Unsure about claiming compensation…

Claiming for compensation isn’t always easy and a lot of people don’t tend to think that they can claim, however, you may be wrong. Firstly claiming compensation doesn’t have to be hard work and you may not think so but you may actually be able to claim, just like they say, you won’t know unless you try! For more information on being unsure about claiming compensation check out this guide.

Claiming for a serious injury

“The term ‘serious injuries’ is wide ranging and includes any number of possible scenarios ending in significant harm caused as the result of an accident or illness. In legal terms ‘serious injury’ most closely relates to any injury that will have a serious and usually long-lasting impact on the individual, or which leads to the development of an incurable condition.

Female RAF recruits win £100,000 compensation for injuries sustained while marching

Female RAF recruits win £100,000 compensation for injuries sustained while marching

Female RAF recruits win £100,000 compensation for injuries sustained whilst marching. Three female RAF recruits won this huge sum of compensation when they claimed that marching to keep up with the men caused them serious injuries. One of the three female RAF recruits apparently suffered from four pelvic fractures and was medically discharged in 2008. An MoD spokeswoman explained that where there is legal liability to pay compensation they will, they take the welfare of their recruits very seriously and have now reviewed their recruit training practices to reduce the risk of something like this happening again.

Article from the Mirror.

Claiming Compensation

Want to claim compensation for a serious injury, but not sure whether you can or how to? Simply Lawyers have come up with a guide explaining what a serious injury is, whether it was caused by someone else and how you can claim compensation.

What is personal injury?

A personal injury is an accident that has happened but it wasn’t your fault, it can happen in a variety of places such as; at work, where you could develop a work-related illness or even a psychological illness caused by stress from work. Other ways you can get a personal injury is from faulty goods and services, a traffic accident, tripping over paving stones, an injury caused by a hospitals error to provide the right treatment or vaccinations or a psychological illness suffered as a result of abuse as a child. These are not the only personal injuries which could be liable to act upon, to find out more click here.

 

When someone suffers from a personal injury they do not want to just have to deal with it, because their injury is a fault of someone other than themselves and so therefore compensation is deserved. If you have suffered or are suffering from a personal injury then you should take time out to think about what to do next…

 

There are many actions you can take to deal with a personal injury, for example, if you have suffered from a road/traffic accident then you should inform the police and then contact your insurance company. In some cases someone’s injury can be really serious, in which case a doctor should be consulted so that if the case is taken to court the doctor can provide medical reports. Gathering information about the accident and injuries would also help to build a portfolio in which you could use within the case to help back you up and get you the compensation you deserve!

 

This may all seem very easy, however, you need to decide how you are going get your compensation as there are many different ways including; using a claims assessor, making a claim to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, through criminal compensation order or by getting special Government compensation.

Finally, if you believe that you’re suffering from a personal injury and it has happened in the last 3 years then perhaps you should think about getting yourself some compensation! If you follow all the steps and information above then in no time will you have your compensation.