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How to get compensation if you've been injured as a result of an accident or injury when someone else is to blame.

• Write a letter, complain or try mediation

  You can get compensation by taking legal action, but it could cost you…

• Check your insurance policies

  You may already have insurance to pay for the legal costs of making a…

• Using a solicitor or a claims company

  You cannot usually get legal aid for personal injury cases. A solicitor…

Sets out how to make a low-value personal injury claim if you've been in a road traffic accident (RTA).

• Updated: 5 August 2025

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Caldwell on 29 December 2025.

• Updated: 4 February 2026

The Regulations place a duty on railway industry bodies (infrastructure managers, railway operators, or maintainers), involved in an accident or incident, to notify us.

• Updated: 19 December 2014

How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.

The 'Ogden' tables help actuaries, lawyers and others calculate the lump sum compensation due in personal injury and fatal accident cases.

• Updated: 9 January 2025

How to claim compensation yourself or if using a claims management company, check they're authorised, your rights and their obligations.

• Updated: 16 June 2014

Rules on what motor insurance you need, what to do if you're in an accident, insurance for driving abroad, penalties for uninsured vehicles and drivers.

Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Lord Fairley on 21 January 2026.

• Updated: 4 February 2026

Information about the Personal Injury Discount Rate review 2024.

• Updated: 2 December 2024