New Road Traffic Accident Publication

This comprehensive publication takes the practitioner through the stages involved in advising a client on a low-value road traffic accident claim for personal injuries, including whiplash, and other damages. It covers the stages of commencing a claim under the relevant pre-action protocols, use of the online portals, responding to a compensator’s offers and settling the matter. The publication also covers the stages of issuing proceedings if the matter falls outside the pre-action protocols.

This publication includes a practical commentary along with the necessary precedents to guide the practitioner through the conduct of a road traffic accident matter, during the pre-action protocol stages ,use of the online portals and during court proceedings.

Some of the many precedents include letters to experts seeking medical reports, letters to the compensator enclosing documents to support a claim, letters making and accepting offers and counter-offers, and a library of particulars of claim. Also within this publication are letters to the client explaining the process and pre-action protocols and standard letters to other parties and experts, giving practitioners all the focused and practical guidance they need.

• Enclosure - Overview of the small claims process – Road traffic
• Letter to physiotherapist seeking a report on rehabilitation
• Letter to vehicle expert seeking a damage report
• Letter to hire company requesting a copy of credit hire agreement
• Medical report form
• Letter to defendant’s solicitor where claimant’s circumstances fall under the RTA Small Claims Protocol
• Statement of tariff injuries
• Statement of other protocol injuries
• Form content – Particulars of claim – two vehicle collision
• Schedule of past and future loss and expense