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Catastrophic Accident Claims

Accidents caused by catastrophic events are life-changing. Catastrophic spinal injuries, head injuries and catastrophic burns are the kinds of serious injuries that transform lives in the blink of an eye. After an extreme catastrophic event, it's essential to secure the financial support you need to rebuild your life or that of a loved one. When an accident is the result of a catastrophic event, we can help.

Accident caused by a catastrophic event? Here's how we can help

Accidents caused by catastrophic events may lead to many months of rehabilitation, re-training and the need for a full adaptation of a person's home. In many cases, this kind of accident after a catastrophic event can bring an end to a person's working life. In the most severe catastrophic accident cases, twenty four hour care may become a necessity.

Catastrophic accidents and catastrophic events are life-changing

It's vital to call on the most skilled legal help when you're making a compensation claim for an accident after a catastrophic event. These catastrophic accident cases can be very complex and take time and skill to resolve. A speedy resolution is not always in your best interests as the long term implications of a catastrophic event are not always clear at the outset.

Catastrophic accidents? Taking care of the future

Catastrophic accident claims require the most experienced legal expertise if justice and maximum catastrophic accident compensation is to be achieved. Our team of catastrophic event personal injury lawyers has the high level of specialist skill. This is exactly the know-how that a catastrophic accident claim requires.

Catastrophic accidents? Catastrophic events? Legal expertise is a must

We'll take you through the catastrophic accident claim process step by step at a pace that suits you. We are highly experienced in dealing with the uniquely emotional and stressful situations that follow an accident caused by a catastrophic event. When you've had an accident as a result of a catastrophic event, you need real help and sensitivity. We will always do our utmost to bring real understanding and support, as well as specialist legal expertise, to your catastrophic accident case.

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How do I prove my case?

You don't need to worry about proving your case. That's where we come in.

How is my case decided?

It works like this. We write to the insurer of the faulty party and their insurer decides whether to accept it or not.

Is the law different in Scotland?

Yes. There are a few important differences. Firstly, some of the terms used are different.

Case Study

Case Study

Mrs Shaw was walking home one evening when she was knocked down by a car as she crossed the street. She hit her head on the pavement and sustained a severe brain injury. She was in hospital for many months. After a long rehabilitation, she was left with weakness in her right arm and leg and speech and memory problems. Mrs Shaw had previously worked in a busy hospital but was unable to return to her job. First Personal Injury took on her accident claim case and secured her interim payments before she was awarded over £1,000,000 in compensation.