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Gateshead Personal Injury Solicitors – No Win No Fee Claims

Welcome to our guide on making a claim with personal injury solicitors for Gateshead. Are you looking to make a compensation claim using solicitors who can cover the Gateshead area following an accident that was caused by somebody else?

Do you want to use a No Win No Fee service so that you don’t have to pay upfront for your solicitor’s services? If so, you’re in the right place as Legal Expert are specialist personal injury lawyers and although our main office is not in Gateshead, we cover the Gateshead area and have years of experience making claims for accidents like yours.

This guide will explain how to choose the right lawyer, how No Win No Fee works and the most common types of accidents that are claimed. If you’re ready to begin your claim, then you’ll find our contact details at the end of this guide.A personal injury solicitor for Gateshead writing in a book.

How do you make a personal injury claim?

It can be quite a scary prospect when you start to think about making a compensation claim against somebody else. Firstly, you may worry about the financial costs and then there’s the worry about what happens if you lose the case.

With our No Win No Fee service we can ensure you only pay for our services if we win the case which makes claiming have no financial risk. Any other worries can be quashed because there is plenty of legislation in the UK that is designed to make claiming against somebody else fair and easy, if they were to blame for your accident.

Legal Expert always assesses any claim before taking it on to ensure you have a chance of success in being awarded compensation which, on its own, should put your mind at rest and make claiming a worry-free experience.

Do you have to be eligible to claim compensation?

To win a Gateshead personal injury case (and anywhere else in the UK) you and your lawyer (if you choose to hire one) needs to be able to demonstrate that:

  • The defendant (The shop, employer, local authority, health authority or other entity that you are claiming against) owed you a duty of care.
  • They then breached that duty of care in some way.
  • And that the breach is what caused you to become ill or injured.

To give a solicitor time to prove all of the above it is recommended that you begin your claim as soon as possible after it happened so that they collect all of the evidence required to support the claim.

Tips for you to think about before choosing your solicitor

Your personal injury solicitor is the most important part of your injury claim which means that choosing the right one is essential. You should look for a competent and experienced solicitor who specialises in personal injury cases.

The strength of your solicitor in being able to put the right information into your claim can mean the difference between winning or losing the case and furthermore, can result in a higher compensation payment if they are able to show clearly, and with expert evidence, how the injury was caused by the defendant and the impact it’s had on your life.

Compare No Win No Fee solicitors

When you start looking for an accident claims service covering the Gateshead area you may want to just call one and get the ball rolling, but we’d recommend that rather than making a blind decision you take a look at any reviews of the firm first of all.

Look for the level of satisfaction clients show, any positive comments about the amount of compensation that was awarded and look for a steady flow of success being reported by previous clients over a long period of time.

You can read reviews about Legal Expert here.

Do I have to use a local legal firm?

The short, and only, answer to this question is: No. You do not need to use a solicitor in Gateshead and you can choose one anywhere in the country to help make your claim. Our offices aren’t local but we arrange your medical local to Gateshead and if you think that most solicitor-client communications are made over the telephone, email and letters in the post then it’s really less important where the office is actually located.

We do however ensure that if you require a medical assessment, then it will be arranged locally in Gateshead in one of our approved panel of medical centres.

Accident and injury claims we can conduct in your area

Our personal injury solicitors for Gateshead have expertise in handling many different types of cases. Whether you suffered minor harm to a serious injury in a Gateshead accident, a solicitor could help you get the compensation you deserve.

Read on for a summary of the most common personal injury claims our solicitors can take on. We discuss the legal duty of care in different parts of your daily life, which is key to making a claim after an accident.

I had an accident at work in Gateshead, can I claim compensation?

When you’re at work, your employer owes you a duty of care. Under Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, employers have to take reasonable and practicable measures that keep you and your colleagues safe from injury. If an accident results from a failure to take the proper precautions, the employer could be liable.

For example, if an employer doesn’t properly train workers on correct manual handling procedures and an employee suffers a bad back injury from lifting a heavy object improperly, they may be able to make an accident at work claim.

Can I claim compensation if I am injured in a public place?

