Had Accident At Work - Company Admit Liability - Can I claim for time

Joey122

Hello MSE's

Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes

I had an accident at work and the company have admitted liability. Over the last 3 months I ve been writing to them myself and did not involve lawyers.

Is it reasonable for me to ask for my time that was spent writing these letters to be reimbursed? Does any one know?

If I hand over my claim to a law firm they will charge fees of course - WIll I be able to charge for the time I ve spent to dat corresponding with them

McKneff

Go to a lawyer, talk to them, any compensation will include anything like this.

What kind of letters have you been writing to your company. Have you kept copies of all of these and any correspondence the company has sent you.

Are you getting company sick pay or just ssp.

If you are on company sick pay you cant expect to be paid for what you are asking if youve had time off and wrote the letter etc
within that time.

Joey122

McKneff wrote: »

Go to a lawyer, talk to them, any compensation will include anything like this.

What kind of letters have you been writing to your company. Have you kept copies of all of these and any correspondence the company has sent you.

Are you getting company sick pay or just ssp.

If you are on company sick pay you cant expect to be paid for what you are asking if youve had time off and wrote the letter etc
within that time.

Hi - The letters have really been to try and answer questions around my illness and trying to agree a settlement figure with them (which they do not seem to want to do)

Yes I ve kept all emails and letters - There must be more then 15

I m not on company sick pay - I moved to a different job so its been my time I ve used

vaio

Joey122 wrote: »

.....Is it reasonable for me to ask for my time that was spent writing these letters to be reimbursed? Does any one know?....

Yep, it's a consequence of the accident and therefore normally recoverable

Joey122 wrote: »

.....If I hand over my claim to a law firm they will charge fees of course - WIll I be able to charge for the time I ve spent to dat corresponding with them

Unless you have detailed knowledge of the going rate for your injuries and the processes involved I'd certainly hand it over to the specialists

McKneff

You really shouldnt be writing to the company, you should be either

dealing with the company's insurnace company

or your solicitor should be dealing with the companies insurance company.

The company should not now be in the equasion at all at this stage. They will not offer a settlement figure, the insurance company will do this. It has absolutely nothing to do with the company now. I am really surprised they are entering into any sort of correspondence with you.

If they have admitted responsibility go and see a solicitor, most will give half an hour free session. Or go to a no win, no fee company

Good luck

Joey122

McKneff wrote: »

You really shouldnt be writing to the company, you should be either

dealing with the company's insurnace company

or your solicitor should be dealing with the companies insurance company.

The company should not now be in the equasion at all at this stage. They will not offer a settlement figure, the insurance company will do this. It has absolutely nothing to do with the company now. I am really surprised they are entering into any sort of correspondence with you.

If they have admitted responsibility go and see a solicitor, most will give half an hour free session. Or go to a no win, no fee company

Good luck

Hi - Yes I am dealing directly with the insurance company

Does it make a difference to the amount i get if solicitors have been involved - I kind of hope that by avoiding solicitors they will pay what is owed quicker - Is that the right view

Would you always involve a solicitor?

Quentin

You do need your own specialist solicitor fighting your corner!

mikey72

Joey122 wrote: »

Hi - Yes I am dealing directly with the insurance company

Does it make a difference to the amount i get if solicitors have been involved - I kind of hope that by avoiding solicitors they will pay what is owed quicker - Is that the right view

Would you always involve a solicitor?

It'll make a lot of difference.
A specialist, respected, solicitor will get a lot more than you can, as they will know you don't know the process, and will accept a very low offer that he wouldn't.

vaio

McKneff wrote: »

Go to a lawyer, talk to them, any compensation will include anything like this……..

vaio wrote: »

…….Unless you have detailed knowledge of the going rate for your injuries and the processes involved I'd certainly hand it over to the specialists

McKneff wrote: »

……. go and see a solicitor…….

Quentin wrote: »

You do need your own specialist solicitor fighting your corner!

mikey72 wrote: »

…..A specialist, respected, solicitor will get a lot more than you can, as they will know you don't know the process, and will accept a very low offer that he wouldn't.

It might be my imagination but I think I can see a pattern developing

geri1965_2

vaio wrote: »

Yep, it's a consequence of the accident and therefore normally recoverable

Not recoverable in the same way that solicitors costs are (e.g. each letter 1/20 of their hourly rate) but the other side might consider up to £50 for correspondence/phone calls/general inconvenience).

vaio

the other side should consider paying whatever is reasonable rather than some arbitrary figure pulled out of the air because if they don’t then a judge will (plus some)

My time is worth £20/hr to me and twice that to my employer, are you seriously suggesting that I should get involved in a protracted correspondence over a number of weeks for £50 either in a personal or professional context?