If you feel that you have a claim for compensation, due to suffering an injury, it’s important to get advice from legal experts who can help you pursue your claim.

Personal injury solicitors are sometimes known as ‘accident solicitors’.  For injury compensation cases, solicitors may charge different rates depending on how complicated your claim is likely to be, and the experience of the person assigned to your case.  It’s a good idea to shop around.

There is no legal aid or public funding for personal injury claims, but many solicitors offer a ‘no win, no fee’ arrangement, which is a kind of insurance policy.  Otherwise, you may have to pay expenses for things like experts’ reports out of your own pocket but if you win your case, the other party will usually pay most of your legal costs.

Many experts offering injury compensation services will offer a first meeting completely free of charge.  This helps both you and the personal injury solicitor, get an overview of the circumstances and decide whether you have a reasonable chance of success in making a claim.

You’ll be asked for details of the injury (you may need to provide medical evidence), how it happened and why you believe that someone else is responsible, the details of any witnesses, and information about the financial loss you’ve suffered.

If you think you have a case for making a personal injury claim, and you’d like to find out more about injury compensation, then you can use our search tool to find a suitable solicitor in your area.

Questions you might like to ask your solicitor…

• How long is my case likely to take?
• How much will it cost me to go through with my case?
• Are any experts’ reports included in your charges?
• Is there anyone I should notify that I’m making a claim?