Length of time for Personal injuries case?

Leilak

Just looking for a timeframe from when Solcr sends Affidavit of Verification to be signed by Plaintiff to when case actually comes up in court, a RTA

nuac

Suggest you discuss this with your solicitor, but will leave open for comment

hullaballoo

Sorry but it's very much a how long is a piece of string question.

In the Circuit Court, you are looking at 2-3 years. 3-4 in the High Court.

The above are best guesses on the basis of straight-forward (ish) cases that proceed to trial for whatever reason. The majority of cases settle before this. Some cases also take substantially longer.

kennM

Leilak wrote: »

Just looking for a timeframe from when Solcr sends Affidavit of Verification to be signed by Plaintiff to when case actually comes up in court, a RTA

Mine was a few years back but, as mentioned by others, can be a "how long is a piece of string" question. For me it was circa 4 years end to end from time of accident to settlement but a lot of factors. For me it took a long time in PIAB to be eventually punted to high court with no proposed figure, I think it was with them for 20 months in total, quite unusual though. There was a question mark over long term prognosis so until that was clear rushing it is not advisable.

Hope it helps

Chevy RV

Is there any way to check how long a High Court case is likely to take to come up for hearing (besides asking your solicitor) who seems extremely vague about a possible date?

Can one contact the court clerk themselves to get a rough idea of when the case is likely to be heard?


Thanks for your suggestions!

antodeco

Mine was 6 years, and my wife's was nearly 10 years.

Chevy RV

What takes some cases so long to be heard?

antodeco

Chevy RV wrote: »

What takes some cases so long to be heard?

In my wife's case, the solicitor went AWOL for 2 years and was then passed through 3 different solicitors