Work accident claim guides
Practical, plain-English answers to the questions people ask most after an accident at work.
Money and compensation
Is compensation taxable?
Why personal injury damages are exempt from income and capital gains tax.
Will a payout affect my benefits?
How compensation interacts with means-tested benefits and Personal Injury Trusts.
Claiming lost holiday entitlement
Recovering annual leave you couldn't take because of your injury.
Unpaid wages after an injury
What to do when your employer refuses SSP or contractual sick pay.
Interim payments explained
Getting money on account before your claim settles.
Offers and settlement
Should I accept the first offer?
Why insurers' opening offers are almost always too low.
Part 36 offers explained
Costs consequences of formal offers under CPR 36.
What "without prejudice" means
How privileged settlement discussions work in a claim.
What a loss adjuster does
The insurer's investigator — and how to deal with them.
The claims process
How long a claim takes
Realistic timelines from letter of claim to settlement.
Changing solicitor mid-claim
Your right to move firms and how the transfer works.
Claiming without a solicitor
The practical risks of DIY personal injury claims.
Small claims and work accidents
When the small claims track applies to a work injury.
The medical examination
What to expect from the independent medical report.
IIDB benefit vs a civil claim
The state benefit route alongside a compensation claim.
What RIDDOR means for your claim
How reporting duties affect the evidence in your case.
Fault and eligibility
Partly your fault? You can still claim
Contributory negligence under the 1945 Act.
Didn't report the accident?
Late-reporting cases and how to rebuild the evidence.
Contributory negligence explained
How courts apportion blame and reduce damages.
Pre-existing conditions
The eggshell-skull rule and acceleration cases.
Signed a waiver at work?
Why most workplace waivers are legally worthless.
Employer has no insurance?
Untraced and uninsured employers under ELCIA 1969.
Your situation
Injured working from home
Employer duties for home-working under HSWA 1974.
Work car park accidents
When workplace car parks fall inside the employer's duty.
Injured at a client's premises
Multiple-defendant liability under the Occupiers' Liability Act.
Dog bites at work
Animals Act 1971 and workplace dog incidents.
Work sports and social events
Course-of-employment tests for team-building and socials.
Needlestick injuries
Sharps Regulations 2013 and healthcare needlestick claims.
Mental health and work injuries
PTSD and Hatton-criteria stress claims.
Migrant and overseas workers
Your rights regardless of nationality or status.
Injured at work over 65
Loss of earnings and pension in later-life claims.
Accidents during probation
Day-one personal injury rights during probation.
Can you claim? Find out in four quick steps.
Your enquiry goes directly to Edward & Amaury Solicitors (SRA 800525). No win, no fee is subject to solicitor assessment of your individual case.
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