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Halifax Personal Injury Solicitors – No Win No Fee Claims

If you’ve suffered an injury in Halifax because of someone else’s negligence, you might have considered getting legal representation. This guide to working with our personal injury solicitors for Halifax explains how you can get dedicated, expert legal guidance without having to settle for the most local option to you.

We cover the benefits of making a claim with an expert solicitor’s help, plus you can learn exactly what a No Win No Fee arrangement is and why it could work in your favour.

We also take a look at the different kinds of compensation claims that can be made, ranging from car crash claims to seeking compensation for a slip, trip or fall in a public place.

As well as getting useful information from our guide, you can learn all you need to know about claiming by chatting with a helpful advisor. By using any of the below routes, you can get a quick and completely free claim assessment with no obligation to start a claim:

  • Call our 24/7 helpline on 0800 073 8804. We don’t charge people a penny for their call.
  • If you want an advisor to call you, simply use our contact form and let us know when you’d like us to ring.
  • Click the live chat option below and you’ll be put through to an advisor immediately.

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How our specialist personal injury solicitors for Halifax can help you ­

Sometimes, people who are injured in Halifax make the assumption that they have to work with Halifax solicitors who they can visit in person. In fact, you can choose any solicitor nowadays, because they can speak to you through online video calls, phone calls or emails. That means you can see which solicitors have the best reviews or have succeeded in representing someone who went through a similar experience to you.

If you speak to us and we find that you have a valid personal injury claim, great care will be taken in connecting you to the solicitor who is best placed to handle your case. Our No Win No Fee solicitors for Halifax have decades of combined experience in dealing with personal injury cases and offer terms that suit their clients.

In working with personal injury solicitors, many people often find that they have a much less stressful experience because there’s a legal professional who can keep them updated and is always just a call or email away.

You can find out whether one of our specialist solicitors can help you claim right away. You typically have three years from the accident date to get a compensation claim started, so it’s worth getting in touch without delay. Speak to our advisors now for a full and free consultation.

Five reasons why you need to use a personal injury solicitor

Need to know why using a personal injury solicitor is the best option? Here are just 5 reasons you might need one:

1. It can be hard to go it alone without legal expertise

2. You can use No Win No Fee solicitors without paying any money upfront

3. They could help win you more compensation than you’d get on your own

4. They have experience in how these cases are played out and know what your claim should be worth

5. They’ll take away the stress of claiming

As winning a compensation claim can be a lengthy process, it is important that you and your solicitor are on the same page in order to have a clear end aim in sight. This should include an accurate estimate of your compensation claim settlement. If you search online you will find compensation calculators that will offer to estimate this compensation figure for you but there is no alternative to speaking directly to a No Win No Fee compensation specialist who has the experience to consider all the deciding factors of your personal claim in order to provide a realistic estimate of the monetary figure you can expect to achieve.

Personal injury solicitors for Halifax supplied via Legal Expert will also be able to provide you with this figure. At present, the law can award two types of damages; for the injury itself and for damage based on other variables such as expenses which may include time taken off work, medical bills as well as other factors such as future work prospects.

Rating solicitors and lawyers online by reading reviews

As mentioned earlier; clients can search for personal injury solicitor reviews online or gain recommendations for speaking to family and friends. However, you could simply pick up the phone and contact Legal Expert. We are regulated by the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) so you instantly know that you are in safe, professional hands throughout every step of the claim process.

When discussing if ‘No Win No Fee‘ really is free, many clients do not give enough thought to the fees that become payable should your case be won simply because it is a percentage of the compensation and not coming out of their own pocket. However, there can be a big difference in the final monetary figure you receive precisely because of the different fees charged by different solicitors. Legal Expert’s provided lawyers operate a transparent fee structure – a practice supported by the SRA.

What is considered to be a personal injury you can claim for?

To be able to claim for a personal injury, you will need to prove that negligence has occurred. Negligence is when you are injured due to a breach of duty of care.

There are multiple places where you could be owed a duty of care. While we explain this in the sections below, here is the personal injury claims eligibility criteria:

  1. You were owed a duty of care.
  2. This duty of care was breached.
  3. You were injured as a result of this breach.

If you meet the above criteria, then you might be eligible for personal injury compensation. Continue reading to find out where you are owed a duty of care.

