How is personal injury defined?
Simply put, the legal term ‘personal injury' refers to harm caused to the body, mind or emotions (as opposed to property etc), so it includes physical or psychological damage, disease or illness. The injury must be caused by negligence of another party in order to justify a legal claim.
Harm caused by accident – an incident which could not be reasonably foreseen or avoided, one for which nobody can or should be held accountable – cannot be considered under a personal injury claim. This is an important distinction to make, as it is easy to be convinced that personal injury claims can be made as a result of any injury.
This attitude is certainly not helped by any myths of bizarre Health and Safety rulings. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers also provides useful information to counteract false impressions of the personal injury system.
Harm caused by accident – an incident which could not be reasonably foreseen or avoided, one for which nobody can or should be held accountable – cannot be considered under a personal injury claim. This is an important distinction to make, as it is easy to be convinced that personal injury claims can be made as a result of any injury.
This attitude is certainly not helped by any myths of bizarre Health and Safety rulings. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers also provides useful information to counteract false impressions of the personal injury system.