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Can I obtain Legal Aid to pursue my claim?
No, since the 1st April 2000 Legal Aid ceased to be available to pursue
claims for personal injury arising out of an accident. The Government wished
to encourage the use of Conditional Fee Agreements so the claims would be
funded on a no win no fee basis by the Claimant's solicitors.
Your claim will usually also include a claim for what are known as special
damages and that generally means that you can bring a claim for any out of
pocket expenses or financial liabilities that you may have incurred directly
resulting from the accident such as your insurance policy excess, loss of
earnings, replacement vehicle hire charges, medical expenses, damaged
clothing and other property items and depending on your vehicle insurance
the cost of repairing or pre-accident value of your vehicle.
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