Newcastle Solicitors

NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS  SOLICITORS NEWCASTLE

Negligence is a very wide ranging area of law which includes personal injury, professional negligence and a variety of other types of claims. The law of negligence involves a number of different legal tests and it can be one thing proving legal liability and another thing entirely justifying the value (quantum) of the claim.

As with most types of litigation, we consider with clients all the available funding options and in this area, subject to the merits and value of the claim, we will usually seriously assess the possibility of offering a no win, no fee funding arrangement.

The types of claim we can assist with include :-

• Workplace Injuries & Accidents
• Road traffic accidents
• Product liability claims
• Industrial disease claims
• Professional Negligence including solicitors, accountants, surveyors
• Psychological injuries including harassment and discrimination at work
• Tripping and slipping accidents

One aspect of personal injury or other negligence claims to be aware of is the concept of contributory negligence. If the court considers that the Claimant is partially also at fault, the court can reduce the defendant’s liability. It is also a feature of this area of law that most defendants are insured so negotiations take place with insurance companies. Particular skills are required for such negotiations from specialist solicitors.

The legal basics of negligence

The fundamenatals of a claim for negligence in legal terms are :-

• That the defendant owes a legal duty of care
• There has been breach of the duty of care
• Loss can be proved as a result of the breach