If you have suffered a whiplash injury, you should seek legal advice immediately, so that you may become better informed about your legal rights. You should seek legal advice from an experienced lawyer who specialises in your kind of accident. The best place to find top-rated lawyers is with a national law firm, because they invariably have access to the best people.
How an experienced lawyer can help you?
An experienced lawyer will be able to push for the maximum amount of compensation possible, by drawing on their experience and referring to past cases that they have processed successfully. For example, a lawyer who has worked a whiplash claim that is very similar to your own, will be able to use the same methods they used to win that case to win yours before they enter into the case, and they will be able to push for the most compensation possible.
An experienced lawyer will also be able to support you throughout the claims process; they will be able to coordinate any medical care that you need and arrange support for your family also if they have been affected by your accident.
Building you a winning case
Cases are built on evidence and an experienced whiplash lawyer will investigate your claim thoroughly to uncover whatever evidence is needed to win your claim. They may access medical reports, emergency service reports, and request CCTV footage if applicable.
How much compensation could I be owed?
This depends on the extent of your whiplash, and also how your whiplash has and will affect your life. The more severe your whiplash is, the more compensation you can claim and the bigger the affect your injuries will have on your life, the more you can claim.
Here’s some average pay-out to keep in mind, based on whiplash grade:
- Grade 1 whiplash injuries where the only symptoms are pain and suffering usually result in a pay-out between £1,000 and £2,500.
- Grade 2 whiplash injuries where there are musculoskeletal signs of injury usually result in a pay-out between £3,000 and £5,500.
- Grade 3 whiplash injuries where there are neurological signs of injury usually result in a pay-out between £5,000 and £10,500.
- Grade 4 whiplash injuries where there is a fracture or dislocation of the neck usually result in a pay-out between £11,000 and £25,500.
It is important to keep in mind that these are just examples. All cases are different so you may be owed more than these. The settlement demand put forward to the other side on your behalf by your solicitor, however, has to be fair and proportionate to the extent of your injuries, otherwise it may be rejected which will set your claim back by several weeks.