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Accidents and collisions with cars, buses, motorcycles, e-scooters, or commercial vehicles can all lead to life-changing injuries for a pedestrian. Drivers are required by law to drive in a way that is safe for other road users and at speeds that are appropriate for the road conditions. The Highway Code also requires them to take extra care around pedestrians, and particularly children, who are the most vulnerable of all road users.
Employers and business owners are also required to protect the safety of pedestrians on their premises with safe access away from moving vehicles, such as forklifts, lorries, and building site or farm vehicles.
When a pedestrian is injured on the pavement, by the roadside or whilst crossing the road as a result of a driver’s negligence, the injured pedestrian can claim compensation for their injury and its financial consequences.
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It costs nothing to talk to us to find out about making a pedestrian injury compensation claim for yourself or a member of your family. You can contact us by telephone or by email for free, confidential advice from a specialist personal injury solicitor. In serious injury cases, we often visit our clients in the hospital or at their home if they are unable to get to our offices.
We will ask you to tell us briefly about the accident and injury. We will advise you about your time limits and whether we can help you make a claim. Your solicitor will discuss with you how your claim will be funded and advise, fully and clearly, how that works and what it will mean for you. We offer a range of funding options, but most of our clients’ claims are handled on a ‘no win no fee’ basis.
We will put your claim to the defendant individual or organisation whose negligence caused your injury, and we will handle all communication on your behalf. The defendant’s insurers will usually handle the claim on the defendant’s behalf and will be responsible for paying any compensation. Once we are in contact with the defendant’s insurers, we can begin to secure the necessary rehabilitation and specialist support to meet the injured person’s immediate needs whilst we proceed with the claim.
Senior Partner, Personal Injury
The road accident occurred when our client was standing in a lay by at the side of the road. The impact caused multiple orthopaedic injuries, head injuries, PTSD and chronic pain. The left knee fracture needed repeated surgery including fixation, cleaning out and skin grafting due to infections, and removal of metalwork. The van driver’s insurers admitted that their driver was at fault but tried to reduce our client’s entitlement to compensation by 25% for contributory negligence. We refused to accept any contributory negligence by our client and negotiated the full 100% compensation.
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Claire is exceptionally knowledgeable in the personal injury legal domain, especially in the specific area of my injury. From our very first conversation, she was clear in explaining the potential different routes that the process could take and provided me with expectations of what I could expect along the journey. She ensured that all bases were covered, organising meetings, discussions and necessary specialist appointments, in order to bring together the case and take it forward. Claire was then able to use her extensive pool of contacts, to appoint an "area leading" barrister, to represent me. Overall, I was very pleased with appointing Claire and Boyes Turner to act as my solicitor for the legal claim that I pursued. Thank you for all of your support.
Almost 5 years ago my son suffered a life changing brain injury accident. A new life for everyone, so many unknowns so many difficult decisions. I met Claire and the team shortly after the accident. So many questions answered but more than that, amazing lovely people. Claire has been guiding me and the family throughout this ordeal with such compassion, there every time I needed her we couldn’t of asked for a nicer person. I have met many others within Boyes Turner and all have been genuine lovely people, I’m now working with Ruth and Lindsay from the court of protection. Again, I can't say enough about them amazing lovely people. They truly do want the best for my son and they did and continue to do so.
Kim handled my personal injury claim after a car accident with immeasurable expertise and compassion. Boyes Turner arranged every part of my private rehabilitation, which greatly improved the speed and quality of my recovery. Each stage of the litigation process was dealt with efficiently and succinctly. This was then always explained without using unclear legal jargon. On both health and financial levels, I would be in a far worse position without Kim’s invaluable input. I cannot recommend this firm enough.
Kim and team at Boyes Turner were a patient and stabilising force though a multi-year case. This case was littered with trauma and upset from the beginning, and exacerbated by mis truths and rewriting of the demonstrable facts from the opposition. Kim guided me carefully through the process and helped to neutralise the negativity coming from the opposition throughout.
Kim at Boyes Turner was recommended to me after I had received ineffective service from another company. From the outset, Kim has been professional, reassuring and supportive. I have always had faith in her ability to get the best outcome, not only financially, but also in helping my rehabilitation from a traumatic brain injury. She is friendly and empathetic, with unquestionable professional integrity. She was quick to grasp the important issues in my case, was meticulous in her investigating the details and analysing them, realistic in what the outcomes were likely to be and achieved a successful outcome. I would not hesitate in recommending her and Boyes Turner.
A pedestrian who has suffered a serious injury in a collision with a moving vehicle, such as a car, motorcycle, e-scooter, bus, or a commercial, factory, farm, or construction site vehicle will often have a claim for compensation.
Compensation claims for injury to pedestrians often involve them being hit:
Children are particularly vulnerable as they are easily distracted, and their road sense is less developed than adults. Drivers are expected to take additional care in areas where children might be on or near the roads, such as:
Drivers have a legal responsibility to drive in a way that is safe for other road users, including pedestrians. They must also reduce their speed in circumstances where the risk of accidents is increased by road conditions, such as poor visibility at night, in poorly lit areas or bad weather, and in areas where pedestrians, children, and other vulnerable road users are present.
A pedestrian can claim compensation for their injuries if they were caused by a driver’s negligence, such as:
Our personal injury claims lawyers specialise in securing rehabilitation and compensation for pedestrians who have suffered severe injury and life-changing disability, including:
We assess each client’s compensation claim carefully to ensure that their needs arising from their injury or disability are properly met. The amount of compensation that the injured person receives depends on their individual circumstances, including the severity of their injury and disability, their needs and financial losses arising from their injury, and any liability issues relating to the cause of the accident.
Claims for pedestrians with severe injury from accidents may include compensation for:
In claims arising from fatal injury, we help the bereaved, dependent family claim compensation for their loss of the deceased’s income or ‘services’ (childcare, housework, driving, DIY etc), as well as funeral costs and a fixed, statutory bereavement award.
Yes. Drivers are required by law to have motor insurance to ensure that they have the means to compensate anyone who is injured by their negligent driving, but injured victims of hit-and-run or uninsured drivers still claim compensation for their injuries from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB).
Claims against the MIB are subject to strict requirements and time limits. We advise anyone who has been injured (or whose family member has been injured) in a road accident caused by a driver who was uninsured or cannot be traced, to contact our personal injury solicitors for free, confidential advice as soon as possible after the accident, to avoid losing your right to claim compensation.
Find out more about how we help our injured clients with claims against the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB).
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