If you have an accident, either at work or outside work, there is every chance that you might feel you are entitled to a claim. Perhaps your employer created a situation where you were put in danger. Or maybe someone crashed into your car, causing an injury that could affect the work you do. Whatever the situation is, you could be entitled to compensation, and this means that you may eventually reach the door of a special compensation lawyer, or solicitor.

Compensation solicitors are no longer private people who hide away in dusty old offices. They don’t come across as rude or aloof and generally work out of open plan, airy offices that are modern and pleasant. They work entirely on your behalf, and often offer a ‘no win no fee’ structure, that makes it a lot more comfortable to make a claim.

If you choose to use one, the first thing they will ask you is to detail, for their benefit, the events that have lead up to the claim. It is in this situation that it is to your advantage to have kept notes after any accident or incident you may have been involved in. The more detail involved in these notes, the easier it will be for the compensation solicitor to make a judgement as to whether the claim has any substance, and if they will take it further on your behalf.

Many people are sensible enough to take photographs at the scene of an accident or of the surroundings. These are very useful, in that they offer indisputable evidence as regards the facts of the matter, and the solicitor will be very grateful to take these. They should help you to make a case. If you happen to have a medical report tat details the extent of your injuries, this will be something tat the compensation solicitor would want to see.

At this stage, the solicitor may not say too much. Do not be worried by this, they are most probably taking notes and mulling over the facts in their heads so that they can get a clear picture as they make their decision as regards taking on the case or not.

Then the solicitor will most likely ask you some questions that they think are pertinent to the case. These questions are absolutely vital, because they will tell the solicitor if the case will stand up. Be honest when answering these questions. If you are not honest, at the very best you will be wasting time. At the worst, you will be literally misleading someone who could help you to claim some money.

Then, as long as the solicitor likes the answers to the questions, they will decide to act on your behalf. What follows will be some formalities before the case is begun, including an engagement letter that shows that you are willing to have their services used on your behalf in court.

The benefit of approaching such a solicitor is that you are more likely to receive a good, thorough level of support due to the legal training. And since so many operate on no win no fee, they should have a pretty good idea of whether they will succeed or not.

Author Bio: Dave Matthews is a freelance copywriter. He writes articles for a range of interests, causes and businesses – in this case, PPI Compensation Claims by Hamilton Brady.

Category: Legal
Keywords: ppi, no win no free, compensation, claim