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Glasgow Personal Injury Solicitors

By Stephen Hudson. Last Updated 9th December 2024. Welcome to our personal injury solicitors for Glasgow guide.  On this page, you should find all of the information that you need to begin intelligently making a choice, with regards to selecting the legal firm you want to use for your claim online.

However, if you don’t have the free time to read all of this guide, you can always give Legal Expert a call on 0800 073 8804. One of our team will be happy to help you through the process of starting a claim, as well as answer any questions you might have.

A personal injury solicitor for Glasgow working on a claim at a desk.

Do I Have A Valid Accident Claim?

When it comes to making a personal injury claim using personal injury solicitors, Scotland residents need to consider the concept of liability. If you are injured or become ill due to the actions of a third party, then, in theory, you have a valid reason to make a claim.

This is also true for accidents that are partially your fault. For example, imagine you are driving along, talking to somebody on the phone, and the car in front breaks far too sharply. You collide with the car. The other driver is at fault because he was not paying due care and attention, which forced him to break harshly when he saw an oncoming hazard. The defendant’s lawyer could make the case that had you not been talking on the phone, you would have reacted quicker and avoided the accident.

In this example, both the defendant and claimant are partially to blame for the victim’s injuries. The defendant would plead reduced liability as a percentage. For example, the defendant’s solicitor could plead that the defendant was only 70% liable for the injuries, and therefore, compensation would be calculated based on this.

If you are confused over the issue of liability, and whether you are eligible to make a claim, call Legal Expert on the number at the bottom of this guide. We will go over your claim with you, and let you know whether we believe you are eligible for compensation or not.

What Are The Time Limits For Personal Injury Claims In Glasgow?

Per the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973, the standard time limit for starting a personal injury claim in Scotland is three years. This applies from the date of the incident that injured you.

However, the time limit works differently if the injured party is a child under the age of 16. In this case, the three-year time limit for starting a claim won’t activate for the child until the day of their 16th birthday.

For more advice on the time limits for personal injury claims in Glasgow or finding injury lawyers who can help start your claim in time, contact our advisors today.

Do I Have To Use A Solicitor In The City?

You might be under the impression that you are obliged to use a personal injury solicitor in the Glasgow area to process your injury claim. However, while you can use a local legal firm if you wish, this is not a requirement. You are free to choose any solicitor in the UK.

So, it makes sense to leave location out of the selection criteria when looking for the best solicitor for your claim. It is much more important that your solicitor has a proven track record of winning injury claims for their clients. You can always keep in touch with your legal team using the phone or email, so it really does not matter where they are located.

Legal Expert offers our claims service at a national level. We can help anyone in the UK, including Glasgow, by processing their injury claim. We can also arrange for local services, such as medical examination if one is required to support your claim. Call our personal injury solicitors for Glasgow on the number at the bottom of this guide to begin your claim online today.

If you require a medical assessment as part of the claims process, there are multiple clinics and GP surgeries where this could be performed in the Glasgow area. For example:

The Glasgow Station Clinic,
6th Floor The Connal Building,
34 West George Street,
Glasgow,
G2 1DA

What Claims Can Our Personal Injury Solicitors For Glasgow Help You To Make?

Legal Expert can act as your personal injury solicitor and process a wide range of accident claims on your behalf. We can pretty much tackle any accident claim, from minor accidents such as slipping on a wet floor, through to major accidents such as a worker falling to their death from a height. No matter how you were injured, if a third party was at least partially to blame, we should be able to help you.

Glasgow Accident At Work Claims

If you were to be injured in an accident at work in Glasgow, a personal injury solicitor would likely be able to process a claim for you. This is because every company in the UK is required by law, to comply with all general and Health & Safety legislation that applies to their business, at all times. This means that they are legally obligated to provide a safe place of work for their employees. If they don’t and an employee is harmed, a reason to make a claim could exist. You can find more information about work-related accident claims in this guide:

A guide to claiming for a work-related accident

Alternatively, you can give us a call here at Legal Expert, and we will talk you through the process of starting a workplace accident claim with us today. Call us at the number own at the bottom of this page to proceed.

