If you are a driver of a car and involved in an accident involving another motorist you may be able to pursue a claim against that motorist. However to do so you must be in a position to prove liability, on the part of the other motorist, or in others to show that the other…

The Government in 2004 established a statutory claims assessment body known as the Personal Injuries Assessment board ( PIAB). The function of PIAB is to assess claims for personal injury arising from road traffic accidents, workplace accidents or accidents in a public place. The application to PIAB is made against the party alleged to have…

Damages are sums of money paid to claimants who suffer an injury due to the fault of another. The purpose of damages is to attempt to put the claimant back in the same position as if s/he had not been involved in the accident. Since April 2021 all claims not yet concluded must be assessed…

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