Bury St Edmunds Personal Injury Solicitors
Have you experienced an accident which caused you a personal injury in Bury St Edmunds? If you are a local resident who was injured in the town, or elsewhere, in an accident that was not your fault, you could be legally entitled to claim personal injury compensation. Trust Legal Expert, to handle your compensation claim. We are a trusted personal injury solicitor’s firm that specialise in personal injury claims, including medical negligence claims, claims for medical malpractice, those for injuries sustained in road traffic accidents, accidents at work and more. If you are entitled to claim compensation, we can provide you with an excellent personal injury solicitor to win your claim.
Bury St Edmunds personal injury solicitors
How do you get started? Call us for free on 0800 073 8804 to speak to one of our informed advisors. After a brief conversation about your circumstances, they will be able to tell you whether or not you have legitimate grounds for claiming compensation and can estimate how much compensation you could be awarded. We will then assign your personal injury case to an excellent no win no fee personal injury solicitor, who will start working on your claim right away. Remember, if someone else is responsible for the injuries or illness that you have suffered, making a personal injury compensation claim against them is the right way to hold them accountable for their actions. Your claim could be worth tens of thousands of pounds or even more, which can go towards getting you the best treatment for your injuries and ensuring you have the best quality of life possible, so call today to see if you are entitled to claim.
Legal Expert is a national personal injury claims service, so if you wish to use a personal injury lawyer but live elsewhere, contact us about finding a solicitor to represent your claim who covers your local area.
How Can Legal Expert Help Assist Your Personal Injury Claim
Legal Expert is a well respected personal injury solicitor’s firm. Can we help you claim compensation? If you meet the following criteria then the answer could be yes. If you were injured, or made ill by an accident that was caused by negligence on the part of a third party then you could be entitled to claim compensation from that party for your injuries. So, for example, if you slipped on a wet floor in a shop, which had neither been not mopped up or clearly sign posted, and you broke your arm as a result, you could be entitled to claim compensation for that broken arm from the shop’s owner or operator.
In Britain there is a personal injury claims time limit of three years. After this most claims are statute barred. This means that you have three years in which to claim. If you believe that you are entitled to claim personal injury compensation, call us today to be provided with an experienced personal injury solicitor to represent your claim.
Is My Personal Injury Claim Legitimate?
Personal injury compensation is paid when one party is judged to be directly or partly responsible for another party’s illness or injuries. Our potential clients are often anxious to know if they qualify to make a personal injury claim.
To claim compensation, your solicitor will have to establish and prove the following:
- Firstly, to claim personal injury compensation, you solicitor must be able to prove that the Defendant (party you wish to claim compensation from) owed you (the Claimant), a “duty of care”. What does duty of care mean in legal terms? Duty of care means that one party is obliged to provide another party with a safe and hygienic environment, or behave responsibly towards them, and to uphold their personal health and safety. For example, medical institutions and medical practitioners have a duty of care towards patients, meaning that they are obliged to provide them with the best possible standards of care. Drivers also have a duty of care towards other road users, meaning that they are obliged to drive in a manner which protects the safety of others. Businesses have a duty of care towards their customers, staff and other individuals who use their premises, meaning that they are legally obliged to provide them with a hazard free environment. The Occupiers Liability Act of 1957, and the Health And Safety At Work Act of 1974, codify these principles in law. For example, if you are suing a restaurant for food poisoning, your solicitor will have to prove that you were a customer who ate at the restaurant.
- Secondly, your solicitor will have to prove that the Defendant breached their duty of care towards you by acting negligently, or failing to act. Given the example of the restaurant again, your solicitor will have to prove that the restaurant did not store and prepare the food you ate correctly, or uphold certain health and safety regulations which restaurants are obliged to follow.
- Thirdly, your personal injury solicitor will have to prove that the negligence on the part of the Defendant caused the illness or injury suffered by you, the Defendant. To return to the example of the restaurant, your personal injury solicitor may have to provide a medical report from your doctor, and a health inspector’s report on the standard of the restaurant kitchen, to prove that the negligent preparation of your food was the cause of your food poisoning.
How Do I Find The Best Bury St Edmunds Personal Injury Solicitor For My Claim?
To make a personal injury claim for compensation, you need a personal injury solicitor, which is a type of lawyer, to represent you. The best personal injury lawyer to handle your claim, will not only win your claim, but will also know how much compensation your claim is worth and fight to win you the highest possible amount of compensation. All solicitors operating in Great Britain are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), which means they must follow certain regulations and professional standards. However, quality of service will naturally vary. Choosing a personal injury solicitor’s firm with the right attitude, that will go the extra mile to win you the highest compensation that you are entitled to claim and has the right experience to handle a personal injury case such as yours, will make a big difference to the outcome of your claim. Different firms also charge different fees, and only some will allow you the option to make a no win no fee claim. Therefore, you should take some time to research which personal injury firm is right to handle your claim. Below is some advice for what information you should consider, when choosing the best personal injury lawyer to handle your compensation claim.
