Settling Your Case

Obviously, we only want to achieve the best possible settlement for you but this tends to be broadly governed by all the available evidence and especially with regard to personal injury compensation, the expert medical evidence we will have obtained for you. Settling your case before Trial will only be possible if the other side have accepted liability for your accident and are willing to enter into meaningful negotiations to try to conclude the claim.

If liability has been accepted, then the next stage will be to obtain appropriate medical evidence in support of your claim.

Once we have obtained your medico-legal report then, provided there is a clear prognosis, we will be in a position to value your claim. The starting point for this is a publication known as the Judicial Studies Board Guidelines (the JSB Guidelines) which give broad outlines of the kind of brackets of awards within which certain injury claims (with certain degrees of seriousness) should settle.

This broad-brush approach only really tends to be suited to the more straightforward or more common injuries and once there are multiple injuries or other complication factors, then it is more usual to go beyond the JSB Guidelines and look at earlier cases with similar injuries of comparable severity and recovery time so as to use these earlier awards as precedents today.

If an offer of settlement has been received by the other side or we wish to put forward our own offer on your behalf, then we will advise carefully and clearly as to the value of your claim (usually within brackets of value) before taking your instructions as to how to proceed. Occasionally, it will not be possible to value your claim accurately at the time an offer is received but again, you will be advised fully should this be the case.

At this stage you can feel confident that the specialist skills of Whitestone Solicitors will come into play as we negotiate expertly with the other side in order to achieve the maximum settlement possible for you. You will be kept informed at every step of the way as this final process reaches fruition.

Personal injury covers a wide range of injury types – from whiplash injuries sustained in road traffic accidents, to broken bones from slipping on a damaged pavement, even health problems caused through medical negligence.

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Mr S. A
During an RTA our client suffered a knee injury
Awarded £5,000
Mr M. R
Our client sustained injuries in an accident with a foreign lorry.
Awarded £7,250
Mr B
Injured as a passenger in a vehicle when a tyre blew out causing driver to lose control.
Awarded £2,650
Mr B
After a fall off a ladder at work, our client suffered injuries to the head and abdomen.
Awarded £20,000
Mr K
Our client was involved in a RTA suffering very serious injuries.
Awarded £137,000 following 3 day trial
Mr I
Sustained a whiplash injury when a taxi he was a passenger in was involved in a RTA.
Awarded £3,250
Mrs R
Wheels of work trolley got stuck as floor was not level and injured wrist whilst lifting the trolley.
Awarded £9,660
Mr S
Client injured after being hit on the side of head by bus wing mirror while waiting to cross the road.
Awarded £11,500
Mr A
Client suffered a serious knee injury after a vehicle collided into his bicycle.
Awarded £12,500
Mrs J. E
Suffered injury to her shoulder after and RTA that required ongoing treatment.
Awarded £12,500
Mr G
Involved in an RTA with a Metropolitan Police vehicle, and they denied liability.
Awarded £4,000
Mr W
After an RTA our client client suffered a back injury which caused great difficulty.
Awarded £3,200
Mrs S
Client worked in a high street store when they slipped on wet floor and dislocated right shoulder.
Awarded £16,000
Mr D. D
During and RTA, our client suffered injuries to their neck, back, shoulder and foot.
Awarded £10,000
Mrs G
Hit in shoulder by wing mirror of a Royal Mail van while out walking.
Awarded £15,000
Mr R. U
Our client was knocked down by a lorry door and Suffered injury to face and shoulder.
Awarded £6,207
Mr S
After an RTA our client suffered an unusual hand injury.
Awarded £15,000 at Court
Mr V. G
Our client was knocked over by a motorbike, and suffered injuries to her head and hand.
Awarded £19,000

Testimonials

Mrs A. R

I would to thank you for your excellent and swift service. I am glad to say I received a cheque for £12,750 as compensation for my personal injury today.
Mrs A. R

Stephen Brook - Whitefield

Whitestone Solicitors helped me to get compensation after I was injured in a biking accident. They were very helpful and professional at all times.
Stephen Brook - Whitefield

Aftab Ali - Business Owner

Whitestone Solicitors have been an excellent firm to work with, and I have used their services on a number of occasions. I would have no hesitation in recommending their services to others.
Aftab Ali - Business Owner

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