ACCIDENT AT WORK COMPENSATION - NO WIN NO FEE

Despite all of the health and safety measures, supported by legislation, currently in place applying to business premises, accidents at work still occur at alarmingly high rates. Over 30,000 accidents at work causing personal injury occur every year of which over 200 involve a fatality. Accidents at work are caused by a wide range of incidents from minor trips, slips and falls to serious incidents involving defective machinery and equipment, hazardous chemicals and heavy plant. If you would like advice on risk free accident compensation claims using the no win no fee scheme just call the helpline and a solicitor who is a member of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts will speak to you on the telephone with no further obligation.

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Employers are responsible for maintaining work premises, vehicles and equipment and for providing a safe system of work including adequate training and supervision. Negligence causing personal injury may be due to the employer, a third party or the injured employee. Liability issues can be complex matters and rather than an injured individual making their own judgments about an accident at work they would do better to seek the advice of an experienced solicitor.

SOLICITORS HELPLINE 0870 174 0140

Not all injuries caused by an accident at work are the same so far as liability is concerned. In general terms it is necessary to prove that the employer has been negligent however there are many situations where 'strict liability' applies and an employer is liable to pay compensation for personal injury as a result of industrial accident claims by an employee in the absence of negligence by virtue of legislation that imposes a 'statutory duty' on the employer.

SOLICITORS HELPLINE 0870 174 0140

Generally it will be necessary for a claimant to prove negligence in an accident at work claim and a personal injury solicitor will attempt to establish 3 things to entitle you to receive compensation :-

1. It must be shown that the employer owed his employee a 'duty of care' which will inevitably exist in an employee/employer relationship. The employer has a duty to take care for the health and safety of the employee whilst working for the employer both on and off the employers premises.



2. Proving liability also entails establishing that the employer breached the duty and was at fault for causing the accident. In most work accidents liability is straightforward but there are still disputes. Damages may be reduced by a percentage to reflect contributory negligence, if both parties share the blame.



3. Causation means that it must be established that the compensation claimed for the injury relates to the injury caused by the accident. Both the extent of the injury and causation are usually covered by a medical report obtained following examination by a consultant who is experienced in dealing with accident claims.

SOLICITORS HELPLINE 0870 174 0140

Our specialist solicitors are all members of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts and deal with compensation claims using the risk free no win no fee scheme. Compensation is paid in full with no deductions. Win or lose there is no charge. If you would like free advice on a work injury compensation claim just use the helpline to speak to an experienced personal injury solicitor with no further obligation.