Claims
Private litigation for personal injury is a growing market - delict, tort, reparation, it is known by many names. However, the legal principles are usually fairly straightforward. If another party causes you to suffer pain, loss or inconvenience through negligence or breach of contact and your loss was reasonably foreseeable, then you may well be able to claim compensation, or sue. For example, the pedestrian who trips on a broken pavement or slips in an icy carpark, or the tenant who develops respiratory disease through his landlord's failure to ensure his home is damp-free. Yet, however straightforward the legal principles may be, nonetheless, the journey from making a claim to turning that into a sum of compensation is rarely an easy one. LSA's Court Department, a team of seven lawyers and one paralegal, may be able to help. We have a wealth of experience in investigating, intimating and negotiating claims on and out of court basis and in raising court proceedings both in local sheriff courts and in the Court of Session.
We may be in a position to take on cases that other firms would not necessarily generally cater for. For example, our knowledge of housing law has enabled us to conduct numerous successful damp housing cases over the years. If you qualify for legal aid, we may be able to represent you without you requiring a 'no-win, no-fee' agreement. In any event, initial advice is generally free to the client.
Most claims are subject to time-bar, three years for personal injury and five years for other financial loss. If you were injured before your sixteenth birthday, or in some other cases, these time limits may be extended.
LSA regrets it does not currently offer representation in road traffic cases.