Do I have a Personal Injury Case?

Solicitors are prevented by law from publishing on the Internet and elsewhere that they do in fact take cases on a no win no fee basis. See solicitors Advertising regulations or contact us to clarify.

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You may have an Injury Case if you have;

• a child or minor child (under 18) in your care has suffered a personal injury
• been involved in a car accident as a driver due to no fault of your own
• been a passenger in a car crash
• been injured in work using sub standard equipment
• been injured in a public place
• been injured in a sporting event
• been the victim of medical or dental negligence

By Irish Law, a solicitor must provide clients with information (particulars) in writing. The solicitor will outline an estimate of his / her actual charges or where this is not possible or practicable, the basis on which the charges are to be made. In addition to the professional fee, there will be items of outlay payable to third parties, including government agencies, which must be discharged by the client.

Synnott Lawline is a personal injury firm that specialises in medical malpractice (medical negligence). Our team of, experienced legal experts offer customers the support they need to pursue your claim.

Every medical negligence claim is different so our team takes time to get to know you, to understand the effects of the injuries you have suffered and to support you every step of the way. We’ve helped many people, secure a successful injury case for medical negligence. 

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If you are the driver or passenger of a vehicle that has been involved in a road traffic accident the first thing that you should do is call the Gardaí. An abstract report from the Gardaí can prove to be invaluable where liability for the accident is at issue. 

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If you have had an accident at work and it wasn’t your fault, you could be entitled to make a claim for your injuries sustained. You may be entitled to pursue this claim if your injury occurred in an office environment, on a building site, restaurant, shop, warehouse, factory or driving for an employer. 

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This booklet has been produced by Synnott Lawline Solicitors to give our clients an understanding of the personal injury claims process. In some of our correspondence during the course of your claim, we will make reference to the relevant sections of this guide by way of explanation of the particular aspect of your claim. 

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The regulations forbid the inclusion of any words or phrases which suggest that legal services relating to a compensation claim will be provided on a no win no fee basis as such prohibition is in line with the statutory ban on advertisements which encourage or induce claims for damages for personal injuries. It should be noted that there is no prohibition on solicitors in Ireland undertaking work on a no win no fee basis, and solicitors are perfectly entitled to offer their services on a no win no fee basis, and indeed many solicitors’ firms operate on a no foal, no fee basis. The restriction on solicitors is merely on the content of their advertisements.

The general right of solicitors to advertise is severely curtailed when it comes to advertising for personal injuries claims. The Solicitors (Advertising) Regulations, 2002 (S.I. No. 518 of 2002) introduced a ban on advertisements which refer to claims or possible claims for damages for personal injuries, the outcome of such claims or the provision of services by solicitors in conjunction with such claims. The regulations prohibit advertisements which “solicit, encourage or offer any inducement” to make such claims. The regulations specify that the advertisement may include, amongst other things, “factual information on the legal services and areas of law to which the services relate”. The regulations specify that the words “personal injuries” may be included in such factual information in a “list of services”.