If you’re in need of a ‘personal injury solicitor, Chester’, we are here to help. As proud members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, our personal injury team is dedicated to ensuring that anyone injured in an accident that wasn’t their fault receives the compensation they deserve.
To speak to our personal injury experts please call us free of charge on 0800 988 3674 or Make A Free Online Enquiry.
How can our personal injury solicitors, Chester, help?
Our personal injury solicitors, Chester, have vast experience in personal injury claims of all types. Just some of our areas of expertise include the following:
• Accidents at work.
Employers have strict legal duties to keep their employees safe while at work and protect them from harm. If they breach those duties and you are injured in an accident as a result, you may be able to make a personal injury claim against your employer.
Examples of the types of measures your employer should implement to fulfil their duty include the following:
- Ensure the premises are safe, for example, by providing adequate lighting and ventilation.
- Ensure all plant and machinery works properly and is safe to use.
- Provide employees with adequate training on their roles.
- Provide adequate health and safety training
- Provide the appropriate PPE (personal protective equipment), such as goggles and helmets.
If your employer fails in their legal duty to keep you safe and you are injured as a result, you may be entitled to compensation. Your employer will have employers’ liability insurance in place, so it will be the insurance company and not your employer who will pay your compensation. Your employer cannot treat you any differently for having held them to account for their failings; if they do, you may be able to make an employment tribunal claim against them.
• Road traffic accidents.
All road users owe all other road users a duty of care. That duty is to take reasonable care not to do anything that might harm someone else. Road users include drivers, passengers, cyclists, pedestrians, and horse riders.
If a road user breaches their duty of care and causes an accident in which you were injured, you may be eligible for personal injury compensation. Examples of the types of incidents that may give rise to a claim include the following:
- A driver opening their door into the path of a cyclist, causing them to fall off or collide with another vehicle.
- A driver causing a crash for failing to give way when they should have.
- A driver turning left without checking for a cyclist and knocking them over.
- A driver failing to stop at a zebra crossing and running over a pedestrian.
• Slips, trips, and falls.
Slips, trips, and falls can happen anywhere and are often nobody’s fault. However, if your accident was caused by someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation.
Some examples of situations in which a slip, trip, or fall may give rise to a personal injury claim include the following:
- Slipping on a spillage in a supermarket that was not indicated by appropriate signage.
- Tripping over a cable or wire on the floor of a shop.
- Tripping over a raised pavement.
- Falling down stairs due to inadequate lighting or tripping hazards.
• Children’s accident claims
Seeing your child injured and in pain can be incredibly distressing. When the accident that caused their injury was someone else’s fault, you may be able to make a personal injury claim on behalf of your child.
Personal injury claims involving children follow essentially the same process as those made by adults. However, any settlement offer must be approved by the court before you can accept it to ensure your child is not undercompensated. When the matter is resolved, your child’s compensation will be held on trust for them until they turn 18.
How our personal injury solicitors, Chester, can help
Our personal injury solicitors, Chester, combine exceptional legal expertise with a friendly, welcoming attitude. We understand how daunting the personal injury claims process can be, and we will support you at every stage. Not only will we ensure you secure the highest amount of compensation possible, but we will also assist with any rehabilitation needs to ensure you receive the care you need.
We work on most personal injury cases on a no win, no fee basis, to ensure anyone injured because of someone else’s negligence can claim the compensation they deserve, whatever their financial situation. Under our no win, no fee arrangement, you don’t pay us anything unless and until you win your claim. Therefore, you can hold those responsible for your accident to account while taking on no financial risk.
To speak to our personal injury experts please call us free of charge on 0800 988 3674 or Make A Free Online Enquiry.
