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An eye injury can be extremely disabling even if only a relatively small amount of damage appears to be done. Damage may not be immediately obvious, and many injuries lead to conditions which develop over time.
It is vital that you seek medical assistance immediately, and register your compensation claim with a personal injury solicitor as soon as possible, so that the progress and consequences of your eye injury can be accurately assessed.
How much compensation can I get for an eye injury?
Sight is perhaps the most important of our senses if we are to lead a normal life. Amounts awarded for eye injury are therefore quite high. For example:
Transient or minor eye injury, such as being hit in the eye, with some temporary visual disturbance, but with a complete recovery. £1,000 to £4,500.
Permanent impairment or complete loss of sight in one eye. £6,500 to £28,000.
Complete loss of an eye. £28,000 to £34,000.
Total loss of sight in one eye with reduced vision in the other eye. £33,000 to £90,000.
Eye injury causing total blindness. About £140,000.
Personal Injury Claim Solicitors
If you have suffered an injury which wasn’t your fault, you should consult a specialist personal injury solicitor. The effects of an injury can be wide ranging and more than your legal rights are involved in determining your eligibility for, and amount of, compensation. For this reason, a solicitor requires a combination of legal and medical expertise, and most personal injury solicitors will have built up a list of useful contacts and barristers’ chambers to call on when specialist advice is required.How can I recognise a specialist personal injury solicitor?
In the first instance, check that your solicitor’s firm includes lawyers who are accredited members of the two principle legal bodies in this field; the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIC) and the Law Society’s personal injury panel. You should also ask if they have solicitors who belong to associations for the specific injury your claim is about – for example the Spinal Injuries Association or the Headway Panel.
You should also ask your solicitor about their record in personal injury claims. Can they give you any case histories of successful claims similar to yours?
How can I pay the solicitor’s bills for my personal injury claim?
With the exception of medical negligence, legal aid is generally no longer available for personal injury claims. This means you will have to agree payment with the solicitor yourself. Fortunately, solicitors are able to act on a Conditional Fee (“No Win, No Fee”) basis. This means your solicitor bears the cost of the claim until you have been awarded compensation. Depending on the type of agreement you have, your solicitor will then either claim his fees from your opponent, or take a percentage of your compensation as a “success fee”.
Will my solicitor charge me for costs if I lose my personal injury claim?
Before agreeing to work on a conditional fee basis, a competent personal injury solicitor will assess the merits of the claim. If you and your solicitor decide to proceed you may have to take out an insurance policy to cover both your and your opponent’s solicitors’ fees in the event that you lose your claim.