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Making a claim for compensation is everyone’s civil and legal right.  If you have been involved in an accident which was not your fault and suffered as a consequence then you may be entitled to compensation. 

Personal injury claims are now feasible for anyone wishing to pursue a claim.  ‘No win no fee’ or CFA “Conditional Fee Agreement” is how you can finance a solicitor to take on your personal injury claim.  The injured person should have no fee or legal costs to pay at all.  Any legal fees will be paid by the person or company responsible for the accident once the claim is successful.  If the claim is unsuccessful then you will not be responsible for your solicitors’ fees.  The only possible financial loss to you might be through extra expenses like medical records. 

Obviously personal injury claims should only be made when an accident has taken place and suffering has occurred.  There are many different ways a personal injury can occur.  Quite a few accidents happen in the work place because of faulty equipment or machines that are over due a service. 

Many people refuse to take out a claim on their employee for fear of loosing their job.  This shouldn’t be a concern as if they did sack you would be able to sue them for unfair dismissal.  Companies have insurance for any accidents their employees might have so it will not affect the companies’ finances.    

Other types of personal injuries that are quite common are road traffic accidents.  With more and more traffic on the road accidents are becoming more common.  Whiplash injury is one of the most common forms of personal injury.  This injury occurs when a car behind you rams their car into the back of yours, this creates a fast forward jerk to the car and your body is thrown forward.  You may get aching and pain in the shoulders, headaches, ringing in the ears etc.  Some cases can be quite severe and the pain might linger for more than a few weeks.  Some people might need to take time off work and this is where suing for damages might help recover some of the financial loss. 

Claiming compensation for personal injury is not a lottery win.  They should only be pursued when an accident occurs which caused pain and suffering.  You will not be able to claim for near misses or for personal injuries that doesn’t really affect your life.  Also just because you have been injured does not necessarily mean you will definitely get accident compensations no matter how good your injury solicitor might be.   For a compensation claim to be successful you will need evidence from an injury specialist such as a doctor for the claim to even begin the process.