Road traffic accidents
Passenger injured in head-on collision
Our client was an unrestrained passenger in a friends vehicle which collided head on with another vehicle. Our client suffered a serious fracture to his leg which required surgery under a general anaesthetic. The injuries caused by the car crash have left the client with ongoing symptoms and whilst our client was not absent from work for a significant period, future job opportunities may have been prejudiced.
We were able to obtain evidence from our appointed medical expert which confirmed that the client’s injuries would not have been avoided had a seatbelt been worn and therefore the standard 25% reduction in damages was avoided. The case was concluded prior to the issue of court proceedings.
Mr W received £65,000 in compensation
Traumatic brain injury due to hit-and- run driver
Our client was crossing the road and had made it safely into the centre of the road where there were bollards that acted as a pedestrian refuge. He was then struck by a driver who was speeding and could not be traced. Our client sustained a severe head injury leading to brain damage, an injury to his neck, pelvis and femur and will require future care. He worked as a shop assistant before the accident but is now unemployable.
Mr. A was awarded just over a £1,000,000 for his injuries and consequential losses.
Pedestrian sustained foot injury due to careless driver
We have successfully settled a case in the last month for a gentleman who’s foot was ran over whilst out running on the pavement. The defendant was pulling into his driveway, did not see our client and ran over his foot.
It became clear at an early stage that there was some problem with the defendant’s insurance position. Our usual checks to determine the availability of insurance for the defendants were made and initially revealed that the defendant was not insured. We understand that the police were considering charging him for lack of insurance.
A claim form was submitted to the Motor Insurers Bureau, an organisation which compensates victims of uninsured drivers. Insurance details were subsequently obtained although the insurers confirmed that there was a problem with indemnity.
The defendant himself would not admit liability in the face of overwhelming evidence and we persuaded his insurers to deal with the claim in the absence of an admission from their insured.
A medical report was obtained on behalf of our client which revealed that our client would be left with pain in his foot which should resolve within 21 months of the accident. The claimant’s numbness in his foot was expected to be permanent but of nuisance value only. Thankfully our client did not lose any earnings as a result of the accident.
We were able to obtain an interim payment from the defendants insurers to fund physiotherapy privately for our client, after which time he noticed a substantial improvement in his symptoms.
Our client received compensation for his injuries and losses. Our costs were paid for by the Defendants insurers as we were acting for him on a “no win, no fee” basis. His claim was subsequently settled within two months of him receiving physiotherapy. The claimant has now received his compensation, is feeling a lot better and can now get on with his life.
Mr Q – Received £6,000 by way of compensation
Road traffic accident in residential area
We successfully settled a case in May 2011 for a gentleman who was driving along a residential road when the third party driver pulled out of a side road which was to the right hand side of our client. The third party collided into the offside driver’s area of our client’s vehicle. Our client was by himself at the time of the accident.
On submitting the client’s claim to the third party insurers they did not respond. However we were confident that our client client’s claim would be successful so continued with their claim accordingly.
We had our client medically examined within 2 months of the date of the accident. On receiving the medical report the expert confirmed that the client had sustained an injury to his neck, shoulder, back and suffered travel anxiety. He further confirmed that our client had been involved in a previous road traffic accident some 11 months prior to the accident but had made a full recovery from this. A course of physiotherapy treatment was recommended to aid his recovery. Finally the expert believed that the client would achieve a full recovery within 9 months of the date of the accident.
The client symptoms began to ease quickly and he confirmed that he did not feel that a course of physiotherapy treatment would be beneficial to him anymore. He felt that he would recover as anticipated by the medical expert and wanted to settle his claim.
We disclosed a copy of his medical report to the third party insurers inviting offers in settlement of his claim.
We received a reasonable settlement offer shortly after which the client accepted. Our client received his compensation and disbursements were paid for by the defendants insurers as we were acting for him on a “no win, no fee” basis.
Mrs P received £2600.00 in compensation
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