You can make a claim if you are injured as a result of a road accident for which someone else is to blame. You can claim if you are a driver , passenger, motor cyclist , cyclist or pedestrian. In addition to compensation for the injury itself you can recover financial losses such as loss of earnings and medical costs.

You can still claim even if the person who caused the accident was not insured or cannot be traced.

If you are injured in the course of your work and your employer or a work mate, for whom your employer is responsible, is to blame you can claim compensation. Employers are required by law to have insurance to cover them for such accidents. You can also claim if your employer’s actions have caused you to become ill.

Accidents falling under this heading can range from slips and trips caused by badly maintained walkways to bites from dangerous dogs and many other scenarios in between. Although it is not compulsory most potential defendants such as local authorities do have public liability insurance to cover them against the cost of such claims.

If you are injured as a result of a violent crime there is a special state funded scheme that has been set up to provide compensation. It is known as THE CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION AUTHORITY. Provided you can demonstrate that your injury was caused by a criminal act and provided you can satisfy certain criteria you may be eligible for an award.

Fortunately most people requiring medical treatment are dealt with successfully but in the best run organisations things can go wrong. If you have suffered because a medical procedure has gone wrong you may have a claim against the hospital or doctors responsible.