fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Argh.
Legal Shinanigans. Driving me Potty.
My case is nearing settlement after nearly 3 and a half years. 3 medical reports, NHS records as long as your arms and an operation later.
We've served notice of court procedings on the third party's insurer. They have indicated to defend (which they do as matter of course although liability is admitted) and they've only just responded, but we don't know what they have said yet.
What's really hacking me off is my solicitor of 3.5 years has unfortunately gone, and the new one it trying to pick up my case again - argh. Also my details have gone to a barrister for a claim 'value' to be calculated. Bearing in mind these 'folk' only really have a short involvement the comments he has made are really making me angry...
He suggests about adding in 'care and assistance' - At the minute I can do most things, but overhead and heavy DIY are causing me pain. My father comes round a couple of times a year and trims the 'larger' trees. This costs me a couple of crates of beer as he won't accept payment. Decoration, well we do this over a number of days, rather than in a whole day I would usually do.
Anyway I've told the barrister this, but he says I've got to pay it out to justify it - so I've gone back and said, well don't suggest it, or don't put it in as it's not a real 'cost'. Argh.
At least I know a bit more about the system now. With PI, they look at the most severe injury, and award an amount, the next less severe injury only gets say half of it's value, the next injury just a third and so on.
It's now at the stage where they may start to make offers. The Barrister has suggested yet another 'medical' opinion from a specialist shoulder expert and possibly looking into further operation costs - FFS !- more opinion shopping when I already have a 'favourable' opinion from an orthopeadic surgeon, who has recommended no more surgery. 'Favourable' means not a particularly good outlook for me, but it is in the case of the claim.
The stress of it all nearly makes you think of giving up on all of it. I certainly wouldn't want to go through this again. No wonder legal costs are so high.
A bet the driver has no idea what pain and stress this has caused me and my family over the last few years. It would be good if careless drivers received an 'update' as to the condition of the 'victim' - might just make them think.
Rant over - off to de-stress.....
Legal Shinanigans. Driving me Potty.
My case is nearing settlement after nearly 3 and a half years. 3 medical reports, NHS records as long as your arms and an operation later.
We've served notice of court procedings on the third party's insurer. They have indicated to defend (which they do as matter of course although liability is admitted) and they've only just responded, but we don't know what they have said yet.
What's really hacking me off is my solicitor of 3.5 years has unfortunately gone, and the new one it trying to pick up my case again - argh. Also my details have gone to a barrister for a claim 'value' to be calculated. Bearing in mind these 'folk' only really have a short involvement the comments he has made are really making me angry...
He suggests about adding in 'care and assistance' - At the minute I can do most things, but overhead and heavy DIY are causing me pain. My father comes round a couple of times a year and trims the 'larger' trees. This costs me a couple of crates of beer as he won't accept payment. Decoration, well we do this over a number of days, rather than in a whole day I would usually do.
Anyway I've told the barrister this, but he says I've got to pay it out to justify it - so I've gone back and said, well don't suggest it, or don't put it in as it's not a real 'cost'. Argh.
At least I know a bit more about the system now. With PI, they look at the most severe injury, and award an amount, the next less severe injury only gets say half of it's value, the next injury just a third and so on.
It's now at the stage where they may start to make offers. The Barrister has suggested yet another 'medical' opinion from a specialist shoulder expert and possibly looking into further operation costs - FFS !- more opinion shopping when I already have a 'favourable' opinion from an orthopeadic surgeon, who has recommended no more surgery. 'Favourable' means not a particularly good outlook for me, but it is in the case of the claim.
The stress of it all nearly makes you think of giving up on all of it. I certainly wouldn't want to go through this again. No wonder legal costs are so high.
A bet the driver has no idea what pain and stress this has caused me and my family over the last few years. It would be good if careless drivers received an 'update' as to the condition of the 'victim' - might just make them think.
Rant over - off to de-stress.....
) of my local hospital last week, as a direct result of a SMIDSY in 1983. I bet the driver concerned never even thinks about it, whereas I live with the consequences every day
Want evidence, they can have my NHS records, very telling they are.
