Will I have to go to court to pursue my compensation claim?

Will you actually have to go to court in order to gain adequate compensation?

This is a very important question.

Generally speaking we cannot say with 100% certainty that your compensation claim will not go to trial. There are various estimates and statistics that suggest the risk of going all the way to the courtroom is very slim indeed. In our own experience it is less than 2% of cases.

This is not by design but purely as a result of the way the system operates. Many personal injury claims dont get anywhere near a courtroom because there are simple issues to debate and damages are straightforward.

But there are also personal injury claims that are less than straightforward where both sides argue over correct damages or very often liability.

Regardless of the issues, it is very rare to see a case going to trial. But again we cannot say it doesnt happen because it does and frankly if your best interests are served in proceeding to trial then that is what we would recommend you do.

Put it into perspective, the benefits of making an accident compensation claim far outweigh the negatives and the vast majority of personal injury claims are settled out of court.

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