A Higher Settlement for Undervalued Injuries

Putting the right value on an injury claim is a complex job that involves assessing the severity of the injury, recovery time, and rehabilitation costs among other factors. You would expect a law firm to get this right first time, but unfortunately for our client Chris the solicitor he had trusted with his claim undervalued his injuries resulting in his compensation being too low.

Suspecting he might have been short-changed he contacted Irvings Law after hearing about our expertise in professional negligence. Reviewing the case we saw that due to an accident at work Chris suffered a neck and a shoulder rotator cuff injury. His injuries were valued as short-term but his actual recovery time had been much longer. Chris was right to be concerned – he was definitely owed more than the amount recommended by his lawyer.

Negligence was at first denied by Chris’ former solicitor, who rejected our offer of settlement.  At this point they may have expected us to drop the case, but the undervaluation of the injuries was clear. With the trial approaching, they contacted us with an offer of compensation for their poor advice.  It was a good result for Chris as he received a further £1500.

Hiring a professional and trusting them with your case to then have it mishandled is very frustrating, especially when that professional is a solicitor! If you feel your previous injury claim wasn’t settled properly, we can review your case and advise on a no win, no fee basis on what to do next.