Everyone has the same rights, if we are injured as a result of an act of negligence that was someone else’s fault, we are all entitled to make a claim for Personal Injury and any associated losses. 

The starting point is, with everyone, your Pre-Incident Condition. It makes no difference if you are one of the fittest athletes on the planet (think Cristiano Ronaldo or Mo Farah) or someone with severe disabilities (think the late, great physics genius Stephen Hawking) all injuries are taken on their individual merits. 

 

If either of the two mentioned athletes lost a foot, it would be catastrophic for them, as it would likely take away their living and their greatest love in life. If either of them lost a hand, it would still warrant a sizeable award, but nowhere near as much as they can still continue to compete and enjoy their favourite activities. The opposite is true of Mr Hawking, the loss of a foot would be an injury and a minor inconvenience, still warranting compensation however, the loss of a hand meaning he could no longer use his specially designed chair, would be catastrophic. 

As detailed above, each injury is taken on its individual merits and it is purely a matter of perspective. One mans minor inconvenience is another mans life-changing injury, there is no ‘quick-reference’ table to value an injury. 

MG Legal, your Personal Injury Solicitor Garstang acted on behalf of an elderly lady with early-onset dementia, who needed daily visits from carers. She was, however, still capable of functioning in her own home with just those occasional visits, plus support from her family who visited daily and enjoying the house where she had lived for several decades. 

 

During a brief stay in hospital, she suffered an injury as a result of insufficient staffing numbers and sustained a broken hip. Sadly, the impact of the injury was such that she was forced to most into a full-time nursing home. 

 

MG Legal obtained evidence from an Orthopaedic Surgeon and a Geriatrician (a specialist in treating the elderly) who both agreed that the client could still have enjoyed another few years of life in her own home, prior to requiring full-time care, if the incident had not occurred and she had not broken her hip. 

Our client received a total award in excess of £60,000.00, partially to compensate for the broken hip but a much larger apportionment to account for her loss of being able to live in her own home and the cost of having to pay, from her own funds, for the full-time care for a much longer period than she would otherwise have needed. 

 

So, whilst the starting point was a disabled lady, destined for a care home in the future, it was her individual loss of amenity, the dignity of staying in her own home for a long as possible, that gave rise to the bulk of the award. 

 

In short, we hope that this has illustrated we are all equal in the eyes of the Law and that MG Legal will truly consider each client on an individual basis. 

If you have had any sort of accident which has caused you injury, contact MG Legal, your Personal Injury Solicitor Garstang, to discuss how we can help you. We aim to accept all Personal Injury claims on a Conditional Fee Agreement (no win, no fee agreement) basis to ensure that you have access to the representation you need. 

 

Get in touch today by phone, email, web-contact form or at any of our offices in Garstang, Lancaster or Longridge and we will put you through to a member of our Personal Injury Team to get the ball rolling straight away.