Accidents and Injuries
Ashfords' Personal Injury Team represents clients (both Claimant and Defendant) across the UK with specific focus on the South West. We provide high quality legal advice to clients in relation to all types of personal injury work including accidents at work and road traffic accidents.
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We offer a flexible premier non-fault road traffic accident service for insurance brokers and their clients through our
AshClaims Scheme
. We also have a special working relationship with several brokers, offering an exclusive claims service to their clients.
We also offer Claimants flexible funding including Conditional Fee Agreements ("no win, no fee") where appropriate and home/hospital visits where possible.
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;
- non-injury road accident claims (for individuals and for (uninsured loss recovery claims for )commercial transport
- claims on behalf of children;
- claims involving the court of protection;and
- tripping and slipping accidents.
Recent work undertaken includes:
- acting 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;
- acting 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;
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acting 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; and
- acting 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 are members of the
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