Injuries Caused By Slipping Or Tripping Over

A slip, trip or fall is one of the most common of all claims that a personal injury lawyer will process. They can happen at any time, and in any place, such as:

  • A restaurant due to spilt food.
  • A supermarket due to a wet floor.
  • A public car park due to a broken paving slab.
  • A hotel room due to a torn carpet.
  • An office building due to a faulty stairway safety rail.

A slip, trip or fall can really happen anywhere. There are particularly dangerous for elderly people, with brittle bones. If you have been injured in a slip, trip or fall, Legal Expert should be able to help you. Call us on the number at the bottom of the page to learn how.

Serious Accident And Injury Claims

One thing you need to keep in mind when choosing lawyers for serious injury claims, is that these claims, more than any other, are likely to result in a large compensation payment. Therefore, how skilful your solicitor is at processing your claim could make a very big difference in how much compensation you get. Serious injuries include:

  • A permanent medical condition that needs daily treatment due to organ damage.
  • A loss of mobility due to paralysis, either full or partial.
  • A lowering of life quality due to the amputation of a major limb such as an arm or a leg.
  • An inability to be fully functional due to severe brain damage.

If you would like some detailed information that relates to serious injury claims, read this guide:

A guide to serious injury claims

Once you have gone over the guide above, you can call Legal Expert on the number at the end of the page to begin your serious injury claim today.

Glasgow Road Traffic Accident Claims

The graph above shows a five-year moving average of road traffic accidents in Glasgow. It splits the stats into cycles and pedestrians and others. As we can see, road traffic accidents occur quite regularly in the Glasgow area. And they can cause various different injuries, with whiplash being just one example.

Legal Expert can process a personal injury claim for you, if you have been injured in a road traffic accident that was caused by another driver. And in some cases, we can even help you to make a non-fault claim. Our personal injury solicitors for Glasgow cover all RTA claims, no matter how severe. From a simple rear shunt, to a fatal car crash involving multiple vehicles. Call us on the number at the end of this page to find out how we can help you with you RTA claim.

No Win No Fee Personal Injury Solicitors For Glasgow

Our personal injury solicitors for Glasgow can offer their services on a strictly No Win No Fee basis. By instructing a trained legal representative who offers a No Win No Fee service, you will enjoy some highly desirable benefits including:

  • No fees to pay for the solicitor to begin work on your claim.
  • No fees for that work during the claims process itself.
  • Finally, should the claim be unsuccessful, you will not be paying any fees.

If your claim succeeds you will receive personal injury compensation. A percentage of that compensation will go to the solicitor as their success fee. But since success fees are legally capped, you know from the very beginning that most of any payout is yours to keep.

Start A No Win No Fee Claim

Have you been injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault? Do you believe you have a valid reason to make a compensation claim? If so, let Legal Expert handle your claim for you.

  • Call us on 0800 073 8804 today.
  • Contact us online and an advisor will call you back at a suitable time.
  • Ask an advisor your personal injury claims questions in our live chat.

Once our personal injury solicitors for Glasgow know a little more about your claim, we will offer you some free legal advice on what we think you should do next. We may also offer to process your claim under our No Win No Fee claims service.

Helpful Contacts In Glasgow And Scotland

Police Scotland

50 Stewart St

Glasgow

G4 0HY

Tel: +44 1786 289070

Web: http://www.scotland.police.uk/

Opening hours: 24 hours.

High Court of Justiciary

1 Mart St

Glasgow

G1 5JT

Tel: +44 141 552 3795

Web: http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/

Opening hours: 9am to 5am, Monday to Friday. 9am to 12am, Saturday and Sunday.

Glasgow Royal Infirmary

84 Castle St

Glasgow

G4 0SF

Tel: +44 141 211 4000

Web: http://www.nhsggc.org.uk/patients-and-visitors/main-hospital-sites/glasgow-royal-campus/glasgow-royal-infirmary/

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