Consulting Personal Injury Solicitors Reviews
Legal Expert recommends that you first consult look at reviews of solicitors online, to research which personal injury solicitor’s firm near you, best fits your criteria. To start, simply type terms like “personal injury and clinical negligence” and “no win no fee personal injury solicitors” into search engines like Google or Bing, to bring up online personal injury solicitors reviews. You will be able to see whether or not previous clients would recommend the solicitor they used to a friend or associate. You may also get an impression of the firm’s track record for winning personal injury claims that are similar to yours. Another option is to take advantage of the free legal consultation that Legal Expert offers. A friendly but informed advisor can consult you on your situation and will provide you with a personal injury solicitor with the right skills and experience to handle your claim. Call today for your free personal injury consultation.
Will I Have To Use A Bury St Edmunds Personal Injury Solicitor
It’s a common misconception amongst our clients that if you live in Bury St Edmunds, you have to use a personal injury solicitor based in Bury St Edmunds or Suffolk, to represent you in your personal injury claim. This may have been the case in the past, but in today’s world of digital communications, it’s easy to be consulted by and stay in regular contact with your personal injury solicitor, wherever they are based. When people make a personal injury claim, the process starts with a full medical assessment. Legal Expert can arrange for you to have your medical assessment with a local physician. These may include;
Rajeev T Jahagirdar
Self Centre,
4 Kempson Way,
Bury Saint Edmunds,
IP32 7AR
Mamtha Balendra Kumar
Bury St Edmunds Clinic,
4 Kempson Way,
Bury Street,
Bury St Edmunds,
IP32 7AR
Though not based in Bury St Edmunds, Legal Expert operates nationwide, so we will have the right no win no fee personal injury solicitor to represent your claim, wherever you are based. Call Legal Expert to enquire about claiming personal injury compensation today.
What Type Of Personal Injury Can I Claim Compensation For
If you live in Bury St Edmunds and have been injured or made ill because of an accident that was not your fault, we can help you claim personal injury compensation. We cover claims for all sorts of illnesses or injuries, caused by negligence on the part of another party. We will now look at some of the most common illnesses and injuries we help our clients make personal injury claims for.
Industrial Disease Compensation Claims
According to the Health And Safety Act of 1974 employers have a duty of care towards their employees, including contractors and agency workers. If you work with substances or in environments which can potentially cause an industrial disease, your employer is obliged to apply control measures to protect employees from this. Examples of industrial diseases can include: industrial diseases: asthma, asbestos exposure and siderosis. If you have been infected with an industrial disease, or had an existing condition such as asthma worsened, because your employer neglected to take proper health and safety precautions for their staff, you could be entitled to claim compensation. In such circumstances, you could be entitled to claim tens of thousands of pounds in compensation. Call Legal Expert today, to be provided with a personal injury solicitor who can help you make an industrial disease compensation claim.
Clinical Negligence Claims
If you are a Bury St Edmunds resident who has experienced clinical negligence, you could be entitled to make a claim for compensation against the hospital or other practice responsible. Medical malpractice, also known as clinical negligence is defined as substandard care from a medical institution or practitioner, which hurts a patient, makes them ill, or worsens their existing medical condition. If you suffer medical negligence at a hospital, doctor’s surgery, dentist or elsewhere, you could be entitled to claim compensation if it resulted in you becoming injured. In the case of serious medical negligence in a hospital, your hospital claim could be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, which will go towards paying for the treatment and assistance you, or your next of kin you are now claiming for may need.
Call Legal Expert today, to enquire about making a clinical negligence claim. If you have experienced surgical negligence, view this claims guide.
Claim For An Accident At Work In Bury St Edmunds
As we have already stated, employers have a duty of care towards their employees, whilst they are using the company’s premises to work. This is codified in the Health and Safety Act of 1974. If the employer neglects to identify potential health and safety hazards and apply effective control measures to reduce these hazards, which causes an accident that injures their employee, they could be held legally liable for the employees injuries. What workplace accident claims have we helped clients make in the past? We have helped clients to claim compensation for manual handling injuries, slip, shelving and racking accidents, trip and fall injuries and an assault at work.
If you have been injured because of an accident at work in Bury St Edmunds or Suffolk, call Legal Expert today, to enquire about using the best personal injury lawyer to handle your claim.
Local Area Accident At Work Statistics
| Workplace accidents in this Local Authority (RIDAGGR) | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other types of accident | 18 | 32 | 28 |
| Caused by machinery | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Exposure to a harmful substance | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Falling from a height | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Animal injuries | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Manual handling | 78 | 57 | 66 |
| Physical assaults | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Slip and/ or fall on the same level | 71 | 63 | 53 |
| Struck against | 19 | 7 | 7 |
| Struck by a moving vehicle | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Struck by an object | 29 | 15 | 15 |
Slip, Trip And Fall Injury Claims
Injuries caused by slip, trip and fall accidents are a common reason why people claim personal injury compensation. Slip, trip and fall injuries are easily avoidable, but often happen because of moments of carelessness, such as water being spilled on the floor and not being immediately mopped up. Unfortunately whilst some slip, trip and fall accidents are not serious, others can have long term consequences, such as the victim fracturing a knee cap.
