Neck Injury Compensation Claim Solicitors

What are some of the most common types of neck injuries?

Neck injuries come in several different forms and can range from mild to severe. Any neck injury will likely have some level of negative impact on your day-to-day life. They can sometimes come as part of a broader injury. For example, we specialise in both neck and back injury compensation and neck and shoulder injury compensation too.

Some of the most common types of neck injuries include:

• Neck sprain or strain: A neck sprain occurs when ligaments are damaged while a neck strain is the result of injured tendons. Both injuries can occur from physical activity or a minor car accident.
• Pinched nerve: Also known as cervical radiculopathy, this results from a nerve in the neck being compressed by surrounding bone, tissue or tendons, causing pain, weakness and numbness that can radiate into the arm and shoulder.
• Whiplash: This occurs commonly in road traffic accidents but also from collisions in sport and from trips and falls. It's an injury to the soft tissue in your neck, which can be strained by sudden, abrupt or unexpected movement by the head.
• Vertebra fracture: Known as a broken neck, this can result from a sudden impact in a road traffic collision or any other impact that causes your neck to move abruptly. Vertebra fractures can be extremely serious - in some cases life-changing - and are often incredibly painful.

Neck injuries can often develop slowly. Even if you feel fine immediately after the accident, you may later find yourself dealing with symptoms like headaches or stiffness in the neck.

Depending on the severity of the injury, recovery times can stretch to months. Long-term and chronic issues are also a considerable risk.

What are the main causes of neck injuries?

Neck injuries can stem from several different accidental causes:

• Slips, trips and falls: Should your accident arise from the negligence of another party, be it a landlord, retailer, council or any other entity that carries a responsibility for your safety, they could be liable for your neck injury.

• Road accidents: Car accident neck injury claims, most prominently whiplash, are commonplace in road traffic accidents - particularly if you're the victim of a rear-end collision. You can also suffer a neck injury as a motorcyclist, cyclist or pedestrian.
• Work-related neck injuries: Worker's compensation settlements for neck and back injuries are common in the UK. Work-related injuries can happen due to heavy lifting, falling objects, repetitive motions, and trips and falls to name a few. If your injury arises from negligent or harmful behaviour by your employer, you could have grounds for neck injury at work compensation.
• Sports injuries: Sports injuries are usually considered an ‘associated risk' of taking part in your chosen activity. But there are some instances where the accident and subsequent injury are a result of the negligence of someone else, meaning you could make a neck claim.

Whether you're claiming compensation for a neck injury in a car accident or from an incident at work, the success of your claim will depend on the specifics of your case - how the injury came about, its severity and how it has affected your life. Contact us today to find out if you have grounds for a claim.

How much can I get for a neck injury compensation claim?

Neck injury compensation amounts differ from case to case. There is no set payout for a given injury or a particular set of circumstances. Your compensation amount will instead be awarded on an individual basis.

When weighing up a neck injury compensation payout, factors such as loss of earnings, required medical care and your pain and suffering through the process will all be considered. We refer to the 15th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines, as set out by the Ministry of Justice, to assess potential figures for your case.

If you're looking to find out the average compensation for a given neck injury, speak to us today. You can also use our neck injury compensation calculator to better understand what you could receive.

Am I eligible for neck injury compensation?

If you've suffered a neck injury that wasn't your fault in the last three years, you can make a neck injury compensation claim. You can also make a claim on the behalf of someone else on the same grounds. When you first contact us, our team will get to know the specifics of your case and let you know if you're eligible to proceed with a neck injury lawyer.

How can I start a neck injury claim with ClaimsPeople?

There are three ways you can start a neck injury compensation claim with us:

• Contact us for free on 0800 587 0344. We're open until 9pm Monday to Friday, 6pm on Saturdays and 5pm on Sundays. We'll let you know during your initial call if we think you have grounds for a successful claim.
• Fill in our form online and we'll call you back, free of charge.
• Use our neck injury compensation calculator to find out how much your claim could be worth, then choose whether you want to proceed.

How does ClaimsPeople's neck injury compensation claim process work?

There are four key steps to our neck injury compensation claim process:

1. We'll set you up an appointment with a specialist neck injury lawyer. In that meeting, your neck injury solicitor will get to know the details of your case, including what happened, the extent of your injury and how it's affected your life. During this meeting, you'll also likely be asked to provide evidence for the case, including medical records, pictures and any correspondence between yourself and the party you're claiming against.
2. Once we've established your case in detail and feel confident with progressing your claim, your solicitor will contact the responsible party.
3. If the other party accepts that they caused your neck injury, compensation will be arranged. If not, your neck injury lawyer will begin legal proceedings, keeping you in the know all the way.
4. You'll pay us nothing if you lose your case. If you win, your solicitor's fee will be deducted from your compensation as agreed at the start of the claim.

How long do neck injury compensation claims take to settle?

Because every case has its own unique set of circumstances, we can't give you a set timeframe on how long your neck injury claim will take to complete. What we can ensure is that we will aim to get you a result as quickly as possible. We'll keep you in the loop every step of the way too, so you're always aware of what's going on.

What if my neck injury claim isn't successful?

In the rare event that your claim is unsuccessful, the important thing to know is you won't have to pay a thing.

For most claims, an After the Event (ATE) insurance policy is taken out on your behalf. This covers any additional court costs, medical report fees or barristers' charges. That's what makes our service no win no fee.

You won't have to pay your neck injury solicitor a thing in the unlikely event you don't get the result you want. There are no upfront costs to pay either, so, in most cases, an unsuccessful claim comes at absolutely no risk to you.