personal injury claims

OnanTheBarbarian

As they have already had a hiding with the LVI challenge they made, they are again unlikely to try this approach to defend your claim

I would say your claim will probably move forwards without much of a challenge

robbie_the_great

will it still take 2/3 years from now, once my solicitor tells the other -side I,am claiming?(the accident was over 2 years ago).

OnanTheBarbarian

Shouldn't really take more than a few months but it is difficult to be precise due to how many variable outcomes there could be

You really are best discussing matters with your own solicitor.

robbie_the_great

I contacted a solicitor today and they said much the same as you guys.the otherside got a "top defence solicitor" and used the LVI stance & must of thought there star witness, who hit our car would shine in court! instead,he was caught out telling lie after lie by my friends barrister/solicitor.
So he said ,they may or may not try the same again......
you would think after the defence were shown up in court,they would settle it quick enough with been made look silly again.

Crazy_Jamie

robbie_the_great wrote: »

I contacted a solicitor today and they said much the same as you guys.the otherside got a "top defence solicitor" and used the LVI stance & must of thought there star witness, who hit our car would shine in court! instead,he was caught out telling lie after lie by my friends barrister/solicitor.
So he said ,they may or may not try the same again......
you would think after the defence were shown up in court,they would settle it quick enough with been made look silly again.

That's dramatic bluster. There are a limited number of large firms that specialise in Defendant PI work, and which are instructed by major insurers. As such, it is extremely likely if you bring a personal injury claim following an RTA that the other side will be represented by a large firm with a reputation for doing Defendant work. It doesn't mean that the other side have gone through any particular additional time or expense to find a specialist solicitor. In fact, it probably means quite the opposite.

Of course it can't be known at this stage whether or not the same defence will be run again, but the prospects of these defences invariably hangs to a large degree on the credibility of the third party driver. Given that it has already been shown once that he is not a credible witness, it is highly unlikely to my mind that the other side will contest this a second time.

CherylBartlett

Hi there, little more information will help us to give you advice.

robbie_the_great

but you would think it would look bad the defence solicitors losing and then if it cost more to fight the cases,than what the judge awarded the cliamants in court!! is this common practice?

OnanTheBarbarian

Dude you just need to get on and run your claim

robbie_the_great

the solicitor I was in with said he was going to write to the doctors that treated me for my injuries looking for a medical reports and said something about contacting the otherside,.
its just I seen the stress my friends had to go through over the drunk driver.even though the otherside never got them to see there doctor,just brought it to court...

Quentin

No-one here (nor your solicitor) can guarantee you that there won't be a court case over any claim you make.


But in the unlikely event it does end up in court then be reassured by reading up on county court procedure which is nothing like the criminal court procedure - more informal and more akin to a formal business meeting than a court case.


Follow the advice in #19!