Public Place Accident Resources
If you are thinking about claiming compensation after an accident in a public place, we can help. Explore FAQs, articles and other resources to help you research your rights and claim compensation.
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Public place accidents FAQs
Eligibility to claim
- Existing medical condition worsened - can I claim?
- Hair damage injury claims
- I don't know who's to blame - can I claim?
- I haven't taken time off work - can I claim?
- I'm not sure who is responsible - how do I claim?
- My injury was my fault - can I claim?
- No witnesses - can i still claim?
- What is the time limit for starting an injury claim?
- What is vicarious liability in a personal injury claim?
Funding your claim
- Can I get Legal Aid for a personal injury claim?
- How much does it cost to claim?
- Is it possible to claim compensation for a minor injury?
- What is a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA)?
- Why do injury solicitors all charge the same 25% success fee?
- Will I have to pay if I withdraw my claim?
Negotiating your claim
- Dealing directly with insurers - will my claim be faster?
- How long does an insurer take to settle a claim?
- Should I accept a Pre-Medical (Pre-Med) offer?
- Should I Accept a Without Prejudice Offer? What are the Risks?
- When's the best time to accept an offer?
Tax and benefits
Making a claim
- Can fitness tracker data be used in a claim?
- Can I claim for someone else?
- Claim public place accident compensation
- Claiming for both physical and psychological injuries
- Do I have to use a local solicitor?
- Do I have to use my insurer's solicitor?
- How are claims handled for 'anonymous' or 'protected parties'?
- How long will my claim take?
- How often do injury claims go to court and what if they do?
- How to choose the right injury solicitor
- How to make a group (multi-party) claim
- I cannot work - what can I claim for?
- I've lost my claim in court - what happens next?
- No response from defendant - what happens next?
- The Injury Claim Process: A Step-by-Step Guide
- What are my chances of winning?
- What evidence do I need to make a claim?
- What is a litigation friend?
- What is the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
- What mistakes do claimants often make?
- What to expect on an initial call for an injury claim
- Why might a solicitor reject my claim?
- Will I have to go to a solicitor's office?
Medical report
- I didn't get medical attention - can I claim?
- Medical assessment - can it be carried out locally?
- What happens during a medical exam?
- Will I need a medical exam?
Calculating your compensation
- Injury Compensation: Claim for Lost Earnings, Overtime & More
- Can I claim for physio and care costs?
- Complete list of claimable losses in an Injury claim
- How do I 'mitigate and minimise' losses?
- How to get an Interim Injury Compensation Payment?
- What are 'reasonable losses'?
- What are general and special damages?
Your rights
- Compensation Act 2006
- I have under-settled my claim - what can I do?
- I signed a disclaimer - can I claim?
- I was Injured and it Wasn't my Fault - What are my Rights?
- Package holiday regulations
- Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982
- UK Public Place Injury Statistics 2023
- Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
- What reasonable adjustments should work make?
Public places
- Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982
- I signed a disclaimer - can I claim?
- Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
- Package holiday regulations
- Hair damage injury claims
- Amusement park injury claims
- Cinema accident claims
- Escalator or lift injury claims
- Golf course accident claims
- Housing association accident claims
- Leisure centre injury claims
- Occupiers liability claims
- Public park accident claims
- Public place accident claims
- Shopping centre injury claims
- Tanning sunbed injury claims
- Waiter and waitress injury claims