damien

just so i understand, it now sounds like this hasn't gone to court yet. hmmm its hard to say what she is thinking as all lawyers, solicitors have their own way of doing things. Obviously you need the most money you can get without going silly. My boss sent me this when i first started the job, just found it in my old claim books ^^ The purpose of her making the offer is to speed up the claim and reduce your legal costs.i cant remember the jargon for this proceedure. Your solicitor should ask for your confirmation that you agree to it being made. The offer remains open for 21 days from the date your opponent receives it. If your opponent refuses the offer, and you press on to trial, the court's award may be better than the offer the third party insurance made. If so, the other parties insurance will have to pay a higher rate of interest on your damages, and extra legal costs. Your oppenent may offer a figure, backed up with a payment into court, which puts you in the position of deciding whether to take a gamble on beating their offer. Remember that the compensation is for you. You are entitled to know what deductions, if any, will be made from your compensation. so really it sounds like she is shoving you through the door as quick as possible to get the next job in, as some of these claims take up to a year + to finish. If you are not paying conpensation then this might be the better offer unless you happy with the price. If you are paying them a percentage then i would suggest looking into following her advice as this will mean you will get a quicker payment, although this could more than likely affect your reward meaning you may not get what you want, But the thing is ... if you are paying a commision or such.... the more you win, the more they get off you It's a hard decision and i don't want to risk you not getting th most out of it, so i guess the only thing i could advise is do what you feel is right and make sure she keeps you well informed

seems good. like i was saying to lisa.... law changes fast and lawyers exploit this to their fullest. it used to be 1 & 1/2 inch of pavement sticking up that you could claim on council if you fell over and injured yourself. One lawyer got away with 1 inch and so more claims happened on that number. last i heard it could happen on just half inch. The same goes with the money, i suppose if lawyers start getting higher awards then the average awards will rise. i was last in this job two years ago and it was amazing how many times i had to change my investigations due to the laws changing so much. If they are a legit company then it might be accurate.... however make sure they are saying its your compansation 100% or they might be meaning that the award will be 4k before fee's anything else you need help with then just ask. p.s whiplash can occur anything up to a year after the initial time of injury

yeah i have guild wars. but i dont really like that one as much. it was my first experience tho at an mmorpg. but after going ffo i wouldnt go back ^^

yeah that WILL work for sure hehe ^^. could you re send to winstonedd@aim.com? cant access work email from here till 2moro cheers

never tried eve...... any good?

havnt go that . friend has and said its good but i love warhawk and burnout. unreal tournament 3 soon. ^^

last bit of advice which i forgot earlier. never do your injury claims through the car insurers service, i know you get the service free ( sometimes ) but they are not as good at getting money as most don't account for suffering and expenses (financially and emotionally) always do your injury claim separate from your vehicle insurance claim again, i hope iv'e been useful for once on this forum

once you have claimed you cannot claim again.... this applies if you have allready won as this prevents claims going out of control ( like they already are). you have usually 2.5 years to claim as it gets harder for them after that barrier. make sure they are doing something because i have had many a people chase me down the street when they realize what i worked for and they had bad experience from cowboys previously. once your signed up to that lawyer you cannot go anywhere else so make sure they are doing their job.

when i worked.. i knew that most lawyers wont even take on a case unless its worth a minimum 1500 quid. some go lower but not much. the minimum you can earn and average win is 1500 - 2500 for a whiplash so any more than that is even better for you. unfortunalty its hard for claiments to get any more than that unless their suffering has been extreme.

