Accidents & Disease Claims
Accidents can happen everyday, on roads and footpaths, at work, at home, in schools and public places. Victims often sustain injuries and financial losses through negligence of others.
Industrial disease happens less often than accidents but can have serious effects when they occur upon health, wage earning and family. Exposure to asbestos, coal dust, sensitizing chemicals and noisy machines all cause disease and illness that can often bring entitlement to claims.
Typical cases undertaken include:
- Road Traffic Accidents – for drivers, passengers or pedestrians. If the negligent driver is not insured or untraceable, we can help with their claim to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau.
- Accidents at Work – EEC Law is increasingly important in this area.
- Slipping and Tripping – on the public highway or someone’s premises: the Local Authority is responsible for maintaining public highways and footpaths to make sure they are reasonable safe.
- Fatal Accidents – claims for widows/widowers and dependants.
- Sports Injuries – caused by the use of defective equipment or surfaces.
- Clinical and Dental Negligence – incorrect drugs or treatment or an operation that goes wrong.
- Industrial Diseases such as Asbestosis and Mesothelioma – in the Stroud Valleys, asbestos related diseases are increasingly prevalent as a result of certain factories opening in the area in the ‘50s and ‘60s. We have successfully dealt with this type of claim on behalf of clients.
- Occupational Diseases – such as RSI and deafness.
Accident Line
We offer a free first interview under the Law Society approved Accident Line Scheme to all potential claimants with an injury or disease. You will be seen by one of our Specialist Solicitors at Stroud. If you are unable to travel, we can arrange an interview at your home. We will assess your prospects of success without any commitment and give you detailed advice on the likely costs involved and methods of payment.
For further information, please contact Richard Brickley, Peter Hankins or Christiane Goaziou, all of whom are members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
Freephone: 0800 0859960 or email .