There is a lot of talk about ‘no win-no fee’ agreements (also known as conditional fee agreements) and, if you read the newspapers and listen to the radio, they appear to be some form of devious device that allows solicitors to print money.
Sadly, this is not the case and what they are is a fair and reasonable way of acting for an injured party in a personal injury or similar type of claim.
Claims can...
What is a ‘No Win-No Fee’ Agreement
January 26th, 2010Top 10 Medicare Lien Myths
January 26th, 2010
Resolving the Medicare lien is the claimant’s problem.
Resolving Medicare’s right to reimbursement of payments for medical treatment related to an injury upon which a negligence, workers’ comp, malpractice, no fault or other civil law claim has been made is the obligation of every party to the injury claim.
The Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) statute -42 USC 1395y(b)(2)-, regulations under that statute...
Man dies after drowning at work
January 26th, 2010It has been revealed that a man died in a serious work accident after drowning. The construction worker was killed after falling into an underground water tank, in a job that should have taken three people, but was carried out by just him. The inquest jury ruled the employer to be professionally negligent for the cause of the accident, which saw the 47-year-old drown to death, and ruled that there were ‘defects...
Gains Of Obtaining A Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Nowadays
January 25th, 2010Owning a motorcycle certainly gives an owner a chance to deal with traffic jams and other road access issues much easier than those who own huge cars. However, being an owner of such medium of transport also subjects one to a high risk of being taken advantage of during certain road accidents. Aside from that mortality is also a matter of concern for most motorcycle owners who usually get in trouble with road...
How Much Compensation Can I Get?
January 23rd, 2010At Ashley Ainsworth we have well over 10 years experience in claiming compensation for people whose life has been changed immeasurably by circumstances out of their control. The most common question we always get asked is, how much compensation can I get? We understand that this question is not out of greed and materialism. Personal injury compensation is not about reward but recompense for incidences that hinder...
How do I seek compensation for clinical negligence?
January 23rd, 2010What is clinical negligence?
Legal issues can be complex so it is good to start with a brief introduction to some of the terms you may use and what the legal world uses. Clinical negligence happens when:
Care is provided by a healthcare professional and it is below the standard it should be
The result of that lack of care resulted in a negative impact for you, such as an injury or illness.
Where you may...
How to Claim Compensation for Whiplash Injury
January 23rd, 2010If you want to claim compensation for whiplash injury, you need to make sure that the incident was caused by another party. What are whiplash injuries? Whiplash injuries are injuries to the muscle and neck caused by an accident. Most of the time victims suffer such injuries in car accidents.
Whiplash injuries often show signs after an accident, even after a long time. You should always be vigilant enough to...
Motorcycle Personal Injury Accident
January 22nd, 2010For some people there can be nothing better than a ride in the country side with the wind blowing in their hair. Yes, I’m talking about motorcycling. The open road, the fresh air, the beauty of the country side, it all sounds so good. But the reality is people are seriously injured or die in motorcycle accidents annually. When a motorcycle accident happens one wants to have someone they can reach out to. When...
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