Personal Injury Claim - compensation offered - do you take Solicitor's word?

joe565
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edited 1 March 2019 at 1:01AM in Insurance & life assurance
Hello

This is for a friend who has a personal injury claim from a car accident.

So liability has been admitted, the insurance company has given her an offer which she refused, now there's another offer and the Solicitor has basically just told her if you want to accept it, sign this form and you'll receive a cheque?

It sounds strange to me or maybe I don't understand legal terms but would you not have to sit around a table and discuss it as it's quite a substantial amount?

She seems happy enough with the 2nd offer as the Solicitor has advised if it goes to Court those offers are withdrawn and she could be offered less? Although she has just said to me "How do I know what the Insurance Company has offered as I'm just taking the Solicitor's word for it?"

Is there anything she can ask the Solicitor for peace of mind or proof in showing the amount of compensation offered??

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  • elsien
    elsien Posts: 35,526 Forumite
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    So she thinks the solicitor might be lying to her about the amount and unofficially keeping some of it for themselves?
    Professional codes aside, they don't need to do that, given the fees/percentage that they charge. But wouldn't the form she has to sign specify the amount anyway?
    All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

    Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.
  • Clive_Woody
    Clive_Woody Posts: 5,911 Forumite
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    The solicitor is potentially getting an even bigger payout from legal fees and charges for pursuing the claim so would not risk losing more cash in the future by scamming a punter.
    "We act as though comfort and luxury are the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about” – Albert Einstein
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