The areas we specialise in are

• Multiple and Severe Injuries/Catastrophic
• Accidents at Work
• Road Traffic Accidents
• Pavement and Shop Tripping/Slipping
• Miscellaneous
• Case transfers from other solicitors
• Injury types
• Types of Damages
• Cases we do not usually deal with.

Multiple and Severe Injuries/Catastrophic Claims

Multiple Injuries
Motorbike Accidents
Severe Injuries
Catastrophic Claims
Fatal Accidents
Spinal (Paraplegia and Tetraplegia)
Brachial Tear injuries
Amputations
Asbestos related claims
Burn/Plastic Surgery Injuries
Loss and Partial Loss of Sight/Eyes

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Accidents at Work

Dockyard and Boatyard Accidents
Manual Handling /Lifting at Work injuries
Back Injuries
Falls
Tripping and Slipping
Construction Site Accidents
Scaffolding Accidents
Accidents on ladders
Quarries and Mines
Nursing and Care Homes
Hospital injuries: manual handling of patients and equipment and tripping/slipping
Industrial/Factory Machinery accidents
Electrical Accidents
Confined Spaces accidents
Industrial Disease
Deafness
VWF (Vibration White Finger)
Asbestos related conditions including pleural plaque

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Road Traffic Accidents

Car Accidents
Motorbike accidents
Cyclists
Pedestrians
Children
Car Passengers
Bus Passengers
Rear end shunts
50/50 “Knock for Knock” accidents (head-ons on country lanes)
Children knocked down

Drunken Pedestrians
Taxi drivers (including replacement hire cabs and self employed loss of earnings)
Private Hire drivers
HGV drivers
Vehicles emerging from car parks
Contributory negligence claims (e.g.you are to blame but a part of the blame is someone else’s)
Husbands/Wives/Partners as passengers driving in the same car
Reversing accidents involving husbands/wives and partners
Uninsured Claims (MIB)
Untraced Driver Claims (MIB)

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Pavement and Shop Tripping/Slipping Accidents

Pavement Tripping
Highway Tripping
Missing Grids/Drains
Supermarket Slipping injuries
Shop Slipping/Tripping
Tripping/Slipping/Falls at Work
Playground and Leisure Accidents

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Miscellaneous & Other

Criminal Injury Compensation CICA claims
Holiday & Package Tour Accidents
Air Travel Accidents
Train Crash Injuries
Cruise Ship Accidents
Armed Forces Accidents since 5 May 1987
Professional Negligence claims against personal injury solicitors and claims management companies (Usually failure to commence within three years of the accident or under-settling)
Personal Injury Claims close to the three-year limitation period

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Case Transfers from other solicitors

Case transfers from Legal Expense Solicitors
Case Transfers from other solicitors
Transfers from Union solicitors
Acting for you using your own Legal Expense Insurance Policy (You have the statutory right to your own choice of solicitor)

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Injuries

Neck
Whiplash
Mid Back: Thoracic
Lower Back Lumbar Spine & Coccyx
Pelvic Fractures and Injuries
Fractured Sternum
Shoulder Injuries
Fractures to Upper Arm (Humerus)
Fractures to Elbows
Fractures to Radius/Ulna
Wrist Injuries
Hand Injuries
Fingers/Thumbs
Vibration White Finger (VWF)
Leg and Knee Injuries
Ankle Injuries and Fractures
Foot Injuries
Head Injuries
Psychological Injuries (PTSD)
Headaches
Loss of Sight/Eyes
Facial Fractures
Dermatitis
Burns and Scalds
Scarring
Deafness
Loss of Ears/loss of part

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Types of damages:

Damages for Pain and Suffering
Loss of Amenity
Disadvantage on the Open Labour Market
Loss of Congenial Employment
Loss of Enjoyment
Loss of Earning Capacity
Loss of Earnings
Repayment of salary advances to employers
Interim Payments
Interest on Damages for Pain and Suffering
Interest on Damages for Financial Losses
Medical Treatment Costs
Physio Treatment
Chiropractic Treatment
Osteopath Treatment
Dental Treatment
Travel for Medical Treatment
Hospital Parking Expenses
Replacement vehicle expenses
Taxi fares
Damaged Clothing
Damaged Helmets and Motorcycle clothing e.g. Leathers
Self Employed Earnings
Taxi and Private Hire Earnings
Unpaid Care and Assistance from family members
Prosthetics and Artificial Limbs
Aids and equipment for Disability
Long term care needs

In appropriate cases we can arrange the following on the basis of deferred payment from damages recovered:

Credit Car Hire (ie Replacement vehicles)
Taxi/Private Credit Hire
Commercial/HGV Credit Hire
Physio Treatment
Chiropractors Treatment
Osteopath Treatment
Psychological assessment and Treatment
Rehabilitation Treatment
Independent Vehicle Inspection and Valuation

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What we don’t usually deal with:

We are specialists and it is important that we tell you what we don’t
usually deal with:

• Community Funded Clinical Negligence i.e. the old Legal Aid but we do undertake privately funded Clinical Negligence claims
• Most Stress at Work claims (except physical harassment/bullying)
• Most Repetitive Strain Injuries RSI (except back/manual handling injuries due to weight)

(The above categories are not usually dealt with due to unfavourable case law and the difficulty in obtaining legal expense insurance for you)

• Divorce and Matrimonial
• Property and Conveyancing
• Wills & Probate

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