Progressing your accident claim

You will need specialist legal advice to make your claim, whether it is settled by agreement, or goes to court. Keep your legal representative posted on all developments including any disciplinary procedures brought against you, and any changes in your pay or conditions following a return to work.

Pre-trial rules, known as a 'protocol', require your legal representative to put sufficient details in a claim letter to your employer to enable your employer to investigate your claim. Your employer, the defendant, has to acknowledge the letter and then has three months to consult with their insurer to decide whether to admit responsibility for the injury. During that time, your representative will obtain your medical records and a medical report.
 
If you have to start a court case, the court will hold a case management conference and set a timetable for the remaining stages of preparation of the case and a date for the trial. 
 
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Information about some of the more common types of accident claims are contained within the following sections: