To give your claim the best possible chance of a successful outcome you should engage an experienced personal injury solicitor. A trusted, highly experienced professional will have a depth of experience of this aspect of the law and also the negotiation experienced to ensure that you, as the client, get the level of settlement you deserve. If the case ends up in court your solicitor will have the litigation experience required to represent you successfully.
To start with, your personal injury solicitor will give you honest, professional advice regarding whether or not you should proceed with a case. If they think your case is weak and doesn't have a good chance of success then they will advise you against proceeding and incurring unecessary legal fees. An experienced personal injury solicitor has detailed knowledge of the law and the relevant procedures so your case should progress quickly towards settlement - it will certainly be settled much quicker and more efficiently than would be the case if you attempted to handle the case yourself.
The majority of personal injury cases don't end up in court and are resolved through negotiation by your solicitor. At Greg Winters solicitors we have over 25 years expeirience of successfully assessing and negotiating exactly these type of claims so that our clients receive the maximum benefits available to them.
The representatives of the liable party could well approach you directly and offer you a settlement figure. However, unless you are being guided by an experienced personal injury solicitor it is almost impossible to gauge whether or not the sum you are bing offered is fair and sufficient to cover the both the short term and long term losses you will incur as a consequence of the injuries you sustained in your accident. At Greg Winters Solicitors we have the depth of experience in Personal injury law to analyse all relevant matters relating to the accident in a way that builds a compelling argument for fully deserved compensation .
A successful personal injury claim will see the defending party have to pay some of your solicitor’s fees. If your personal injury solicitor takes on your case on a no win, no fee basis, then their fees (agreed with your solicitor at the outset) will be deducted from your settlement amount.