Public Place Injury Claims Solicitors in Manchester
Our job is to prove who’s at fault in a public injury claim & understanding our clients is a necessity.
Our job is to prove who’s at fault in a public injury claim & understanding our clients is a necessity.
If you’ve been injured in an accident in a public place that wasn’t your fault then you may be able to make a compensation claim. Accidents in a public place can happen almost anywhere, from shops or gymnasiums to bars, restaurants or open public spaces.
If you slip or fall in a supermarket, injure yourself on faulty gym equipment or trip over a loose paving stone your injuries could have been caused because someone else was negligent. If this is the case the team at TJL will do everything they can to build a claim for the compensation you’re entitled to.
We understand that a compensation payment can never truly make up for being let down and injured in this way, but it can act as a marker for the fact that you were badly let down while simply going about your day to day life. At the same time, compensation can make sure that you don’t suffer financially, as well as physically and psychologically.
If the party with a duty of care to anyone using a public place fails in that duty of care they have been negligent. If this leads to you being injured, you have every right to seek compensation, and the team at TJL will do all we can to make sure you get what you’re entitled to.
The amount of compensation awarded for a successful claim following an accident in a public place will vary, from a few thousand pounds for minor injuries up to more than a million for injuries which are life-changing and will require on-going care and medical attention.
When we work on your compensation claim we’ll estimate the likely compensation pay-out once we’ve clearly established the details of your case. If the estimated amount changes as the claim progresses – i.e. if more details of your injuries emerge – we will keep you fully up to date and informed.
In all cases following accidents in a public place the compensation will be made up of general damages and special damages.
General damages are intended to reflect the nature of the injuries you have suffered, and the impact those injuries have had and will continue to have. Factors taken into account include:
The final figure will be reached with the help of a publication called the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG), which includes a suggested compensation range for specific injuries, depending on their long term prognosis.
In any public place there will be a party with a duty of care to those able to access that place. This could be the management of a pub or bar, or the local authority with oversight of a playground.
If you contact TJL following an accident in a public place we’ll be able to identify the body or persons responsible for that space, and whether we think they have been negligent. The accidents in a public place that form the basis of the compensation claims we handle could include the following:
They are calculated to ensure that you are not left in a worse financial position than you would have been if the accident had never happened.
Damages of this kind are meant to cover the loss of any earnings or pension caused by the impact the injuries have on your ability to work for a living. They also compensate for any expenses directly related to the injuries, such as the following:
The legal time limit for claiming compensation following an accident in a public place is 3 years after the accident happens. The few exceptions to the 3 year rule include the following:
Despite the 3 year limit being in place we would always recommend starting the compensation claim process as soon as possible after your accident in a public place.
We know how traumatic and distressing it can be to be injured in this way, particularly if it only happens because someone was negligent.
Our commitment to getting the compensation you deserve is combined with taking the stress and work of the compensation claim out of your hands, leaving you to concentrate on recovering. One of the ways we do this is by breaking the claims process down into a series of more manageable individual steps:
If the public place was the responsibility of a local authority, you should email them with an account of your accident as soon as you are able to.
We never settle for anything less than 100% of the compensation you deserve, which is why we’ve managed to win more than £43 million for our clients. If it takes longer than usual to agree compensation – perhaps because of the complexity of your injuries – we will apply for interim payments to help you cope until the process is completed.
We secured an admission of liability at an early stage and ultimately settled the claim for £27,000.00, which included a claim for future surgery costs.
We acted for a 59 year old man who sustained severe ligament damage to his ankle after tripping on a grid which was protruding from the ground on a new build housing estate.
Most personal injury claims follow a similar process, whether you were hurt at work, in a road traffic accident, while cycling, or in a public place. But no two claims are exactly the same.
A personal injury claim can arise when someone else’s negligence causes your injury. This could be a careless driver, an employer, or a business that failed to fix a dangerous condition. But whether you have grounds to make a claim depends on how the accident happened and who is responsible. Not every accident necessarily leads to a valid personal injury claim.
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In the immediate aftermath of any accident in a public place you should do the following:
Yes, you can make a claim following an accident in a public place if you were partly at fault, providing the other party was primarily to blame. If it’s decided that you were 20% responsible for the accident and your injuries, then 20% will be deducted from the final agreed amount of compensation.
Yes, we handle compensation claims for an accident in a public place on a no win no fee basis. This means the following:
Yes, you can make a claim following an accident in a public place if you don’t have insurance. The criteria for making the claim are:
While there is no legal obligation to use a solicitor when you make an accident in a public place it would be extremely risky to claim compensation on your own. When you work with the team at TJL, on the other hand, you’re working with experts who understand the complexity of the law applying to negligence and accidents in a public place.
Our success rate when it comes to personal injury claims is more than 95%, and we’ve helped more than 15,000 people to get the compensation they are entitled to. We understand what it takes to prove negligence following an accident in a public place, and how much compensation each and every one of our clients is entitled to.
We never settle for anything less than 100% of the compensation you deserve following an accident in a public place, and that’s why we’ve won more than £43 million for the clients we’ve represented. We’ll track down the evidence needed to make your claim and handle all of the negotiations, leaving you with the space and time to concentrate on recovering from your injuries and getting on with living your life.
We understand how devastating it can be to find yourself injured in an accident while just going about your day to day life. That’s why we work in a supportive and empathetic manner, helping you to access any additional support you need and being on hand to answer any questions you have whenever you want to ask them.
We talk in English, not legal jargon, and you’ll always be dealing directly with a member of the TJL team. We do all of this on a no win no fee basis, meaning you don’t have to worry about legal fees up front, only pay anything if you win, and get to keep the majority of any compensation you are awarded.
If you’ve been injured in a public place and think you might have been the victim of negligence please contact us. If we think you could be eligible to claim compensation we’ll get straight to work putting your claim together, and we won’t stop working until we’ve built the strongest possible case.
Our team of solicitors will handle your case personally.
We are based in Manchester and all our work is done in-house.
Our solicitors are fully trained and qualified to handle your case.
We are dedicated to winning your case and there are no hidden fees.
TJL Solicitors LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (registered number: OC367616) and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA Number: 564906). Registered office: Washbrook House, Lancastrian Office Centre, Talbot Road, Manchester, England, M32 0FP. A list of our partners can be found here. We use the word partner to refer to a member of the LLP.
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