Personal Injury Solicitors, No Win No Fee
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Personal Injury Claims
If you have been injured in an accident, we are here to help you. Our experience in dealing with all types of personal injury claims means we offer you the advice and assistance you need. We understand the difficulties you may experience in the aftermath of an accident. In successfully representing clients, we aim to offer a caring and professional service that delivers results.
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We deal with all types of injury claims, including the following:
- Road Traffic Accident Claims
- Workplace Accident Claims
- Public Liability Accident Claims
- Slip and Trip Claims
- Product Liability Claims
- Fatal Injury Claims and Inquests
- Accidents Involving Children
- Animal Attack Injury Claims
- Holiday Accident Claims
- Travel and Accident Abroad Claims
- Workplace Stress and Bullying Claims
- Untraced/Uninsured Driver Claims
- Cyclist Accident Claims
- Pedestrian Accident Claims
- Catastrophic Injury Claims
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Types of Injury
- Injuries Resulting in Foreshortened Life Expectancy
- Injuries Involving Paralysis
- Head Injuries
- Psychiatric Damage
- Psychiatric Damage
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)]
- Injuries Affecting The Senses
- Injuries affecting sight
- Deafness
- Impairment of taste and smell
- Chronic Pain
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Other pain disorders
- Damage To Hair
- Dermatitis And Other Skin Conditions
- Chest injuries of traumatic origin
- Lung disease
- Digestive system
- Reproductive system
- Kidney
- Bowel
- Bladder
- Spleen
- Hernia
- Facial Injuries
- Facial disfigurement
- Skeletal injuries to the face
- Non Facial Scarring And Burns
- Scarring
- Burns
- Orthopaedic Injuries
- Neck injuries
- Back injuries
- Pelvis and hips
- Shoulder injuries
- Amputation of arm
- Other arm injuries
- Injuries to the elbow
- Wrist injuries
- Hand injuries and injuries to thumb and fingers
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- Vibration White Finger (VWF) and/or Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
- Other upper limb disorders
- Leg amputation
- Other leg injuries
- Knee injuries
- Ankle injuries
- Achilles tendon
- Other foot injuries
- Toe injuries
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Types of Injury
- Injuries Resulting in Foreshortened Life Expectancy
- Injuries Involving Paralysis
- Head Injuries
- Psychiatric Damage
- Psychiatric Damage
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)]
- Injuries Affecting The Senses
- Injuries affecting sight
- Deafness
- Impairment of taste and smell
- Chronic Pain
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Other pain disorders
- Damage To Hair
- Dermatitis And Other Skin Conditions
- Facial Injuries
- Facial disfigurement
- Skeletal injuries to the face
- Non Facial Scarring And Burns
- Scarring
- Burns
- Injuries To Internal Organs
- Chest injuries of traumatic origin
- Lung disease
- Digestive system
- Reproductive system
- Kidney
- Bowel
- Bladder
- Spleen
- Hernia
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Types of Injury
- Orthopaedic Injuries
- Neck injuries
- Back injuries
- Pelvis and hips
- Shoulder injuries
- Amputation of arm
- Other arm injuries
- Injuries to the elbow
- Wrist injuries
- Hand injuries and injuries to thumb and fingers
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- Vibration White Finger (VWF) and/or Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
- Other upper limb disorders
- Leg amputation
- Other leg injuries
- Knee injuries
- Ankle injuries
- Achilles tendon
- Other foot injuries
- Toe injuries
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Time Limits for Claims for Personal Injuries
The time limit within which to bring a claim for personal injuries is typically 2 years from the date of the accident or the date of knowledge of the injury. Time will stop running once a claim is lodged with the Personal Injuries Assessment Board and acknowledged as complete and received. It is vital a claim is commenced within the appropriate time period, otherwise it will become Statute barred.
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Letter of Claim
A letter of claim must be served on the party or parties deemed responsible within one month from the date of the cause of action. If you fail to do so and the case proceeds to hearing, the Judge is obliged to draw such inferences as appear proper and either refuse to award legal costs or reduce those costs, where the interests of justice require.
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Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB)
The Personal Injuries Assessment Board is an independent state body which assesses personal injury compensation. Once an application is received by PIAB, a written notice is sent to the respondent requesting consent to assessment. If consent is forthcoming, PIAB may proceed to assess damages. In the event assessment is declined, PIAB will issue an Authorisation to allow commencement of court proceedings.
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Court Proceedings
Court proceedings may prove necessary for a variety of reasons, for example, where liability or quantum remain in dispute. We have the expertise to provide you with advice tailored to the individual circumstances of your claim. We also have close working relations with the expert witnesses required to support your claim, whether that be medical experts, engineers, occupational therapists or actuaries.
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Liability and Quantum
In any personal injuries action, in order to succeed it will be necessary to demonstrate negligence and/or breach of duty on the part of the party deemed responsible. Once liability is proven, the issue of damages may be dealt with. Damages consist of ‘general damages’ for pain and suffering and ‘special damages’ for losses such as medical bills, material damage and loss of earnings. An important principle is that the injured party is entitled to be put in the same position he or she would have been in if he or she had not sustained the wrong in question.
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Legal Costs for Personal Injuries
PIAB typically do not allow your costs as part of any assessment and accordingly your will be responsible for discharging your legal fees. If legal proceedings are commenced and your claim is ultimately successful, the other side will normally discharge the costs of the proceedings. However, not all costs will be covered, such as the PIAB stage or investigations, and you will be responsible for such fees and outlays. In order to ensure you are kept informed of all fees and outlays, we will furnish you with a written notice of costs at the outset and will update you as the claim progresses so as to ensure you remain fully informed.
Call us today to discuss your options.
If you are dealing with a legal issue, our solicitors will be happy to speak with you about your options You can contact us by phone on 01-6144565 or call to visit us at 149 James’s Street, Dublin 8. Telephone: 01 614 465 Email: info@mks.ie