If you have been injured because of a slip, trip or fall hazard in Bury St Edmunds or elsewhere, call Legal Expert today to see if you are entitled to claim compensation.
Serious Injury Compensation Claims
Has an act of gross negligence resulted in you experiencing a serious injury. This could be an injury with life changing effects such as breaking your spine and becoming paralysed from the waist downwards. In personal injury cases which involve serious injuries, these claims are often valued in the hundreds of thousands or even millions of pounds. This is to compensate the victim for the extreme suffering their injuries have caused and to pay for ongoing medical treatment or specialist care they may now need, as well as other expenses. If you have suffered a serious injury because of another party’s negligence, don’t let them get off scot free!
Trust Legal Expert to provide you with a solicitor that has the right skills and experience to win your serious injury compensation claim.
Road Traffic Accident Claims Solicitors
Have you been involved in a road traffic accident in Bury St Edmunds or elsewhere that was not your fault? Perhaps you have been involved in an accident involving a car, lorry, bus, bicycle, motorcycle or were a pedestrian hit by a car. Drivers have a duty of care towards other road users, so if you were injured in an accident that was not your fault, you could be entitled to claim tens of thousands of pounds from the driver responsible. Call Legal Expert today, to see if you are entitled to claim compensation. If you are, we will provide you with an excellent road traffic accident claims solicitor, to handle your personal injury case.
Road Traffic Accident Statistics In Suffolk
Reported road casualties in Suffolk seriously injured or killed.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 7 | 14 | 10 |
| Car | 90 | 123 | 144 |
| Motorcycle | 64 | 90 | 52 |
| Cyclists | 18 | 43 | 41 |
| Pedestrian | 28 | 37 | 51 |
No Win No Fee Personal Injury Solicitors In Bury St Edmunds
At Legal Expert, we understand that making a personal injury claim can be very stressful. Your injuries or illness may have had a negative impact on your overall quality of life or finances. Although Legal Expert’s solicitors will only take on compensation claims that they know they can win, the stress and cost of having to pay an upfront fee before the claim is settled is too stressful for some of our clients. This is why we offer all of our clients the option to make a no win no fee claim. A no win no fee personal injury solicitor, will not charge you an upfront fee, or any ongoing fees when you make your claim, which means that you do not need to worry about affording the fees upfront. Instead, you will be offered a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA), which means that you will only have to pay your solicitor on the condition that you win your claim. In the unlikely event that you do not win your claim, you will not have to pay your fee and will not be left out of pocket. For many clients this is the less stressful option.
To find out more about about working with a no win no fee personal injury solicitor read our online guide for more information or call legal Expert today to speak to a personal injury claims advisor.
Start Your No Win No Fee Personal Injury Claim Today
If you live in Bury St Edmunds and have experienced an accident that was not your fault, leading you to become injured or ill, we would love to represent your compensation claim. If you have been a victim of medical malpractice and need to make a hospital claim, experienced food poisoning, had a slip and fall injury, or suffered any other type of personal injury, one of our personal injury and clinical negligence solicitors can represent you in your claim for the compensation that you are owed. Our excellent personal injury lawyers have years of experience in the field and will always fight to win you the maximum amount of compensation that you are owed. Use the details below to contact us for your free personal injury claims consultation and to find the best personal injury solicitor to represent your claim.
How To Get In Touch With Legal Expert?
Call Legal Expert today to speak to a legal advisor about your Bury St Edmunds personal injury case. Alternatively use our online claims form to contact us and we will be in touch with you shortly.
Useful Links
If you have been injured or made ill by an accident that not your fault, these organisations may be able to offer you assistance.
Local road safety
Information about road safety concerning the public from Suffolk Council.
Ipswich Crown Court
1 Russell Rd,
Ipswich
IP1 2AG
Tel: 01473 228585
Web: www.thelawpages.com/court-hearings-lists/Ipswich-Crown-Court.php
Bury St Edmunds Police Station (Suffolk Constabulary)
Raingate St
Bury Saint Edmunds
IP33 2AP
Tel: 01473 613500
Web: www.suffolk.police.uk/your-area/bury-st-edmunds
West Suffolk Hospital And Community Services
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk,
IP33 2QZ
Tel: 01284 713000
Web: www.wsh.nhs.uk/Home.aspx
Legal Expert Accident Claims Guides
We have a range of online guides to making accident compensation claims. Below are just a few of our guides. Please see our search bar above for more options.
Slip, Trip and Fall Solicitors
How to find the right solicitor to make your slip, trip, or fall solicitor.
Restaurant Accident Compensation Claims
How to claim compensation for an accident or injury in a restaurant. This guide applies to customers, or staff who have been injured due to restaurant negligence.
Hospital Negligence Compensation Claims
A guide to making a hospital claim for medical negligence.
How Much Compensation Can I Claim For A Road Traffic Accident?
A guide to using a no win no fee lawyer to represent you in your claim for compensation for an injury caused by a road traffic accident.
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