Guide to Children's Accident Claims
Children, by their very nature are rather more inquisitive, energetic and less aware of their own safety than we are as adults, and therefore they experience a higher level of accidents and injury at school, home or when travelling. Parents or other adults responsible for our children's care must take extra precautions and be vigilant about safety issues.
Sometimes an accident cannot be prevented and minors can be hurt, but are they always to blame for the incident? And if the child is not responsible and there were other factors involved, when is it suitable to pursue a compensation claim?
At 1stClaims, we take every case very seriously and will take you through all these issues when considering your case.
Take the example of a child in a playground, perhaps falling off a climbing frame. What are the potential legal issues in this case?
- Was the climbing frame faulty?
- Was the surface of the ground underneath the frame sufficiently padded or covered by a soft material, such as bark?
- If at a school, nursery or play- group, was there adequate supervision?
- Was another child involved?
As you can see, there are a number of factors to be considered, which is why child accident claims need such specialist consideration.
Other examples where, if a child sustains an injury, a compensation claim might be acceptable are:
- Poorly protected building sites (even if the child was trespassing)
- Car or bicycle accidents
- Malfunctioning toys or play equipment
- Accidents that occur in the schoolroom, playing field, or civic space (a theatre, concert hall, public swimming pool or sports stadium for example)
In these examples, other people are responsible for ensuring optimum safety and security regulations are in place for any children and if you feel that these were not 100% effective a claim can be made.
Our 1stClaims solicitors are highly qualified and are carefully chosen by one of our directors, a personal injury solicitor with over 17 years experience in this field. Our solicitors will look after your child's needs with sympathy and care and will ensure that the needs of the child in question are put first.
When putting together a compensation claim for your child we would also consider a number of issues that may have affected him or her as a result of the accident, or which may have an effect in the future.
For example:
- How much pain and suffering child sustained
- The cost of medical or physiotherapy bills that may have been charged
- The effect on the child's confidence and mental stability
- Any long term effects as a result of the accident, which could have a significant impact on your child’s life and future career
Does Claiming Cost Money?
No, with 1stClaims we offer a completely no win no fee service. 1stClaims will not charge you for putting you in touch with an expert solicitors. Some claims companies do make charges (often several hundreds of pounds). We do not believe you should have to pay for our service therefore it is completely free for you to use.
Can 1stClaims Help You or Your Child?
At 1stClaims we want to ensure that you are happy with the solicitor we choose for you, which is why we are so careful to ensure we choose only experts. Our solicitors put you first every time and with our free enquiry, it costs nothing to ask. Of course, you will also receive all of your compensation and, unlike most other claims companies, because we are run by a former personal injury solicitor and believe in doing things the right and ethical way, we do not charge you for our service.
If you would like 1stClaims expert Children Accident solicitors on your side please call us free on 0800 2888 693 or complete our Free Claim Enquiry form now and we will be in touch with you very soon.
Remember, it costs nothing to ask and you receive 100% of your compensation.
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