• Easy steps to take when making a Personal Injury Compensation Claim

Making a personal injury compensation claim can be quicker than you think. Follow these steps and you could receive a cheque for compensation within weeks.

Step 1 – Seek medical advice

If your injury is serious, no doubt you will already have sought medical advice and treatment. But if your injury is more of a niggling complaint that has developed gradually since the accident, you may have put off visiting the doctors because you do not want to bother them. However, to make a personal injury claim, you should first visit a medical professional who can assess the seriousness of your condition.

Step 2 – Find a lawyer

Having a good lawyer is critical to the success of your case. At Maximum Compensation all of our personal injury lawyers are experts in their field. And not only do they know what they are talking about, they speak in plain English so you will understand them!

Understanding your legal fee agreement is an important part of selecting a legal representative. With Maximum Compensation, our no win no fee agreement is genuine – you do not have to pay a penny at any stage of the claims process. Not do you have to suffer any deductions on your compensation award. Our fees are paid by the other party if you win, and we do not get paid if we lose. It’s as simple as that.

Step 3 – Claims assessment

The next step is to get your claim assessed. With Maximum Compensation this can be as simple as filling in an online form and waiting for the phone to ring. Our personal injury lawyers will give you an honest assessment of whether your claim is worth pursuing and give you a summary of your options with no commitment from you at this point.

Step 4 - Start the claim

• Once you have decided to pursue a personal injury compensation claim, you lawyer will write to the other party and let them know that this is happening. Sometimes this can trigger an offer of settlement, which your lawyer will advise you about whether or not this is a fair amount.
  

• Step 5 – Settle or litigate
  

• Most personal injury compensation claims are settled. However, a few end up in court. In this case, the judge will listen to both sides of the evidence or consider written submissions from both parties. He or she will then make a decision and award damages if appropriate, and deal with the issue of costs.
  

• Step 6 – Dealing with fees

• For a no win no fee agreement, you should not have to pay anything if you lose, right? Not necessarily. Technically you could be liable for the other party’s costs. Some legal firms insist that you take out insurance policy to cover this possibility. Maximum Compensation, on the other hand, take out their own policy for these circumstances so you do not ever have to pay anything out of your own pocket.

• When (and hopefully if) you receive your cheque for your damages, Maximum Compensation never deduct anything from the proceeds of your personal injury compensation claim. You receive everything that is due to you in full.

Are you thinking of making a personal injury compensation claim? The personal injury lawyers at Maximum Compensation can give you a free assessment of your case in 24 hours, and start the ball rolling within days of receiving your firm instructions.

1. Fill in the 2 minute 'Free Online Claim Assessment Form'
2. Contact us on any of the following numbers: 08707 02 02 02 or 0800 292 2182
3. Email us at accidenthelp@100percent-compensation.co.uk or
4. Fill in the call back form and we shall call you back at your convenience.

Please note the service we provide is confidential and it won't even cost you for trying.

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I would recommend with confidence."

Y. B. Lincolnshire

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W. A. Leeds, Yorkshire

"I'm very pleased with 100% Compenstation, everything is going along smoothly and I've been treated very well. Everything has been made easy and the solicitor was very nice and understanding."

C. H. Skelmersdale