Do I have a claim for compensation for personal injury or industrial disease?
With all personal injury claims, it is necessary to prove that your injury or disease was caused by the negligence or other legal fault of another party (e.g. the other driver, your employer, the local Council, etc). In certain situations, e.g. accidents at work, a Defendant can sometimes be held legally at fault if something goes wrong without their negligence, where they have failed to comply with a strict statutory duty.