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The Survey: What do Brits really think of Personal Injury claims? Commissioned by: The National Accident Helpline
Most people in the UK still believe that people who are injured through no fault of their own should be able to claim compensation for their injuries, despite the negative publicity foisted onto the personal injury legal sector in recent times, according to a survey commissioned by the National Accident Helpline.
The main findings: 88% of respondents would want their family member or friend to claim compensation if they were injured in an accident that wasn’t their fault
95% of respondents believe it’s important to be able to claim compensation after suffering from an occupational disease, or after being injured on the job
60% believe that without personal injury claims companies, employers, store owners and councils
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"I have been in discussions today with one barrister who estimates that, in his own practice alone,he has already represented claimants where a total of £1million pounds of damages have been lost as a result of a decision not to give relief fromsanctions. If this is in any way typical then the consequences [of theMitchell decision] nationwide must be enormous. Inmany cases the partiesmay not yet appreciate that they require relief fromsanctions." Gordon Exall, Barrister, Zenith Chambers |
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"We live in a relatively affluent world - a world that chooses to spendmoney on the wrong
things.Aworld that thinksmotor insurance premiums are better spent on flashy replacement vehicles, excessiveTV advertising, and price comparison websites rather than looking after the human being injured behind the wheel.We all have choices as to how ourmoney is
spent.Together,we can exert pressure on the insurers to find theirmoral backbone and get their priorities straight." Deborah Evans, Chief Executive Officer, APIL |
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"Te world we can look forward to in 2014 will be very different fromanything we have known before.Te only real comfort is that there is notmuchmore that can be thrown at the profession. It is a bit like the scene at the end of Rocky where he is up against the ropes and having the living daylights beaten out of
him.Not only does he survive but gets through fourmoremovies!Te worst has been thrown at us and some, in factmost,of us are still here. Itmay be hard but those lawyers who are imaginative and robust will survive and even thrive again in time." The Virtual Lawyer |
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"AmI an ambulance chaser?Well the short answer is an emphatic no,but I think as one of themany solicitors that have signed the cheques to fund the claims industry, I have to accept some responsibility for the irritations that you have had to put up with and for that I amvery sorry." Paul Wilkinson, Fylde Law solicitors |
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would not be as careful about making the environment safe for others
72% of respondents would worry that they would be treated differently or even dismissed if they were to claim against their employer
The verdict: The next time you read about the UK’s ‘compensation culture’ it’s worth remembering that many Brits view the service provided by personal injury claims companies as essential to exercising their right to justice. While there are some organisations that give the sector a bad name, there are many reputable operators in the industry who help people claim the compensation they both need and deserve to be able to get on with their lives. Russell Atkinson, Managing Director, National Accident Helpline
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Te Co-operative Legal Services' PI department Half of all staff at Co-operative Legal Services' (CLS) personal injury department are to be made redundant after the firm revealed that it was struggling to replace lost personal injury work.
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