligence claims made against health services including Mansfield Community Hospital, Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, NG18 5QJ.
Slip, trip and fall accidents
HSE data reveal that employee slips, trips and falls are by some margin the most common cause of injury in the Nottinghamshire workplace. Slips and trips are sometimes related to accidents attributed to other reasons for instance being hit by another person, a crush injury from something overturning or an electrical discharge accident. Public place (Mansfield local authority) litigation for injuries such as broken arms happening on pavement cracks are also quite prevalent with street falls having happened on Southwell Rd West and on Carter Lane.
Serious injury
We understand the vital difference a compensation claim can make to seriously injured Claimants. Damages will lessen the financial burden on an injured person and their family so they can focus on recovery and rehabilitation.
Mansfield No Win, No Fee Expert Solicitors
CFAs or Conditional Fee Agreements (or No Win, No Fee agreements) cover injured Claimants from the obligation to pay solicitors' fees if their claim for compensation is not successful.
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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
We provide jargon-free answers to help you choose whether to go ahead with an injury claim.
Find more information online without being required to call a solicitor. See our frequently asked questions.
Ready to make a injury claim?
You can begin your claim online here or phone 0800 612 7456 to talk to an expert lawyer.
Quittance's team of experts look forward to helping you. If you have further questions, you can request a no-obligation callback or phone us on 0800 612 7456.
