Making a claim for a personal injury caused by another person’s fault can be a complicated and a long time consuming task. These injuries can be caused in a variety of different ways. Most commonly publicised are car accident injuries. E.g. where someone drives into the back of your car or pulls out of a give way on a side street and drives into the side of your car. These types of injuries can cause injuries that last for months. Some other scenarios can be seen where an accident takes place whilst you are at work. Most commonly this is due to lack of training or an unsafe working environment, even where the employer has not provided you with sufficient equipment to carry out your duties safely. There are many other types of claims including injuries taking place on public places e.g. in a supermarket or on a public pathway due to a broken pavement or an unsigned wet patch in a shopping centre etc.

In most cases the injuries do need to be sufficient in order for you to instruct a solicitor to help you claim compensation for you. Sufficient injuries generally tend to be injuries worth over £1000 in value. Examples of such injuries would be backache lasting for over 6 weeks, broken limbs etc.

The first step to take is to ensure you have seen a medical practitioner. This will firstly ensure the injuries are not exacerbated. Secondly this will also be good evidence to prove you have actually had the injuries.

Secondly you should ensure you have gathered all the possible evidence. If it is a car accident try getting the name and address of the third party driver. Get the car registration number and all possible insurance details. Take any photographs and note down the time and place of the accident. If it is a accident at work ensure it is recorded in the accident book and all supervisors etc are present if there any witnesses take down there details.

If it is an accident in public place take pictures of the defect or cause ensure you have taken any witness details.
Lastly find yourself good representation. Good representation means get yourself specialist solicitors. Don’t just go to any personal injury lawyers find specialists in the area of personal injury law you are affected by. If you have been involved in a car accident instruct car accident claim lawyers or accident at work lawyers. In Manchester there hundreds of solicitors who are specialists in a variety of different areas of law. It is important to ensure you have the best possible legal representation as clearly this will affect the amount of compensation you get and most importantly increase the chances of you succeeding in winning the case. You wouldn’t ask a butcher do carry out your plumbing work would you.

With the growth of the personal injury law sector there has been a rise in firms specialising in niche personal injury areas. This has seen a number of claims companies who have such specialist sites on their panel enabling clients who may not be sure as to which solicitor to use to make an informed decision.

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