At Work

Under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, you are owed a duty of care by your employer while you’re at work. This means that your employer should take reasonable steps to ensure your safety in the workplace.

Here are some examples of how an employer could potentially breach their duty of care, and cause you to suffer an injury as a result:

  • You were asked to manually handle a heavy box on delivery day, but you have not been given any manual handling training. From this, you use the incorrect lifting technique and injure your back.
  • You are working on a construction site, but have not been given the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Because your employer did not provide you with a hard hat, you suffered a head injury as a piece of debris fell.
  • Your employer has not conducted any recent maintenance checks on the factory’s equipment and machinery. As a factory worker, you go to use a machine that is defective. From this, something from the machine is ejected and hits you in the eye, leaving you with impaired vision and facial scarring.

In Public

Under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, you are owed a duty of care by whoever is in charge (the occupier) of the public space you are in. This means that the occupier of the public space should take steps to ensure that your reasonable safety while lawfully on their premises.

Here are some examples of how an occupier could potentially breach their duty of care, and cause you to suffer an injury as a result:

  • Despite there being multiple reports of a faulty piece of equipment in a gym, the occupier had not repaired the equipment within a timely manner. From this, you go to use the equipment (not realising it is faulty) and suffer crushing injuries as it breaks.
  • There is a spillage in a supermarket aisle, but the occupier had not displayed any wet floor signs. Due to the lack of warning signs, you slip and fall on the spillage, causing you to suffer multiple broken bones.
  • There are exposed cables in a library, but occupier has not done everything they can to eliminate this hazard. Due to the exposed wires, you trip and fall and suffer a hip injury.

On Roads

While on roads, all road users owe a duty of care to one another. This means that all road users must keep themselves and each other safe by following the rules and recommendations in The Highway Code and the Road Traffic Act 1988.

Here are some examples of how a road user could potentially breach their duty of care, and cause you to suffer an injury as a result:

  • A driver is using their mobile phone while driving, and they fail to notice you waiting at the red lights ahead. So, they crash into the back of your car, and you suffer a back injury.
  • A lorry driver is driving whilst drunk, and their judgement is impaired. From this, they swerve into your lane and cause a serious side-on collision.
  • A driver is driving over the speed limit, meaning they cannot brake quick enough when you are braking ahead of them. You suffer whiplash as they rear-end your car.

All of the examples above are illustrative, so please do not worry if your circumstances aren’t listed. It is always best to have a chat with our team about the details of your accident, and they can determine your personal injury claim eligibility.

What are No Win No Fee agreements?

Is No Win No Fee really free? How does it really work? Legal Expert will confirm that the service really is free to you! Any fees payable will only be taken from the compensation awarded to a successful claim.

Legal Expert provide solicitors that work on a transparent fee structure meaning that you will know what percentage of your fee will be payable BEFORE your claim is won and this will be detailed in your agreement.

How do I take advantage of your No Win No Fee service?

Please ring Legal Expert and talk to one of our team who will be able to advise you on any aspect of the question of how do No Win No Fee solicitors work? Remember that time is of the essence as all claims must be made within a 3 year window of diagnosis and NOT when the injury or disease took place. This means that even if you suffered your injury/industrial disease years ago – you could still be eligible to make a claim!

Where can I find out more about personal injury claims?

Whether you are seeking further information on a claim or have made the decision to instruct us to legally represent your eligible claim please visit the Legal Expert website or telephone to speak directly to one of our team. We can answer any question you may have which will help you to make the important decision of beginning your claim or take the first legal step of actually making your claim through the legal process to win the compensation you deserve!

Speak to us today

Talk to Legal Expert today! You can ring 0800 073 8804 to speak to one of our team or request a call back at your convenience.

Helpful guides and local contact information

As well as contacting personal injury solicitors for Halifax, you may wish to also contact the following in the event of suffering a personal injury:

Police
West Yorkshire Police
Richmond Cl,
Halifax
HX1 5TW
Tel: 101
Web: www.westyorkshire.police.uk/my-neighbourhood/calderdale/halifax

Hospital

Calderdale Royal Hospital
Salterhebble,
Halifax,
West Yorkshire
HX3 0PW

Been hit by a foreign driver? – If a driver from abroad has hit you, you can still claim accident compensation.

Accidents on the streets – Likewise, if you’ve suffered due to a pavement injury, you can claim.

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