It is a fact of life that accidents happen despite all attempts to ensure that the risk of them happening is minimal. In the modern world resulting injuries can have not only a dramatic impact on the immediate quality of life for the injured person but can also cause substantial financial difficulties if earnings are affected as mortgages, loans, overdrafts etc need to be serviced and maintained.
At Gorvins we are particularly well-equipped to pursue your claim and achieve the maximum award of damages (compensation) for you for both the injuries you have sustained and for the consequential financial losses. In appropriate cases we will also pursue the opponent rigorously for an interim payment towards any consequential financial losses to ensure the you have peace of mind and reduce the hardship.
Amongst other items claims can be made for:-
- Injuries sustained
- Consequential surgery (on a private basis)
- Difficulties and disadvantages you may have finding employment after the injury
- Loss of pay
- Loss of future pay
- Loss of pension benefits
- Cost of nursing care and domestic assistance (commercial or provided by family/friends)
- General expenses
- Loss of use of a vehicle
- Vehicle repairs
Headed by Stuart Biddle the department has a two specialist teams:-
One deals solely with road traffic accidents and is managed by Lisa Chambers a qualified Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives since 1997 and who is immensely experienced in handling all types of claims for damages for personal injury. lisa.chambers@gorvins.com
The other team deals with all other types of accident claim and management of this team rests with Stuart Biddle :-
· accidents at work
· public liability claims (trips in the street, accidents in shops etc)
· sporting injuries
· industrial disease claims
Our staff are dedicated and are specialists in what they do. Finding the right firm to pursue your case for you is extremely important. Our speciality and experience means that we can provide sound and practical advice in this increasingly complex area.
