If you can successfully prove that you were injured in an accident that was due to no fault of yours, the court will award you compensation for loss of earnings for several different factors. These may be grouped into two categories:

1. General damages, which include pain, trauma and loss of quality of life.
2. Special damages, which include all out of pocket expenses that are directly related to the accident.

You can read more about the differences of general damages and special damages here.

If the physical injuries and mental trauma caused by the accident are so severe that you are unable to return to work, the court may compensate you for lost earnings along with other damages.

There are of course several factors that govern this clause.

Our RTA Fast Track Claims Unit deals with Personal Injury Road Traffic Accident claims where compensation is likely to be less than £10,000, using our secure electronic portal and case management system which has been designed exclusively by our IT department.

The need for speed and efficiency is essential in dealing with RTA Claims and we can ensure that people injured in road accidents are compensated as quickly as possible.

Whiplash is the name given to a neck injury that is sustained when the head and neck are caused to move suddenly. Sudden movements that cause the head to move backward, sideward or front ways at speed can cause injury to the muscles surrounding the neck. With the sudden and severe movements of the head, tendons and ligaments can be damaged.

Some people have the perception that whiplash injuries are mild, however, on the contrary, it is true that some people who suffer a whiplash injury are affected mildly with symptoms easing off under a month or so this is not true for all whiplash sustained injuries. The most common types of whiplash occur during a road traffic accident when a vehicle is hit or stops suddenly in the event of an accident, the vigorous movement causes the head to move violently.

Whiplash injuries can vary dramatically in terms of pain and suffering, such injuries can also last for different lengths of time. When asked how much compensation is likely to be awarded for a whiplash claim, especially at the beginning of a claim it is very difficult to calculate how much compensation is likely to be given.

There are brackets to where certain types of whiplash and the prognosis fit into but special damages such as people’s personal circumstances, out of pocket expenses, loss of earnings and so on can only be calculated on a personal basis. Some whiplash injuries can last several weeks while other more serious cases can last for months, sometimes years and be very painful and have a dramatic effect on a person’s work and social life.