Local solicitor or no win no fee firm from google

[Hurtandupsetmummy]

Not even sure if I have a claim or its worth pursuing...so, which option would you choose?

If you don’t have a claim worth pursuing then a no win no fee place won’t take it anyway so the decision is made for you.

It's not a bad idea to take it to a no win no fee place, as they will give you a realistic assessment of your prospects of success. You can then take it from there, or not as the case may be.

Would you like to tell us a bit more about the issue?

I wouldn't use no win no fee
I spoke to one after an accident and they said they didn't need medical records to go for compensation 😳
Now I knew probably more than most would about my condition and injuries (i am a doctor) but to pursue compensation with no records seems like madness.

My child was injured on a school trip. He was then carried over 1/2 a mile with a broken femur. When the accident happened him and 4 others were out of sight of the teachers and instructor

I would use a firm with the right expertise

I wouldn't be afraid of no win no fee, just use a decent established firm

Well slightly different situation but I tried to use a local firm of solicitors for something recently and ended up going with someone online because they had clear, fixed pricing and got the job done in a much faster projected timescale, and answered my emailed enquiry checking something before they did. The local lot were rubbish, slow and expensive tbh and never emailed despite saying they would further to my phone call. So it's not always true that local = better.

They often instruct their own experts anyway. I had to go and be examined by an agreed expert. Certainly they wouldnt necessarily need the records to start the claim off

I know it's an obvious one, but have you checked your buildings/contents insurance?

A lot of policies include legal expenses insurance - again they will do a prospects assessment before taking the case on.

What "damage" are you claiming for? Is there any lasting impact?

What would the alternative to carrying him have been? (That sounds like something staff should be thanked for, not sued for to me?)

How old is he? Older children wouldn't always be in sight under usual practice.

The no win no fee people will only take it on if they think you can win, and then they'll take a big cut.

A local solicitor should give you a good idea of what your chances are, but you'd have to pay them whether you win or not.

The school will put it in the hands of their insurers and have good solicitors.

It's possible you may have some legal cover with your house insurance.

What has the school said so far, and have you asked for a copy of their risk assessment?

How old is your son?

My son is 8 years old. They were coming down a steep hill. Mountain rescue arrived after the centre staff had carried him @Clockforce I would expect basic first add..not to move a patient.

So your DS, and 4 others were out of sight of the instructors and staff and your DS then fell and broke his femur?

In honesty, I think you're going to struggle with this one - you would have to prove that, had your DS been in their line of sight, the accident wouldn't have happened.

Re carrying him, did this cause any additional injury? Unless you can clearly demonstrate that the carrying, in and of itself, caused injury, any claim is likely to fail.

Presumably the centre staff have a documented procedure for what to do in these circumstances (carrying or administering first aid in situ) Did they follow it?

I'm sorry that you and your DS have had this experience, but from what you've said it sounds like an accident. Do you think the outcome would have been different had the staff made different choices?

I looked in to this with my home insurance. It only kicked in if the issue went to court.
My claim, and I suspect the majority of other such claims, was settled before court