Claims Arriving Back Into The Control Of Solicitors

Further to the demise of claims companies, Claims Direct and the Accident Group, personal injury claims are returning to the control of solicitors.

The importance of solicitors handling personal injury claims cannot be underestimated. Even the most straight forward accident claim can turn into a nightmare when issues of liability and causation arise. Furthermore, liability may be admitted by the Defendant or his insurance company but quantum may be disputed. Quantum is the legal term for value.

In English law the injured victim of an accident which causes them personal injury is compensated for the pain and suffering they undergo. Damages in English law are sometimes said to be inadequate in that someone suffering from a whiplash type injury for a six month period may only receive approximately £1,500 for that injury. this leads many Claimants aggrieved.

On the other hand, a Claimant injured for six weeks may receive £1,000 for his six week whiplash injury and to the six month suffer this may seem unfair.

At the other end of the spectrum there are the extremely serious injuries resulting in loss of limbs and sometimes loss of life. These cases can become extremely complex and this is were solicitors can be invaluable to the Client.

Solicitors main duty is to their Client and any solicitor who falls short in that duty is open to disciplinary procedures from their regulating body.

The demise of the claims companies may now allow for solicitors to do the job they are trained to do for the benefit of their Clients. The return of personal injury law to solicitors should also result in more effective services for victims of accidents. The general public are now more aware of competency among solicitors and anyone injured and wishing to pursue a claim for personal injury as a result of an accident that was not their fault, should, ensure that the solicitor they instruct is a member of APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers).

APIL is a organisation dedicated to the needs of accident victims. It is a organisation that will campaign on behalf of such victims.

In conclusion it can be seen that the demise of claims companies, the return of personal injury law to solicitors and organisations such as APIL can only benefit the injured victim, protecting and looking after their interests.