A list of Personal Injury Articles to learn more about the subject.
One heading of damages in a personal injury claim* is called Special Damages. Special Damages are financial losses which occurred to the injured party in the accident arising from the negligence. This could be vehicle damage in a road traffic accident, for example. It could be loss of earnings due to inability to work and …
Sometimes the Plaintiff ie injured party in a personal injury* claim if they are successful in their case, a court can apportion liability between the injured party and the defendant, and this person is momentarily confused if they won or indeed lost their case. Heres an example. Luke (not a real named client) was injured …
It is the duty of the injured party in a car accident claim* case to prove on the balance of probabilities that the defendant driver was negligent and caused the accident. It can be very important to visit the scene of the accident to get a full understanding of what arose. The driver of the …
Resolving Evidential Contest in a Car Accident Claim* Read More »
If an individual is injured in an accident and wishes to commence a road traffic accident claim* it is necessary to establish if a policy of vehicle insurance was in place for the offending driver’s vehicle at the time of the accident. Most road drivers have vehicle insurance in place, but some drivers do not …
Knowledge of Insurance in Road Traffic Accident Claim* Read More »
If an individual commences a civil claim case and they have a fractured fibula, for example, as a result of a road traffic accident, it can occur that in the defence of your case, the defendant contends that the injury the subject-matter of the proceedings stemmed from a pre-existing injury/condition. Sometimes it can happen a …
Pre-existing Condition in a Personal Injury* Claim Read More »
We have been asked what does ‘costs follow the event’ mean and where does it come from. This post will explain this and how it might apply to ones civil case. There is a general rule in civil proceedings cases that costs follow the event. This means in effect that the party who is successful …
