ADVICE NEEDED, plse, on PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM.

Woodylab

Accident claims countrywide is a solicitor. Don't jump to conclusions Polar. They can be found in APIL and MASS as they are registered with both and that's how my sister found them.

Mr_Bear_2

Oh its Michael Jeffries apologies

what I would suggest you do is instruct a local solicitor who is a member of apil

Good luck!!

piglet29

i made a claim after having a road accident a couple of years ago and it was a nightmare, first i went to one of those nowin no fee accident claim companys and they went bust! then i decided to go to a "Proper" solicitor who basically left my file on a pile and eventually was contacted by a senior member of the firm on a sunday afternoon!! who informed me that my solicitor had been retired (basically think he had lost the plot!) to cut a long story short finally found a good solicitor and 19 months later my claim was finally settled!!

Mr_Bear_2

yes there are solicitors who think they can do Pi but they cant!!

You have to stay on top of these cases!!

louidog

My husband had an horrific accident! We went to the Law Society who recommended several solicitors in our area. I called them all with a brief outline of the accident and waited to see what they said and asked friends for any solictors they could recommend. I took it from there with their replies and my gut instincts. We personally would never use a "no win, no fee" solicitor for the simple fact they take so much out of the case....some stupid amount of like 40% of the win I think. Please someone correct me if I am wrong on that but this is what we were told when we were searching. This was about 10 years ago now though and things may have changed.

My husband and I found it to be the most traumatic experience ever! It took 3 years to get to court. The Barrister was a complete muppet but he could afford to be earning something like £500 a day out of us and the solicitor, well, less said about him the better!

Keep notes of everything even down to bus and taxi fares, parking fees, any clothes/shoes she has had to buy due to the injury, etc as the solicitor will want these to claim back. In fact, get a diary and write EVERYTHING down so as you don't loose it and make sure you keep all the correspondence together too!

Good luck

Mr_Bear_2

Yes the rules have changed now - essentially these days any reputable solicitor will not charge the client as long as they cooperate and dont mislead etc - there are some claims companies which does charge a percentage steer well clear of them!