What is an Accident at Work Solicitor?
An accident at work solicitor is someone who is experienced in handling work place accidents. They know how to handle insurance company inquiries and will make the entire process as easy for you as possible.
An accident at work solicitor will sit down with you and discuss all of the aspects of what led up to your injury. They will inspect the employer’s report to the Health and Safety Executive regarding the event, and determine if you have a case. These initial consultations with an accident at work solicitor should be free to you.
Paying for an Accident at Work Solicitor
Your best bet is to choose a no win/no fee solicitor to handle your case. A no win/no fee accident at work solicitor won’t charge you anything at all if you don’t win your case. That is very important, because with other accident at work solicitors you may be responsible for paying large fees for the time spent on your case.
Another reason to choose a no win/no fee accident at work solicitor is to make sure you get 100% of the money from your settlement. Otherwise you may own your solicitor a portion of the proceeds of your winnings. With a no win/no fee solicitor, the fees are paid by the insurance company, so you never have to lose out on what is owed to you.
Standing Up to the Big Insurance Companies with an Accident at Work Solicitor
The biggest reason for hiring an accident at work solicitor is so that you don’t have to deal with the insurance companies directly. They may tell you that you don’t need an accident solicitor, and that the law spells out what you are owed. They are right, but what they won’t tell you is that you have to provide the proper information for each area the law provides, and they are not going to help you do that.
They also won’t tell you that without an accident at work solicitor, they can make you offers that are far lower than what you should actually receive, and they are counting on you accepting those offers. With an accident solicitor, the insurance companies know they can’t get away with that.
It is in the insurance company’s best interest to convince you to handle your case without the benefit of an accident at work solicitor. However, if they can’t convince you to go it alone, they may act like they are doing you a favour by providing you with names of an accident solicitor that will handle your case—maybe even free of charge.
They are not helping you. Don’t let them try to bully you into accepting their accident at work solicitor either. You are fully entitled to the accident solicitor of your choice. Any accident at work solicitor that they provide is going to have a bias towards the insurance company. It is a direct conflict of interest.
If you do not have an accident at work solicitor, call Alan Curtis Solicitors Ltd, and let us help you get started on your settlement today.
