There is a lot of encouragement in the media for people to claim compensation if they have suffered an injury, but many people do not understand what constitutes a valid injury claim. Ead personal injury solicitors are always willing to answer any questions that you might have regarding making a claim, but here are some of the basic facts relating to personal injury law.
Firstly, the injury must have occurred due to the negligent behaviour of another, whether they are an employer, a landlord, a medical practitioner or the driver of another vehicle. This is a fundamental rule and claims that cannot prove negligence on the part of another will not succeed.
Secondly, there is a time limit within which the majority of claims must be started and this is usually three years. Two such exceptions are when the injury was sustained by a minor and where the claim involves medical negligence solicitors that may not have been discovered until sometime after the negligent act. Other exceptions also apply and details of these can be obtained from any of the friendly and approachable Ead personal injury solicitors.
In order to establish negligence, the law requires that certain conditions be met. Basically, these conditions are that a) there exists a duty of care between the person being held responsible for the alleged negligence and the victim, b) this duty of care must have been breached and c) the victim suffered loss as a result of that breach. A good example of these conditions can be found in cases of medical negligence. In such instances, the medical practitioner owes a duty of care to their patient. Where they fail to take adequate care, that duty is breached and the victim can suffer loss of health as a result. There are many areas of life in which there exists a duty, so in order to find out how your claim relates to these rules, talk to one of the Ead personal injury solicitors who specialise in this area.