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Claiming for an Accident at Work - When is it worth claiming?

If the injury involves broken bones it is usually worth claiming.

For other injuries, usually there must be at least 6 weeks of significant pain or mental distress caused by the accident for it to be worth making a claim against your work place for damages.

It is essential to see a doctor as soon as possible after an injury and always before seeing a solicitor.

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If we think you have a good case, we will offer you a no win no fee agreement.

How much time do I have to bring a claim?

You normally have 3 years from the date of an accident to file proceedings at Court
for damages. You shouldn't things to the last minute however.

There are different rules where industrial disease is concerned. Then, the 3 year clock starts ticking from the moment when discovery of the injury or illness is made. In some cases time may run from the point where the patient should have suspected that the injury or illness may have been work-related in some way, but it is rare for this to be much later than the point when the injury or illness is diagnosed.

Special rules apply where a claimant was under 18 at the time of the accident or injury
or was mentally handicapped. Then, the 3 years run from the date the claimant turns 18
or, in the case of a mentally ill claimant, when he or she has sufficiently recovered and is
able to deal with his or her personal affairs again. Some patients with serious organic brain damage from which they are unlikely to recover may not be bound by the 3 year limit at all,
and in those cases a friend or relative will have to be willing to be appointed and approved by the court as that person's legal guardian. However, there is usually no advantage in delaying. Physical injury, without mental handicap, does not extend the 3 year period.