Personal Injury Law And Claiming Compensation
Personal Injury Law And Claiming Compensation
When a personal accident happens in the work place or whilst an individual is out and about then they have 3 years to make a claim. That is unless the individual is below the age of 18. A person who is under 18 has until their 21st birthday to make a claim. Personal injury law is important to understand when making a compensation claim.
When a person has a mental break down due to pressure at work they have a right to claim compensation. As long as that person can prove that the break down was as a direct result from stress at work then they have a valid case. An individual will have to go through court proceedings where they will have to give evidence.
If the lawyer is successful and wins the case then they will be able to take a standard fee as well as an uplift also known as a success fee. The winning fee must not be more than 100% of the lawyer’s usual standard pay. When a professional company is helping the case they will need to collect evidence and ask questions to gather more information about the injury.
In Britain a claim must be made within 3 years of the accident. If the claim is not made within 3 years of the accident then the claimant will lose his right to claim. Accidents often happen at work and need to be recorded in an accident book as soon as they have occurred.
Work places have a responsibility to keep the details of an accident recorded. When any employee has an accident at work they need to record it in the work places record book. The record book gets stored in a safe place and kept for a minimum of 3 years. The work place also has a duty of care to have a first aid box on the premises available for employers who get injured during work hours.
The other consideration to take is has this physical injury also harmed your mental health? Have you been affected in any way mentally? Do you have problems going out because of the accident? Have you lost your confidence and suffer from anxiety? Are you unable to work because of not being able to handle stress levels? Do you feel depressed or worried about things you were not before? If so the court needs to take into consideration the way the physical injury might have affected your mental health.