Burn Injury Compensation Claims
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If you’ve been injured in an accident that occurred because someone who had a duty of care towards you breached this duty, you may be able to claim compensation for your suffering.
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If you have been burnt while in the workplace, on the roads or in a public space, you may be wondering whether you could be eligible to receive burn injury compensation. Within this guide, we discuss the eligibility requirements all personal injury claims need to meet to be considered valid.
Certain parties owe you a duty of care in regard to your health and safety. We will provide some examples of when you may be owed a duty of care and how a breach of this duty could lead to you suffering a burn.
Following this, we will explain how evidence can support your case, as well as provide you with examples of evidence you could gather. We also explain the time limit you must adhere to when starting a personal injury claim.
In the final sections of our guide, we look at the different forms of compensation you could be awarded following a successful claim and how one of our solicitors could help you with claiming this compensation on a No Win No Fee basis.
You can also speak with a dedicated advisor on our team to discuss your case and receive free advice:
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Can You Claim Burn Injury Compensation?
As previously aforementioned, a duty of care is a legal responsibility for your health and safety. There are various scenarios where you are owed a duty of care. These include:
The Workplace – The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 states that all employers must take reasonable steps to ensure the health and safety of their employees. This is their duty of care.
In A Public Place – The Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 outlines a care duty for those in charge of areas accessible to the general public. They must take steps to implement measures that ensure the reasonable safety of those using the space as intended.
On The Roads – Anyone who uses the roads must do so in a responsible and safe manner to avoid causing harm. Additionally, the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code must also be adhered to as part of their duty of care.
To be able to make a burn injury compensation claim, you must be able to prove that your injuries were caused by someone breaching the duty of care they owed you.
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What Are The Main Causes of Burn Injuries?
There are various ways that you may suffer a burn. Some examples include:
Accidents at work: Your employer fails to replace or repair a known piece of machinery. This causes the machine to malfunction and explode. You were standing close to this machine when it exploded and suffered severe burns.
Accidents in public: A hotel fail to install a radiator protector around a radiator that gets extremely hot within a hotel room. This causes you to suffer a burn injury to your hand when you tried to turn the radiator down.
Road traffic accidents: An intoxicated driver crashes into your car head-on. You suffer a burn injury to your face when the airbag deploys.
Contact our advisors today to see whether you may be able to make a personal injury claim.
How Are Burns Classified?
The NHS provide different classifications for burns. This is based on how the skin is damaged and which layers of skin are affected. There are three skin layers:
Epidermis – the outer layer of skin.
Dermis – the layer of tissue beneath, which contains nerve endings, blood capillaries, hair follicles and sweat glands.
The subcutaneous fat, (or subcutis) – the deeper layer of tissue and fat.
There are 4 main types of burn:
Superficial epidermal burn – The epidermis is damaged, and the skin becomes red, swollen, and painful, but it does not blister.
Superficial dermal burn – The epidermis and part of the dermis is damaged. It is intially painful and pale pink in colour. It may also have tiny blisters.
Deep dermal or partial thickness burn – Cases where damage to both the dermis and epidermis occurs. The skin becomes red or splotchy, blisters and swells, and can be dry, damp, or both. It could hurt a lot or not at all.
Full-thickness burn – This type of burn impacts all three layers of skin (third-degree burns). The skin is burned away, and the underlying tissue appears pale or blackened. The remaining skin is dry and white, black or brown without blisters. Also, the skin’s texture may become waxy or leathery and painless.
To see whether you may be eligible to claim burn injury compensation, you can contact our advisors.
How Much Burn Injury Compensation Could You Receive?
A successful compensation settlement in personal injury claims may consist of two heads of loss. To compensate for the emotional suffering and physical pain brought on by the injuries, general damages can be awarded.
Those tasked with valuing your claim can refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). This document provides compensation guidelines for injuries based on type and severity.
You can use the compensation calculator below, which uses figures taken from the JCG.
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The other category of loss that may be included as part of your compensation is known as special damages. This compensates you for the expenses caused by the burn injuries. To claim special damages, it will be necessary to present documented evidence such as the following:
Payslips that show a loss of earnings due to needing to take time off work.
The cost of private burn therapy and any cosmetic surgery procedures.
Bills for medical care.
Receipts or tickets of travel costs to essential appointments.
For a free valuation of how much compensation your may be able to claim for your burn injuries, you can contact our advisors.
What Do You Need In The Burn Injury Claims Process?
When claiming burn injury compensation, you will need evidence. This evidence needs to show how your accident occurred, who was liable and the extent of your injuries. Therefore, the following evidence could be gathered to help support your case:
CCTV, dashcam and security footage that caught the incident.
Any eyewitness’s contact information so that a legal professional can approach them at a later date for a statement
Photos of your burns and the hazards that caused them.
Copy of your medical records stating the severity of your burns and what medical treatment you needed.
One of our personal injury solicitors could help you with gathering evidence. To see whether you could be able to work with one of them, you can contact one of our advisors.
Is There A Time Limit When Claiming For Burn Injuries?
The Limitation Act of 1980 stipulates that personal injury claims must be started within three years. Typically, this starts on the day of the injury and accident. However, this standard time frame can vary under certain circumstances.
For instance, claimants who are under 18 have the time limit paused. During this pause, the court may appoint a litigation friend to make a claim on their behalf. Alternatively, the three-year period will start on the day they turn 18 if a claim has not already been started for them.
Furthermore, the time limit is paused indefinitely for claimants who don’t have the mental capacity to handle their own cases. Again, a litigation friend could handle the claiming process on their behalf. Should this mental capacity be regained, they will have three years from the recovery date to start their own claim if one was not already made for them.
Contact our advisors today to see if you are still within the time limit to begin your own personal injury claim.
Will You Have To Go To Court To Claim For Serious Burns?
Regardless of the severity of your injuries, sometimes your claim may need to go to court. For example, if the defendant is denying liability for the accident, or if it is a very complicated case.
Our experienced solicitors could help guide you through the claiming process. They could assist you with gathering evidence, communicating with the other party, and negotiating a compensation settlement on your behalf. They will also work hard to ensure that your case is settled without it needing to go to court.
Contact our advisors today to see whether one of our solicitors could help you with your case.
How Can We Help You Make A Burn Injury Claim?
You can check right now if your burn injury compensation claim is eligible with our dedicated team of advisors. If they determine that it is, they could also connect you with one of our personal injury solicitors.
One of our solicitors could help you claim compensation by offering to represent you under a type of No Win No Fee arrangement known as a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA).
The terms of a CFA provide numerous benefits to you, for example:
You typically don’t need to pay any fees in order for your solicitor to begin working on your claim.
Also, there are no service fees to pay as the claim moves forward.
In addition to this, if the claim is unsuccessful, there are no fees for the solicitors’ completed services.
If the claim is successful, a success fee is deducted from the compensation. The percentage solicitors can take as this fee is capped by legislation.
To see whether one of our No Win No Fee solicitors could help you with making a personal injury claim for your burn injury, you can contact our advisors:
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More Resources About Making A Personal Injury Claim
These other guides may be of use:
Learn when fatal accident claims could be made within this guide.
Also, this guide explores slip trip and fall claims in more depth.
Learn when you could make a personal injury claim for a head injury within this guide.
Additional external resources:
Patient advice if you have suffered a burn injury from the British Burn Association (BBA).
Learn more about treatment for burns from the NHS.
Guidance on when you could receive statutory sick pay (SSP) from Gov.UK.
In conclusion, thank you for reading this guide about burn injury compensation claims. Contact our advisors to discuss your case today.
