To begin making a Scottish personal injury claim, you should contact us via telephone or online. We’ll arrange a free initial consultation with one of our personal injury lawyers, who’ll advise you on if you could make a claim.
There’s no obligation to go any further, but if you’re eligible to claim compensation and choose to go ahead with us, we’ll begin by gathering evidence to support your claim.
Once we’ve collected the evidence, we’ll calculate how much compensation we feel you’ll need to pay for any treatment, loss of earnings, and expenses you’ve incurred.
We’ll then approach the individual or company responsible for your injuries and tell them we intend to claim against them. If they admit responsibility and accept the amount of compensation we’re claiming for, we’ll be able to settle your case without needing to go to court. However, if they dispute responsibility or how much compensation we feel you need, we’ll talk to you about beginning court proceedings.
If we do need to go to court, we’ll be with you every step of the way. We’ll do everything we can to make sure you’re prepared and comfortable. Even if trial dates are set, many claims can still be settled before going to court.
Depending on the case type, it may be more beneficial for you and your family for your case to be dealt with under Scottish law. For example, in fatal cases the categories of relatives eligible to seek compensation are more wide-ranging than in England and Wales.
Also, the levels of compensation awarded to bereaved families are much higher in Scotland, so we’d advise you to claim under Scottish law where possible. We’ll always give you tailored advice based on your circumstances as to where we think you’d be better making a claim.
You can use the Scottish courts if your injury happened in Scotland. If your accident happened in England, but the organisation responsible is registered in Scotland, you can still make a claim in Scotland.
Contact us today for a free initial consultation and we’ll advise whether claiming through Scottish law will be the best option for you.
In most cases, you’ve three years from the date you sustained an injury to start your claim.
In Scotland, there’s no time limit for claiming on behalf of a child until their 16th birthday (18th birthday in England and Wales). Once a child turns 16, you’ve three years to make a claim.
The three-year limit doesn’t apply to people who lack the mental capacity to make their own claim.
In child abuse cases, the law has changed, and the usual three-year time limit does not apply.
Whenever your injury happened, it’s always advisable to start making your claim as soon as possible. The sooner we can start investigating your claim, the better chance we have of gathering evidence and witness statements to support it.
In Scotland, accident claims can be funded with a no win no fee agreement.
By making a no win no fee claim, you won’t need to pay any fees upfront. If your claim is unsuccessful, you won’t have anything to pay at all. If your claim is successful, most of our fees will be paid by your opponent.
To make a no win no fee agreement, we’ll secure you an After The Event (ATE) insurance policy. This protects you from any financial risk if your claim is unsuccessful.