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We guarantee a home visit by a Solicitor within 3 hours of your call. Because we offer a "face to face" service by a Solicitor, we can only act for people who live in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Humberside.
We are Solicitors who specialise in personal injury claims; in fact we do nothing else! We guarantee that your claim will be dealt with throughout by a qualified experienced Solicitor. All our Solicitors are members of the Association of Persional Injury Lawyers and we are an Accredited Practice. We are not claims handlers and do not refer claims to anyone else. We have been acting for local accident victims since we were established in 1984. We have recovered millions of pounds of compensation for thousands of local people over the last 25 years. We have tried and tested experts to assist in recovering the compensation that you are entitled to.
Our service is free. All our client’s receive 100% of their compensation. Our fees and expenses are recovered from the losing parties insurance company. If the claim fails for whatever reason there is no charge. There are no loan or insurance premiums to pay.
No – the service is free of charge “win or lose”. This is due to legislation, introduced in the year 2000, which enables individuals who have sustained injury as a result of the fault of another to pursue a claim with complete peace of mind knowing that they will not have to pay anything out in the event that their case is lost, and that they will be entitled to keep their compensation in the event that their case is successful. The opponent’s insurers are required to pay our fees in the event the claim is successful. Should the claim fail there is no charge. ASD guarantee that clients will receive all their compensation –without deduction. – without exception.
In short no. There are many accident management companies marketing across Britain who claim to be experts in personal injury litigation. In fact most accident management companies simply sell cases that they obtain to solicitors for a fee. They are not ‘experts’ at all. Further the standard of service received by clients is often poor and clients have been left under compensated and very often out of pocket. The two largest claims management companies in recent years, Claims Direct and The Accident Group have both now ceased to trade. Both of these organisations required clients to take out loan agreements which very often ate into their damages award or left them out of pocket.
Increasingly to obtain the appropriate amount of compensation it is important to instruct a solicitor with a niche knowledge of the particular area of law involved in an individual case. At ASD we do no nothing other than personal injury litigation. We are here to help you.
European Union Legislation guarantees the client the right to instruct a solicitor of their own choice. Many personal injury firms also accept instructions from the insurance industry to defend personal injury claims. As a purely claimant firm committed to pursuing the interests of our clients. We would recommend that personal injury claimants only ever instruct firms who are purely committed to the cause of personal injury claimants.
Yes – we believe that personal injury claims should not be dealt with on the telephone or through form filling. For that reason we guarantee a home visit by a solicitor – not an unqualified claims investigator. Because we deal with clients ‘face to face’ we ordinarily can only assist people who live in Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Humberside.
Many straightforward cases are settled within twelve months. Complex, high value and serious injury cases may take two to three years. Much depends on the ability of the medical experts to provide a definitive prognosis.
Without detailed medical evidence it is normally impossible to estimate the value of a case. The choice of medical expert is key, as is the work carried out by the solicitor in investigating and assessing the various heads of claim. ASD works closely with leading rehabilitation units, care assessment agencies, and employment experts to ensure that all past and future losses are included as part of any claim.
The answer is yes. We can pursue a claim for future and past loss of earnings, the cost of medical care, the additional time that friends of members of your family are required to spend caring or carrying out household chores for the injured person, along with any other financial losses or expenditure directly linked to the accident
A brief guide to making a Personal Injury Claim Contact one of our Team; You will be immediately put in touch with one of our Solicitors who will arrange a mutually convenient appointment and visit you at a your location of choice. We Guarantee a home visit by a Solicitor within 3 hours of your call. Free Service; Should we be able to assist you we will ask you to sign a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) confirming that the service is free, your opponents insurance company will pay your damages and costs should you win your claim. The (CFA) is our Contract with you. You must sign this to confirm that you have read and understood the details of our Agreement with you. On receipt of the signed CFA and medical mandate forms we will apply for your GP and Hospital notes in readiness for instructing the Medical Expert to prepare a Report on your injuries Letter of Claim This is a letter that we send to your opponent summarising the facts of the claim and indicating the nature of the injuries sustained by you. This letter must contain enough information regarding the claim as it will be passed to the defendant’s Insurer who must be able to investigate the claim and put a value on it. The defendant or their insurers have 21 days to reply. Should they acknowledge the letter of claim they then have 3 months to investigate matters. Medical Evidence After obtaining your G.P notes and any hospital notes we will instruct the medical expert. The expert will contact you direct with an appointment for an examination. Following examination the expert will provide us with a report on your injuries. We will place a valuation on your claim based on the report and your injuries. After obtaining your instructions on the same we will disclose a copy of the report and detail settlement proposals to the defendant’s insurer. Liability/Settlement On or before the 3 month deadline the defendant’s insurer should confirm if liability is admitted or denied. If liability is admitted then we will negotiate monetary settlement on your behalf, subject to your instructions. Should settlement be reached then your damages will be paid to you by cheque. We will then seek to agree costs with the defendant’s insurer. Should the insurer not offer reasonable settlement terms then, should you wish, we will issue Court Proceedings on your behalf, with a view to the value of your claim and the associated costs being determined at trial, by a judge. If liability is denied the defendant’s insurer must give reasons for their denial, supported with documentary evidence as appropriate. We will then seek your comment and instructions on the same with a view to building the claim against the defendants. We will then attempt to negotiate with the defendant. Should they maintain their denial and fail to offer reasonable settlement proposals then we will issue Court Proceedings on your behalf, should there still be reasonable prospects of your claim succeeding if it was to progress to trial. As above, should your claim progress to trial the outcome will be determined by a judge after hearing evidence from both parties. Should your claim fail an insurance policy will pay your and your opponents costs. The premium is not payable by you.
Established in 1984 with over 25 years of service.