Personal Injury Clinic
UEA Law Clinic is pleased to be able to facilitate free, confidential initial legal advice for Personal Injury claims, provided by law firm Hodge, Jones & Allen LLP.
You will be offered an appointment where a lawyer will listen to your personal injury case and take time to understand your situation. A student note taker will be present and will follow up the meeting within 14 days with a letter of advice or a copy of the attendance note.
Appointments are free, but to be eligible your injury must have occurred in the last three years, through no fault of your own.
Important:
- All legal advice is researched and
written by our law students but is supervised by a personal injury lawyer from Hodge Jones and Allen. - This means advice given in your appointment will be limited - it will be contained in the letter.
Personal Injury Clinic application form
What is a Personal Injury claim?
A personal injury claim is a claim for compensation for a physical injury,
or a psychological injury/condition that has been caused through the fault
or negligence of someone else. In cases where an accident results in
death, there may also be a fatal accident claim.
If you have suffered a personal injury, it can be detrimental to the quality
of your life, either temporarily throughout the healing process,
or permanently in cases of severe, life-changing or catastrophic injuries.
In either instance, there is often a basis for a claim for compensation as
recompense for the damages caused by the incident. Early rehabilitation
and medical treatment required will also be arranged.
What can I claim for?
You can claim for your actual injuries, the pain and suffering experienced
and for the impact on different aspects of your work and social life.
Additionally, consideration will be given to how your injuries might affect
your future life. Specialist medical reports will often be obtained.
This includes:
- Road Traffic Accident Claims
- Fatal Accidents and Injury
- Accident at Work Claims
- Accidents in Public Places
- Orthopaedic Injuries
- Product Liability Claims
- Slips & Trips Claims
- Serious Injury Claims
You can also claim for past and future financial losses and
expenses such as loss of earnings and the cost of any treatments
you may need to aid your recovery.
What evidence do I need to provide for a personal injury claim?
It’s important to provide as much information
as possible when seeking advice. You will need as many details as you
can provide about the incident itself including the date, time and any
documents and witness details that could help with your injury claim. However, you should not send documents or photographs to us unless we request that information.
How to book an appointment
Please complete our application form.
We will be in contact within ten days to offer an appointment or explain why we are unable to assist.
The appointment will take place online on Teams or Zoom, so you will need a quiet, private space to talk to us. We will send you the link to the meeting by email.
At your appointment, you will speak to a lawyer from Hodge, Jones and Allen LLP. A student from UEA will be present to take a note and will write to you following the meeting to confirm the advice.