We’ve already looked at two different types of accidents that can lead to personal injury claims for compensation, accidents and work and RTAs (road traffic accidents) but now we’ll look at two more incidents that can lead to a claim for compensation.
Both of these types of injuries are less common as claims for compensation because proving them is more difficult. They are medical negligence claims and claims for criminal injury.
Criminal Injury
If you have been injured as a result of an assault you are able to make a claim for compensation in much the same way as you would if you had been the victim of an accident. However, it can take much longer and isn’t guaranteed because for a claim to be successful blame must be attributed, and often it’s difficult to prove guilt in the case of assault. Without witnesses and a successful court prosecution a claim cannot be processed, so frequently criminal injury claims go unsuccessful.
Medical Negligence
Much like criminal injury this can be very difficult to prove as a court has to decide if someone was negligent in their duties. Because medical care is subjective, this can be very hard to prove, but often successful claims for medical negligence to earn very large payouts for the claimant.
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