Accidents and Injuries
Introduction
Ashfords' Personal Injury Department represents clients (both Claimant and Defendant) across the UK with specific focus on the South West. We advise clients in relation to all types of personal injury work including accidents at work and road traffic accidents.
The department deals with recovery of uninsured losses arising from accidents of all types and offers a claims handling service for specialist brokers and a new claims handling service for road accidents – Ashclaims.
We act for
- private individuals
- businesses
- insurance companies
- Unions
- legal expense insurers
- brokers.
We offer flexible funding including Conditional Fee Agreements ("no win, no fee") where appropriate. Where possible we offer home/hospital visits.
The Department is based in our Exeter, Taunton and Tiverton offices.
We are members of the
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
- Solicitors Regulation Authority's Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme
Work handled includes:
Personal Injury Claims arising out of Road Traffic Accidents including:
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
- Coach Accidents
- Pedestrian Accidents
- Motor Insurer Bureau - Claim Information Guide
- Accidents at Work
- Farm Accidents
- Fatal Accidents
- Sports Injuries
- Personal Injury Claims arising out of Food Poisoning
- Defective Products
- Accidents Overseas
- Holiday Claims
- Medical negligence claims
- Animals Act Claims (claims involving horses, dogs etc)
- CICA claims
- Claims on behalf of children
- Claims involving the Court of Protection
- Tripping and Slipping Accidents
- Uninsured Loss Recovery Claims for Commercial Transport
Recent work undertaken includes:
- The Department acted for a client who suffered a stroke following injuries received as a passenger in a road traffic accident. She is now severely disabled and requires 24 hour care in her own specially adapted accommodation. Just prior to trial in the High Court, compensation was agreed at a total figure of £2,300,000.00.
- We recovered £50,000 in damages when we acted for a client who was involved in a farming accident. Our client was helping a friend repair a mower on the back of a tractor when the tractor was started and a two foot long blade came off causing significant injuries to our client's ankle.
- We have acted for a client involved in a motorcycle accident in London who was travelling on the inside of a lane of stationary traffic when a passenger in a vehicle in that queue of traffic opened the door striking our client's right hand causing significant injuries. Our client's claim for general and special damages including a large loss of earnings settled for £207,500.
- We recovered £7,250 compensation for a client involved in a road traffic accident in which her silicone breast implant was banged and had to be replaced.
- We acted for a client who was sexually abused as a child when in care and we were able to settle our client's claim for £40,000.
- We acted for a client who was involved in a road traffic accident when an oncoming vehicle collided with our client's vehicle head on, causing our client severe multiple injuries to both legs. This case involved the assistance of Case Managers and our client's claim settled for £300,000.
- We acted for a client who was injured at work when he was picked up in a clamp with a pallet of bricks and dumped on the ground. We recovered £52,000 in compensation for our client.
- We acted for a client who suffered an injury from a trolley being pushed by a steward on an aircraft which injured our client's elbow causing a tennis elbow type injury. Our client received approximately £2,000 in compensation.
Would you like to receive free initial advice?
Accident and Injury - Free Initial Advice Form
We will respond to your enquiry within one working day.
Legal Aid is no longer available for the majority of personal injury claims. For information on alternative forms of funding please see funding arrangements.
We hold a Legal Service Commission Franchise for Family, Crime and Personal Injury matters and are able to offer public funding (Legal Aid) for those who are eligible, dependent on the nature of your claim and your financial circumstances. Public funding helps those who cannot afford solicitors' costs.
The Legal Services Commission has on its website at www.clsdirect.org.uk a calculator which you can use to determine whether you might qualify financially for Legal Aid. Alternatively, we would be happy to advise whether you qualify and if so help you to complete the application forms.
For further information on Legal Aid please contact Stephen Walker at s.walker@ashfords.co.uk
What others say about us
Interviewees describe this firm as "a well-organised team which is diligent in its service to clients."
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