well i haven't been aware that you can ask for an amount. you could try but i wouldn't suggest it. however i havnt been in this job for 2 years and the laws constantly change. i would still check with another lawyer tho as last time i worked for this you could only accept/refuse what they offered instead of asking. Like i said... if you put down as many reasons for losses of earnings or family time etc.... use them as it may help you ask for a more reasonable amount of money.... depends on your lawyer as some will do a half assed job just to get quick money

just so i can help i used to work for personal injury claims. you can keep going. As a rule i used to tell my clients to kep refusing the first few offers as they will offer you the lowest to test you a bit. Your lawyer will advise you on when he thinks you cant milk any more out of them to which i strongely suggest you listen too. the thing with these claim is the more you throw at the wall the more you will get to stick. you need to mention all the losses you made due to injuries, this includes take aways and taxi's and even inconvenience i.e you couldn't pick up your child or even make love to your partner, these ALL count. to those who think about claiming for accidents: Always make sure you get 100% compensation, the way it should be done is that a company has a list of lawyers that take out money from a pot which is like insurance against your claim. The lawyer uses this money to fight your case. if ou lose they get their money back and you don't pay a thing, If they win you get the 100% compensation that the court decides. Once you have your money the lawyers receive their money back that they put into the pot and an additional award fee of 50 - 100 % of the winning that you won. so if you got 3k they will receive 1500 quid ontop of the money they got back. This is how they make money..... unfortunately some big companies will also take a percentage of what you earn't out of your winnings, best thing i used to do is tell our client how we differ so i guess if you do claim then please ask how they earn their money, as a good company will tell you what i told you. Hope this helps?

well i kinda got to top level on wow and decided its time to complete this. taking forever but the japs FFO is seriously good fun...................most of the time. this is the one game i cant give up,,,,i will one day have to go cold turkey ^^

thankyou for all the advice ^^ we will all have to organise meets with paintballing then ^^

crud my wife caught me looking at them............... :headvswal she just laughed luckily and said "poor woman"

whoaaaaaaoooohohohoho the size of those....... must do her back in most of the time while suffercating those men who like to motorboat......... :shock:

yeah ive done it a few times. i know what my body can handle..... but i do appreciate you advice.... ive known some people who have bad experience with this

well i would except i dont fancy doing the gardening at the moment........ :x:

hehe...... i would love to but i think she allready knows and is waiting for me to be honest :( guess ill be doing plenty of this ..... :bow: ...... later

yay. i have that too ^^ will add later

Been on atkins diet to lose a few pounds for centre parcs as my mrs keeps saying "suck it in"! started a week ago and lost nearly a stone allready. one small snag...... me having a wandering mind was weighing myself last night and tried to make myself heavier ( being a kid as usual) for my own fun. :) ANyway it got to the point where i was doing a jumping motion without actually jumping to get my weight to the top of the scales.......... PING...... :eek: the scales get stuck on 24 stone and ceases to move. My wife heard the noise and said "whats going on" i said nothing and while sniggering to myself i realised that i was such an idiot for breaking it after 1 week of owning it. went to bed and forgot about it. She decided to weight herself this morning before turning on the kitchen light ( near the scales) i heard her shout WTF :eek: as she wondered why she weight more than double her existing weight. trying to be quick off the mark i mentioned how she must of broke it................. she is taking scales back today during lunch to get refund for dodgy scales........ im thinking that now im going to have to spit it out..... why...just why did i have to be an idiot :headvswal

i guess that means im the only one then :-( now i wish i didnt make the thread and sound like a nerd :-)

yeah i guess...... i just thought it was a good tree i would be laughing...... guess ill just try your suggested tactics. will let everyone know how it went ^^

i hope they have trees? for some reason i have a strange urge to climb up one with as much leaves as possble and shoot as they are under me/passing me although being centre parcs they will be strict as they might worry about equipment damage

ok will try...... im going to aim for my buddy who has just got into the police..... that will cheer me up ^^ maybe i can persuade my mrs to join in..... although i still not quite looking forward to it..... maybe it will change once im actually doing it

doing paintballing at Centre parcs on 29th. can someone recommend tactics :) my first time and i over heard my wife and friends talking about ganging up on me and opening fire...... don't want to run like away..... want to be brave.....! but i know this is gonna hurt :( My wife will go the extreme and shoot at me in the nuts :rolleyes: