The time scale from receiving your claim to you receiving your final compensation is dependant upon a number of factors, such as whether the other party accepts responsibility for your accident and the seriousness of your injury.

Fortunately however most people involved in accidents do not suffer serious injury, with the most common form of injury being soft tissue injuries. Subject to a medical prognosis and your recovery, it is common for a settlement of such a case to be achieved within 9 to12 months from starting your claim.

Assessment of the amount of compensation you should receive is a matter of individual assessment in each case, as every case is unique. However you are entitled to receive payment for the injuries suffered. This is calculated having regard to the pain, suffering, and loss of amenity you have experienced as a result of the injury.

When the medical evidence is available our legal team will review previous comparable authorities and the JSB guidelines for personal injury cases, in order to make an assessment of the appropriate amount of compensation that should be sought from the responsible party.

In addition you may be entitled to payment for such losses as loss of earnings, car hire expenses and travel costs.

View our compensation guide here, in order to get some idea of what your claim maybe worth.

In most cases we are able to deal with your case on a no win-no fee basis. Essentially how this works is that Stratford’s Personal Injury Direct will take on the case on a Conditional Fee Basis, which is the no win-no fee agreement. In the event we are unsuccessful in obtaining any compensation for your injuries, we will not charge you for the work we have done, since we are not permitted to do so under the agreement.

In the In the event we are successful in obtaining compensation for the injuries you have suffered then we are entitled to seek recovery of our costs from the responsible party, in addition to the compensation we recover for your injuries.

Therefore, in short, we will not charge you if your claim is unsuccessful and, if your claim is successful; we will recover our costs from the responsible party. You will then receive 100% of your compensation with no deductions made.

Because we are able to recover the costs we have incurred in dealing with your claim from the responsible party, in addition to your compensation, there will be no deductions made from your compensation. We can guarantee that you receive 100% of the compensation you are awarded.

Once you have contacted us we make an assessment of your claim. If our team consider your claim has a prospect of success we will then inform you of this within 24 hours. We will then contact you to take further details and, once we have all the necessary information, we will begin pursuing the claim against the responsible party and obtain the maximum compensation as speedily as we can.

Due to modern technology, your claim can be dealt with by our lawyers by e-mail, online form, telephone and mail, and there will be no need to physically visit the lawyer's offices. We are always here to assist you throughout the process should you need us. Use our 'call me back' form now to request a no-obligation assessment of your claim or phone us free - ANYTIME - on (insert no.). We're here when you need us - 24 hours a day, seven days a week.