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Did You Know…

A severe knee injury that causes major disruption to your joint, as well as pain and ligament damage, could be worth:

£69,730 to £96,210

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How Public Interest Lawyers Can Help With Compensation Claims

At Public Interest Lawyers, we go out of our way to provide you with the very best service we can.

We specialise in helping people pursue a wide range of compensation claims, from personal injury and medical negligence to data breach and professional negligence.

We offer a free case check via our 24-hour helpline, so if you’d like to check your eligibility to claim today, simply call us on the number at the top of this page. 

What Types Of Cases Can We Help You With?

We’re able to support you with a range of case types, including:

  • Personal injury claims, including accidents at work, road traffic accidents and public liability.
  • Medical negligence claims
  • Data breach
  • Criminal Injuries compensation claims
  • Professional Negligence

If you’d like to learn more about a particular type of compensation claim, just click the button below:

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Can I Make A Personal Injury Compensation Claim?

While we’re able to help you with a wide range of case types, as detailed above, we specialise in personal injury law.

Personal injury covers accidents at work, injuries sustained in public places, and road traffic accidents.

In order to make a personal injury claim, you must be able to prove that:

  • You were owed a duty of care.
  • This was breached.
  • You experienced an injury because of this breach.

How Long Do I Have To Claim Personal Injury Compensation

It is vital that you start your personal injury claim before the time limit expires. If you don’t you could be prevented from making a compensation claim. This is set out in the Limitation Act 1980 as typically three years from the date of the accident.

However, there are some exceptions in certain circumstances. These include:

  • Children under the age of 18. In these cases, the limitation period is frozen until their 18th birthday. Before this, a court-appointed litigation friend can start the legal process on their behalf. However, if they reach 18 years of age without a claim being filed for them, they will have three years from the date of their 18th birthday to begin proceedings.
  • Those who lack the mental capacity to file a claim for themselves. These parties have an indefinite suspension applied to the limitation period that lasts for as long as they are unable to represent themselves. During this time, a litigation friend can start the claims process for them. However, if the injured party recovers this capacity and a claim was not already filed for them, they will have three years from the date it was determined that capacity had been regained to begin one.

How To Make A Public Liability Injury Claim

Although it is nice to think that nothing bad will ever happen to us, the truth is that public liability claims are a necessity for many people. In the following post, we will explain all you need to know about making a public liability claim.

Public liability can be explained as the duty of care a business, organisation or individual owes the general public to ensure a public area or space is safe for use.

Companies are advised to take out public liability insurance to enable them to give compensation to members of the general public who are injured on their property or areas when they are at fault.

There is a wide variety of accidents and injuries that qualify a public liability claim, including:

  • Trips, slips and falls that have been caused by untreated surfaces in winter weather, poorly maintained pavements and footpaths and potholes. This can apply to areas such as car parks, schools shopping centres, supermarkets and damaged stairwells.
  • Objects causing injuries, either by falling from a height onto the public, or sharp objects that should have been moved or covered over to make them safe.
  • Obstructions on a footpath road or any other hazards that can cause trips.

Though the above list is not exhaustive, it gives you a good idea of the kind of accidents and injuries you should make a public liability claim against.

What If The Property Or Public Area Owner Does Not Have Public Liability Insurance?

In the event that the owner of the property or the person or organisation responsible for the public area where you suffered from injuries or had an accident does not have public liability insurance, don’t worry. You are still eligible to make a claim for compensation.

Starting A Public Liability Claim

As personal injury and public liability law are complicated, it is not advisable to put forward a claim representing yourself. It is inevitable that the opposing side would use their legal representative’s knowledge to undermine any aspect of your case even if there is video evidence. Make sure you contact a personal injury lawyer with experience in public area accidents, and they will be able to help you out with making a successful claim which sees you receiving the compensation you are entitled to.

From our survey, these are the best public liability lawyers in the UK

  • The UK’s biggest personal injury website LegalExpert.co.uk very helpful and free live chat.
  • The Accident Claims Company website AccidentClaims.co.uk provides in-depth guides to council claims.
  • Beckett & Co Solicitors website BeckettAndCo.co.uk with advice on common supermarket accidents.
  • Advice UK. One of the UK’s biggest legal advice websites is Advice.co.uk very helpful and provides personal injury advice.
  • Thorntons. The Thornotns-Law.co.uk website has a detailed guide to pothole accidents that have caused injury.

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Workplace Accident Claims

If you suffer an injury at work and believe it was your employer’s fault, you could also claim compensation. All workplaces have to comply with health and safety legislation that ensures risks of harm are reduced.

These risks can include anything from loose wires in an office, dropped oil in a warehouse, or faulty machinery in a factory.

If your employer should have taken steps to rectify the issue, then you could have grounds to seek compensation.

Many people worry about claiming against their employer, but you have legal protections in place so that you can get compensation you’re entitled to without fear of any action being taken against you.

If you’d like to learn more about injury at work claims or would like to discover more accidents at work compensation examples, head here.

Medical Negligence Claims

To make a medical negligence claim, you must have evidence that proves:

  • You were owed a duty of care.
  • This duty was breached.
  • You came to harm that could have been avoided due to this breach.

When you are under the care of a healthcare professional, they must provide you with the correct level of care. This is the duty of care medical professionals owe their patients. If they fail to meet the correct standard and you suffer avoidable harm because of this breach, you might be entitled to seek medical negligence compensation.

However, not all harm experienced in a medical setting is eligible for compensation. If a medical professional has provided a service that meets the correct standards, but you still experience harm, you may not meet the eligibility criteria to seek compensation.

Data Breach Compensation Claims

In recent years, the UK has introduced stringent data protection laws, including the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). These set the framework for protecting personal data as well as the eligibility requirements you must meet in order to make a data breach claim.

You must have evidence that shows:

  • The data breach occurred due to the data controller or processor’s failure to comply with data protection laws.
  • Your personal data was compromised in the breach.
  • As a result of this breach, you suffered financial losses or damage to your mental health.

A data breach is considered to be a security incident. During this incident, personal data may be destroyed, lost, disclosed, altered or subject to unauthorised access.

Recently, some high-profile data breaches have occurred through cyber criminals gaining access to personal data. These include:

  • Capita data breach. Capita offers consulting, digital and software solutions to businesses with clients in the public and private sectors. In March 2023, they suffered a cyberattack which has impacted thousands of people.

However, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), most data breaches occur through human error.

Criminal Injury Claims

If you suffered an injury due to another party’s crime of violence, you might be able to seek compensation through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). The CICA handle compensation claims for victims of violent crime in England, Scotland and Wales.

In order to have a valid criminal injury claim, you must meet the eligibility criteria. This includes:

  • The incident must have been reported to the police. You will require your crime reference number when making a claim. Additionally, you must cooperate with the police in their investigation.
  • You need to make your claim within the time limit. When claiming through the CICA, this is generally two years. However, some exceptions apply.
  • You must have been injured in a crime of violence. This could be a mental or physical injury and you can claim for up to three injuries. A crime of violence is an attack or threat of attack where the victim had reasonable fear it would occur, sexual assault or arson. There are some circumstances that allow for witnesses of incidents where their loved one was injured could claim. You will need medical evidence to support your claim.
  • Additionally, you will need to meet the residency requirements.

You might be able to seek personal injury compensation against a vicariously liable party instead of making your claim through the CICA. This applies in cases where blame can be partly placed on an organisation that owed you a duty of care.

Can I Claim On A No Win No Fee Basis?

If you are eligible to seek compensation, you may like to instruct a solicitor to work on your case. One of the solicitors from our panel could help. They usually provide their services on a No Win No Fee basis under the terms of a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This is a type of No Win No Fee arrangement.

When your solicitor provides their representation under this type of agreement, they generally won’t require you to pay for their services upfront. There also won’t be any ongoing fees.

However, should you be awarded compensation following a successful claim, your solicitor will take a success fee out of your settlement. This amount is a percentage that is subject to a legal cap. You will not be asked to pay this fee if you are not awarded compensation following an unsuccessful claim.

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