Car Accidents

Car accidents are an ever common occurrence on Northern Ireland’s roads. If you have been involved in a car accident and suffered personal injury through no fault of your own either as a driver, passenger or pedestrian you should consider claiming for compensation. You are entitled to be compensated for the injury and losses you have sustained as a result of an accident.  

Medical Negligence

We recognise that injuries caused by the errors of medical professionals can be very distressing and we have many years experience of representing victims of medical accidents in a sympathetic manner.

You would be entitled to compensation if you can establish that your injury was caused by treatment which fell short of that which could have been expected from a reasonably competent medical professional in that field.

You have a period of three years from either the date of the negligent treatment or from the date you became aware that the treatment was negligent.

Employers Liability

Your employer owes a duty of care to all employees and you would be entitled to compensation if you can establish that your employer failed to exercise this care which also includes the actions of co-workers leading to you sustaining injuries which can include occupational stress.

Industrial Diseases

Your employer owes a duty of care to all employees and you would be entitled to compensation if you can establish that your employer failed to exercise this care leading to injuries such as Chest Disease, Asbestosis, Pleural Plaques and Deafness and Tinnitus and Repetitive Strain Injuries and Vibration White Finger.

Accidents in a Public Place

Owners of land or premises owe a duty of care to any persons entering their property and you would be entitled to compensation if you can establish that you sustained an injury by their neglect. For example failure to clean up a spillage on a shop floor, defective pavements.

Travel Claims and Accidents Abroad

If the standard of your holiday does not reflect the description in the brochure you may be entitled to compensation. If you are injured whilst on holiday you may in certain circumstances be able to claim compensation from your package holiday company.

Criminal Damage and Injury

Victims of crime may be able to claim for compensation from the government.

In order to make a claim for injury the incident should be reported to the police immediately and a claim made within two years.

To claim for damage to property you must report the incident to the police within 48 hours of the incident and a claim lodged within 10 days of the incident.

Product Liability

If you are injured as a result of a defective product you have used you may be entitled to claim compensation examples include prescription drugs, defective electrical goods and contaminated foodstuffs.