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Will I need to attend Court?

The Civil Procedure Rules require us to try and settle personal injury claims without the need for Court Proceedings if at all possible. The vast majority of personal injury claims are settled outside of Court Proceedings which keeps the legal costs incurred to a minimum.

If there is no disagreement about fault for your accident or about the extent of your injuries and losses, insurance companies will attempt to settle your claim outside of Court Proceedings, in order to reduce the legal costs that will be payable by them. However, in some circumstances, if an appropriate settlement cannot be negotiated it may prove necessary to issue Court Proceedings. It will also usually be necessary to issue Court Proceedings before the limitation period expires if the claim can not be settled within 3 years.

Even where Court Proceedings prove necessary, it is still very rare to end up in Court. However, if your claim cannot be settled without Court, you would be required to give oral evidence, but limited only to those issues which remain in dispute. In that unlikely event we would go through everything with you to ensure you are fully prepared and you would be represented in Court by an experienced Barrister/Advocate.