You could seek the support of Gateshead solicitors if you suffered harm from an accident that occurred in a public place. People operating public spaces must adhere to the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 by taking all steps that keep people reasonably safe while they’re on the premises.

Let’s say that you’re at the supermarket in Gateshead when you slip and fall on a wet floor. If staff had been aware of a spillage making the floor slippery, but did not take any steps to clean or signpost the floor, you could have grounds to seek compensation.

Road traffic accident claims in Gateshead

Whether you’re driving, cycling or using the road as a pedestrian, you owe other road users a duty of care. To uphold it, you must navigate the roads safely and responsibly, following the rules and guidance from the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code. Not acting responsibly could lead to a road traffic accident where an injured person may have the right to claim.

For example, if you’re crossing the road and a driver strikes you because they’re looking at their phone and not the road, you could make a personal injury claim against them.

Our No Win No Fee solicitors for Gateshead are equipped to handle all different kinds of personal injury claims. Call today for a free consultation and learn if you could make a claim.

What does No Win No Fee mean?

You may think that because your case is taken on a No Win No Fee basis then you get less legal work than for a case where you pay the solicitor for their time regardless of the outcome, but this couldn’t be further from the truth.

A No Win No Fee solicitor is actually taking on a risk by not charging you unless they win the case, so it could be argued that they actually do more (or at least the same) work for a No Win No Fee case.

Your personal injury solicitor will:

  • Offer an initial consultation to understand your accident and injuries.
  • Make legal, medical and technical checks to make sure your case has a chance of success.
  • Prepare a No Win No Fee agreement (including the percentage fee you’ll pay if they win).
  • Gather evidence to support the claim.
  • File the claim against the defendant or their legal team. This will set out how much compensation you are seeking and why.
  • Deal with any response from the defendant and decide, when an offer is received, whether to accept the offer, reject it or take the matter to court (in very rare cases).

Once all of that is done the solicitor will retain their percentage of any claim before sending the remainder to the client. As you can see there is a fair bit of work involved in any case even if it is No Win No Fee.

How do fees work?

If you sign a No Win No Fee agreement with LegalExpert.co.uk for an accident you’ve had, then you only have to pay the solicitor if they win you compensation.

If your case is lost, you pay nothing, but if it is won then the solicitor retains their fee before paying the remainder to you.

Where can I find out more?

There may still be more information that you require before committing to making an injury or accident claim which is completely understandable. Make use of our website as there are hundreds of more specific guides on here regarding different types of injuries. If after browsing our site, you still have questions then please get in touch and we’ll give you the correct information to help you move your claim forward.

How to contact Legal Expert

However, if you are now in a position where you want to move forward and use the Legal Expert No Win No Fee service to make your accident claim then you can contact us by:

  • Telephone: Give our experts a call on 0800 073 8804.
  • Email: Send your details to office@legalexpert.co.uk.
  • Live Chat: Chat online with our experts from any page on our website.
  • Online form: Submit your claim online using this easy form.

However, if you choose to contact us we’ll begin by offering you a free consultation to understand how your accident in Gateshead was caused and the impact it’s had on you.

Useful contacts and services

If you’ve been involved in an accident in Gateshead then, as well as contacting us at Legal Expert, there are some more organisations (police, courts and hospitals) that you may need to contact. Their contact details are listed below:

Local Police Station
Gateshead Police Station
High West Street
Gateshead
NE8 1BN
Tel: 101

Local Crown Court
Gateshead County Court and Family Court
Gateshead Law Courts
Warwick Street
Gateshead
NE8 1DT
Tel: 0191 477 5821
Web: https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/gateshead-county-court-and-family-court

Local Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Sheriff Hill
Gateshead
Tyne & Wear
NE9 6SX
Tel: 0191 482 0000
Web:www.qegateshead.nhs.uk

Finally, here are a few more articles that may help you with your decision to make a personal injury claim:

Personal Injury compensation – We’ve been asked many common questions about personal injury claims over the year. This guide details some of the frequent questions we receive.

Accident At Work Claims – a more detailed look at how an employer could be liable for your injuries following an accident at work.

Other Helpful Compensation Guides

Thank you for reading our guide on personal injury solicitors for Gateshead.