When potential clients come into our High Street offices in Elgin and Forres, they are often facing a dark period in their lives. For example: a sudden workplace accident does not just cause physical pain, it disrupts family life, interrupts income and leaves folk wondering how they will ever get back on their feet. In around 2019, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) launched the "Rebuilding Shattered Lives" campaign to tackle a widespread misconception: Many people assume a personal injury claim is purely about chasing financial compensation. But, based on our daily practice as Scottish solicitors, we know the legal framework exists for a far more compassionate core purpose: Helping injured people rebuild their lives, restore their independence, and get prompt access to vital medical rehabilitation. To see how this can work in real life, consider "Chris’s story", published as part of the APIL campaign. (For clarity in understanding his accident, a Continue Reading
Rehabilitation in Personal Injury Claims
Personal injury compensation claims are about money. The purpose of the process is to put you, the injured person, back in the same position you would have been in if the accident had not happened. At least, as far as that is possible through money alone. We know from research that, in many cases, rehabilitation can help injured people recover more quickly, improve their quality of life and get them back to work more quickly. This means that rehabilitation can be a key factor in getting an injured person back to the state they would have been in were it not for the accident. Where rehabilitation has to be paid for, the cost can generally be recovered as part of your compensation, provided it is reasonable. When is rehabilitation appropriate? It can be helpful in relation to both physical and psychological injuries. If you have a whiplash injury, you may benefit from a course of physiotherapy. In more serious cases, for example, involving loss of a limb, rehabilitation may include the Continue Reading
