Personal Injury Claims

We provide high-quality and trusted personal injury advice, from the start of your claim to the award outcome – and beyond. Our complete service sets us apart from our competitors, and we are ready to help you claim the compensation you are entitled to. 

We fully understand the impact an accident or injury may have had on your life, and the lives of your loved ones, and that is why we pride ourselves on making the claims process as straightforward as possible for you. Our specialists deal with a wide variety of claims, including road traffic accidents, slips and trips, and injuries at work. With offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee, our teams work with clients across Scotland. Contact us today for an initial assessment of your claim, by calling us on 0800 988 8082 or complete our online enquiry form and a member of our team will get back to you right away.

Expert personal injury lawyers in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee

Our specialist personal injury lawyers have years of experience in handling all types of personal injury claims. From minor slips and trips, right up to the most serious head and spinal injuries, our team makes sure you are compensated for all of the ways in which you have suffered loss. We have specialist teams dealing with complex personal injury claims, from industrial diseases and medical negligence to life-changing injuries and loss of society. Specific expertise and experience are essential in complex personal injury claims, and your choice of solicitor can greatly affect the level of compensation you receive. 

To ensure all of our client’s cases have the best chance of success, our lawyers work in specialist teams, including:

• industrial disease claims 
• travel-related and accident abroad claims 
• medical and dental negligence claims 
• spinal injuries claims. 

Our extensive knowledge and areas of expertise mean that our lawyers fully understand all of the elements of loss you can include in your claim, and also the evidence required to support your claim. Our personal injury lawyers find solutions that maximise claimants’ financial security and secure their long-term well-being.

We also know that, often, making a claim is a highly personal experience and that you may be feeling vulnerable. Our team strive to build relationships based on trust and mutual understanding, so that you feel comfortable and confident going forward with your case.

Our specialist teams understand the technical and clinical issues involved in their respective areas, and the specific challenges claimants may face. They are skilled at valuing claims, and appreciate clients’ circumstances, fears and frustrations.

How do I make a personal injury claim?

When you contact the team here at Lindsays we will guide you through the claims process. We offer support from the start of a claim through to aftercare, and as a full-service law firm, we consider the wider legal context – for example, whether a personal injury trust would be beneficial to protect a lump sum payment. However, we understand that you will have some questions about the process of making a claim.

For each claim, we appoint a dedicated case handler. When you first contact our team we will seek to understand as much about your circumstances as possible, and will ask you a number of questions about exactly what happened to you, the injury you have suffered, the treatment you have received and the ways in which you have lost out financially as a result of your injury. We will then begin drafting your claim to be intimated to the party that caused your injury.

We will also gather evidence to support your claim. This may include things such as witness statements, photographs of the accident site, medical reports, medical or expert opinion, copies of any accident or police reports and anything else we believe will assist in making your claim.

It is always our priority to reach the best possible settlement without delay. In most cases, we aim to reach a negotiated settlement out of court. We may also be able to obtain interim payments for rehabilitation or care, before settlement of your case.

The expertise of our people is complemented by our state-of-the-art case management software. This ensures integration of all the relationships and processes involved in a claim, however complex, and enables us to provide efficient reporting throughout. We know how important your case is to you, and so we will always keep you informed of how your claim is progressing.

What is no win, no fee?

No win, no fee is exactly as it sounds. We understand that many people have concerns about how much a personal injury claim might cost. As a result, in many cases we operate on a no win, no fee basis, where you are only liable for legal fees where we are successful in making your claim. This eases the financial stress our clients may be experiencing. 

How much could I claim for my injury?

How much you can claim for a personal injury will vary greatly, depending on the circumstances surrounding your case. When assessing how much your claim might be worth, we will take into account: the severity of your injury; compensation for pain and suffering; loss of past and future earnings; care costs and any other additional costs incurred as a result of your injury. We will always strive to claim maximum compensation for all of the ways you have suffered and lost out financially.

Contact our expert personal injury lawyers today

If you have suffered an injury in the last three years that was not your fault, contact our specialist personal injury team today. We will be happy to discuss your claim with you and will explain clearly and concisely how best to proceed. We will also be upfront about how likely your claim is to succeed, any costs involved and also whether we can offer to work on a no win, no fee basis. To speak to someone who can help you claim the compensation you deserve, call us now on 0800 988 8082 or complete our online enquiry form and a member of our team will get back to you right away. 

Our recent highlights

• Our experienced team of over 20 personal injury specialists took on 2,500 cases in 2017 and settled claims to the value of £14,700,000.
• We helped our client claim compensation of £500,000 after he suffered a severe brain injury as a result of an assault.
• We successfully secured a higher settlement than was originally offered for our client when he injured himself at work having not been provided appropriate protective gloves by his employer.
• Five times the original sum offered was awarded to a road maintenance worker who was exposed to excessive noise during his employment.