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solicitor advice

  • 11-05-2018 12:28pm
    #1
    newrecruit90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi,

    Apologies for yet another piab question. I was involved in an accident over a year ago where I done damage to my back. Have issues sleeping and when driving especially. The insurance company made a settlent offer of 15,000 just under a year ago and the solicitor in question advised me not to take it as they said it was too low and that I was still receiving treatment.

    We went through the piab and their recommended settlement is now 13,000. So by not taking the offer I've wasted a year of not being able to afford the treatment I need and ended up 2,000 worse of.

    At this point I feel so low and I don't know if I can trust my solicitor from this point on. I can't afford to hire another solicitor and definitely don't want this going to court.

    Any advice from anyone else that's been in this situation would be very helpful,

    Thanks


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  • #2
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,778 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    Just because the PIAB assessment is lower doesn't mean your solicitor is wrong about his valuation. PIAB do their own thing and then your solicitor can advise you whether you would be better off issuing proceedings.

    Issuing proceedings means "going the court route" so to speak but it doesn't necessarily mean actually having to go to court. Most of the time these cases settle. The odd one goes before a judge but if you are keen to avoid that for whatever reason, make that clear to your solicitor.


  • #3
    newrecruit90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭newrecruit90


    Ok thank you hullaballoo,

    Thank you for the advice, I wasn't aware of that, I assumed if I didn't accept the piab's recommendation then the insurance company would be happy to go all the way to court having the piab's verdict on their side

    The reason I want to avoid court is that I understand the stigma attached to rta and injuries, especially if they're not visible like a break etc, to be honest I would have assumed most of them were fraudulent myself as I've seen people try to set them up by reversing into cars etc. My family and friends are aware of the issue but I'm from a small community and I'm sure a lot of others would think I'm pulling a fast one.


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