THE CLAIM PROCESS

At our initial meeting we will take further details from you about your accident and injury, in order that we can assess whether or not you have a valid claim.

If we advise that you have a valid claim, we will then discuss and set up appropriate funding, which will take the form of a Conditional Fee Agreement.  This Agreement is the basis of the 'No win, no fee' undertaking we give you.  You can find out more about the Conditional Fee Agreement here.

Over the coming weeks we will obtain and review any witness evidence, together with any relevant documents, so that we can submit a formal Letter of Claim to the Defendant.  This letter will set out the basis of the claim against them.

The Defendant will then have 3 months in which to carry out their own investigations and advise us as to whether they admit or deny their liability.

If the Defendant admits liability, then the value of the claim will be investigated and a settlement will be negotiated with the Defendant.  If a settlement cannot be agreed, then court proceedings may be issued.

If the Defendant denies liability, then we will review the reasons why and re-evaluate the claim.  We may take advice from experts and barristers at this point.  If we believe the claim remains strong, we will advise you to issue proceedings.  If, however, we believe that the claim is no longer likely to succeed, we will discuss this with you with a view to stopping the claim at this stage.

From the above, you will see that pursuing a claim to final settlement will take some time and we would advise that realistically you should expect your claim to take around 6-12 months to complete. 

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