A Defeat for Access to Legal Advice

Article by
Dave Koon Koon

Many vulnerable victims of injury will now find it impossible to obtain independent legal representation as a result of Friday’s bitterly disappointing judgment in the Administrative Court.

As the Government has now decided to slash lawyers’ fees in the road traffic accident claims process, many people will be left on their own to negotiate with insurers for fair and proper compensation for their injuries.

The vast majority of injured people have no knowledge of what their injuries are ‘worth’ in terms of damages, so such negotiations will inevitably be biased in favour of the insurers. A recent independent survey found, for example, that 70 per cent of people would not know what level of compensation to claim for a whiplash injury. 

This is a dark day for people who are injured through no fault of their own. We can only hope that the Government does not take this judgment as licence to ride rough-shod over the needs of vulnerable people in the future.

We are committed to continuing our work to helping victims of road traffic accidents. If you need advice contact Dave Koon Koon on  01992 422 128 or email dave@gardenhousesolicitors.co.uk .                                   

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