If you have suffered an injury or illness that has been caused by someone else’s negligence whether at work, in a Road Traffic Accident or indeed if you are the subject of an assault, you may be entitled to compensation.
What types of Compensation can you claim for?
An injury of any kind can affect your quality of life. Being out of work as a result of this injury may also affect your monthly household income. If successful you will be entitled to payment for any loss of earnings up to the date of the court hearing and for any future loss of earnings that may arise. You are also entitled to compensation for pain and suffering, again up to the date of the Court hearing or settlement, and compensation for anticipated future pain and suffering and also medical costs. Accidents can happen on the road, at work, in a public place or indeed in someone’s property. Our specialist personal injury solicitors are here to make the process easier for you.
Road Traffic Accidents
An admission fo Guilt at the times of the acciedne t does not mean that you will lose your case. People often say things in a state of shock or when in distresss which can be disregarded.
Liability in a Road Traffic accident case depends on the evidence available and on witness statements.
You many be involved in a Road Traffic Accident as a passenger or a pedestrian or a cyclist, motor cyclist or be struck by another vehicle.
If a Garda prosecution is initiated, we will assist you to defend any such proceedings.
Accident at Work
If you are an Employee, Contractor, Sub Contractor or on a work premises and suffer injury you may be entitled to pursue legal action.
We are very familiar with legislation governing Employer and Employee liability and responsibility including the requirement for Risk Assessments by the Employer and the obligation to properly train employees.
If you suffer an injury due to the negligence of a fellow employee the Employer will be responsible for the negligent acts of the other employee.
Accident in a Public Place
These accidents are commonly referred to as ‘trip and fall’ cases. There is an obligation on the Council or Local Authority to properly maintain footpaths, roads and services.
If you suffer such an injury we will advise you as to whether you will be successful by using our experience and expertise and also the expertise of expert engineers who specialise in this field.
Accidents in a Public Place also include supermarkets, pub or bar accidents and child care accident claims.
John M Joy & Co LLP Solicitors have built a team to support you and to advise you if you have been involved in an accident. That team includes specialist engineers and barristers.
We Believe in You
If we believe you have a good case we will consider fully funding or partially funding the costs of running a case. Subject to the circumstances of the case we can agree to retain Engineers, Barristers, Medical experts on condition that on the successful conclusion of the case our firm will be properly remunerated.
How Much Compensation am I entitled to?
In March 2021 a document entitled Judicial Guidelines was issued which sets out the amount of compensation you are entitled to depending on your injury. For example, in relation to a back injury there are categories of minor, moderate and serious injury. The amount of compensation depends on the medical evidence and the length of time that you are suffering from that injury.
We will go through each category with you and explain that if for example you have a back injury you are entitled to damages for that and if you have a psychological injury you are entitled to separate compensation for psychological injuries.