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Personal injury insurance claim. We deal with a wide range of clients, advising both businesses and individuals on many aspects of legal work. This site gives you an opportunity to find out more about us and what we can offer you. If you would prefer to talk about our services, please contact us on 020 7636 9222 and we will gladly connect you to the relevant department. Click here for more about Personal injury insurance claim

Personal injury insurance claim - When can I claim compensation? You can claim if you can prove that someone else is to blame for your accident. Most claims must be brought within three years of the accident. If the accident was more than three years ago, you may be too late, but you may still be able to make a claim.

How long will my claim take? A simple claim where responsibility is not disputed can take as little as four months. However, a claim normally takes approximately 9-12 months, but can take a number of years in the event of complex issues or injuries.

How much compensation will I get? This depends on the extent of your injuries, which a medical report will help to assess. You can also claim for your financial losses arising from an accident. The longer your injury affects you and your ability to work, the higher the compensation.

If I am unable to work, how can I pay the bills? If your employer stops paying you, then you should apply for state benefits. If the injury prevents you from working, you may also be able to claim loss of earnings. If there is no dispute about blame and there is likely to be any delay, it is usually possible to obtain an advance payment of compensation before the final amount is agreed. This is known as an interim payment.

Can you visit me at home or in hospital? Yes, we can do this if you would like us to and you feel well enough to meet with us.

Starting a Business

When you start your business, we will give you advice over whether or not you should set up as a sole trader, partnership or a limited liability partnership or incorporating as a limited liability company. When you set up and run a business, you will need all the documentation in place as soon as possible. This protects the owners and assets of your business as well as your customers.

Whether you need a complex partnership or shareholders agreements or merely simple standard terms of business, we will give you practical advice in a personal manner.

Whether you are starting out, expanding or selling, we will achieve the best result for you and your business. We specialise in advising smaller businesses and we continue to advise many that we helped to establish.

This will affect your tax position and personal liability. Set-up costs, ongoing administration, publicity and perception are also likely to be important.

We offer all initial telephone enquiries free. However, it is useful if you check if you have any household or other insurance policies which may cover the cost of litigation or you can take out insurance just to cover the risk of losing your claim.

Unlike other types of Court disputes, you cannot recover your own legal costs from the other side in the dispute. Any lawyers' fees will have to be paid by you privately or taken from any compensation award you receive. However, there are various ways in which your claim can be funded and we will advise on all the options at our first meeting.