Legally Speaking with Ashtons Legal

Many people are injured in accidents that aren’t their fault.

All circumstances and injuries are slightly different and so compensation claims need to be assessed individually to ensure everyone gets the help they deserve.

Richard Foyster, a personal injury specialist at local firm Ashtons Legal, gives five reasons why he believes that ‘going local’ is generally an injured person’s best option.

1 A lawyer who sees you face-to-face is likely to gain a better understanding of the real impact of your injuries on your and your family’s lives than someone who is many miles away.

This is particularly true in the case of serious injuries. It will help to ensure that you obtain all the compensation, and rehabilitation or treatment, to which you are entitled.

2 Local lawyers are likely to have links with physiotherapists and rehabilitation providers in your area and may also know local police and doctors so can obtain more quickly a full understanding of your accident and injuries.

They may be familiar with the roads on which your accident occurred and perhaps even have handled claims for other people injured in the same place.

All these small factors may enable them to get you the help you need more rapidly.

3 Local solicitors will work hard to do a good job for you because they value their reputation and rely heavily on word of mouth recommendations rather than paying for the TV advertising favoured by some national firms.

4 Contrary to some of the myths, it will usually not cost you any more to use a local solicitor than to use your insurer’s lawyer and you don’t have to use your insurer’s lawyer if you prefer to ‘go local’.

Solicitors should always explain funding options to you at the outset but variations on ‘no win, no fee’ are still widely available.

5 At Ashtons, we regularly receive enquiries from local people who would like a second opinion on personal injury claims because they feel that the amount they have been offered by their insurer’s lawyer is not a fair reflection of their losses. In many cases we agree and have been able to obtain a better settlement.

If you would like to talk to one of our team to find out how we might help with your injury claim please contact the team on 0800 587 0093.

Richard Foyster

Ashtons Legal