Cases of NO CLAIM
Under certain conditions we will not be able to act on your behalf. These conditions are both set by law and by the circumstances of your accident. However every case is unique and you should contact us for any advice.
No Claim due to Time Limitations
No Claim due to Insufficient Evidence
No Claim due to Failure to Comply
No Claim due to Small Claim
No Claim and Accident Compensation 4 U
No Claim due to Time Limitations
By law, personal injury claims for compensations need to be submitted to court within a 3 year period starting from the date of the accident or the date you were first diagnosed with a work related injury.
It is Accident Compensation 4 U's policy however not to accept claims that are close to the limitation date (i.e. within 6 months of it). We will therefore NOT take on a claim if your accident was older than 2 years and 6 months from today.
When a claim comes close to the 3 year limitation period, chances are your opponent will try and slow the process down in order to get the claim statute barred and therefore requires an application to the courts for an extension and these are rarely granted.
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No Claim due to Insufficient Evidence
When assessing your claim, your appointed solicitor will evaluate who was at fault in your accident. In order to do this they will need to investigate your accident and establish beyond doubt that the party you are claiming against was at fault, at least partially.
If there is insufficient evidence to do so, your claim will probably not succeed. It is then our responsibility to advise you that we believe your claim is unlikely to succeed. If this is the case we will not take your claim on.
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No Claim due to Failure to Comply
Under certain circumstances, such as claims to the Motor Insurer's Bureau or to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, there are very specific rules that need to be followed and claims can only be submitted if certain conditions have been met such as reporting to the Police within a certain amount of time, submitting the claim within a certain period, etc.
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No Claim due to Small Claim
If the total compensation that can be expected from your claim is below £1,000 then, the courts will consider this as a small claim and will be dealt differently. In this case, we would not be able to offer you a No Win No Fee agreement as the courts would not order your opponent to pay our legal fees and expenses.
In this case we would advise you to pursue the claim using the Small Claims Court.
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No Claim and Accident Compensation 4 U
During your pre-assessment questionnaire, Accident Compensation 4 U will evaluate whether, based on the information you provide and some of the conditions explained on this page, you have a claim.
It will then be up to your appointed solicitor to evaluate your claim in terms of how much compensation you could be awarded and whether there is sufficient evidence to support it.
Each law firm works differently and follows different internal rules that dicatate what they consider a valid claim. This is usually based on their experience. If you are told by us or by one of our appointed solicitors that we would not be able to pursue your claim, you should then seek alternative legal advice: another firm might be willing to represent you where we are not.
To find out, contact us now for your pre-assessment interview on 0800 0371260 or complete our online form.
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