How to Gather Personal Injury Evidence for a Public Liability Claim

In a public liability claim, gathering personal injury evidence is hugely important to the chances of a case settling in your favour.

Collating this and gathering evidence that strongly points to the accountability of an at-fault third party can only enhance your prospects.

The effectiveness of ‘evidence gathering’ soon after the accident, the type of personal injury evidence gathered, and what it depicts; all of these points play a prominent role when building a public liability claim.

Personal injury evidence gathering

Although an understandably unsettling time post-accident, with the immediate situation and subsequent fall-out to handle, when starting a claim, it is beneficial to have as much evidence as possible gathered, as quickly as possible.

When considering the types of evidence – eyewitness contact details, your own account etc – the need to get it while it is fresh in the memory is important. It provides a clearer picture of what transpired and who was at fault for the accident.

Alternatively, if CCTV footage is available, getting it before it is deleted as part of a premises’ / business’ normal operating procedure is something that would help your claim’s chances of a successful outcome.

What type of evidence?

When seeking personal injury evidence, anything that actually depicts the circumstances of the accident would be hugely beneficial.

CCTV of the accident site would be helpful, but recounts from those who witnessed it would also strengthen your claim.

If the accident was caused by defective equipment, then records, or lack thereof, of the maintenance of this equipment would help show negligence on the part of the at-fault party responsible.

When making your initial call to our customer care team, your file handler will discuss with you the types of evidence that may be available to you and which we will seek to obtain.

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Why is evidence important?

To be successful, a claim for personal injury compensation requires evidence to support your version of events and to support the assertion that the at-fault party is responsible for the cause of the accident and the subsequent injuries sustained.

There can never be too much evidence in this respect, but your file handler will be able to assist with this.

How can Winns help?

With decades of experience in building cases and guiding them to a successful conclusion, we’ve assisted thousands of clients over the years, with a Trustpilot rating of 4.8 out of 5, spanning over 12,500 reviews, highlighting outstanding client care from start to finish.

Our multi-discipline teams work across the claim, with a combined approach of getting you the medical and legal support you need in the immediate aftermath of a non-fault accident.

Working on a no win no fee arrangement, an agreed percentage, clearly stated at the start of the claim, is set out and that doesn’t change. Providing you co-operate fully throughout, there are no prohibitive upfront fees, no spiralling legal costs should your claim become more complex and take longer, and no unexpected costs along the way.

Instead, you get a dedicated, diligent legal team supporting you every step of the way. If your claim isn’t successful, we won’t charge anything for our fees.

Considering making a claim and the personal injury evidence you need? Give us a call today.

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