Motor accident claim

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Sandtree said:

Out of curiosity, have you seen a copy of the medical report?

Settlements for PSLA are basically all driven by what the doctor says which is obviously in itself a summary of what the claimant states and then the doctor's expert opinion on that (eg is the description of the injury consistent with the circumstances, what the prognosis is, how the claimant comes along (eg practiced if there is a query over fraud) etc).

It could well be that your father has done the old stiff upper lip and said everythings ok/not so bad, not mentioned any psych issues etc in which case the report will reflect that and hence too the settlement offer. Doctors on claimant solicitor lists tend to be fairly good at making things seem as bad as possible but they've got to be given something to work with.

Oh i was there when the psychiatrist said he has PTSD. I saw it in her report. 

ontheroad1970

As I say, be careful.  If the court decides you declined what it considers to be a reasonable out of court settlement, it will award a large share of the costs against you.  Not just your costs, but the defendant's costs also.  Especially in these times, the courts expect you to make every effort to stop the case from reaching the court, such as mediation, which has costs that are fairly high, also.