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Do I have to hand over all medicals I get to The Injuries Board?
No. Sometimes a medical report will not be as favorable or as accurate as the injured party would like. There is no obligation for them to forward their Report . Remember someone will assess the level of compensation payable based on the Medical Reports . They will never meet the injured party so the doctors…
If I have lodged my own claim through the Injuries Board website and got a medical and sent in the extra expenses and the Assessment Letter has issued, how do I know the worth of my claim?
You don’t – this is the fundamental flaw in the system of the Injuries Board. The injured party is referred to a Book of Quantum which dates from 2004. It only gives general guidelines in relation to injuries. For example neck injuries are valued in four different categories between €14,000 and €45,000 – how do…
Do I have to go to the Insurance Company or the Injuries Board Doctor?
At present in early 2011 there seems to be no legal requirement that the injured party goes to any doctor appointed by an Insurance Company for examination. It follows that an injured party in applying for compensation supplies an initial report with the application form. This is forwarded to the insurance company for the Defendant…
I need to know more about the automatic Lodgement Tender idea before I make a decision to accept or reject an Personal Injury Board offer.
Before the Injuries Board was established any defendant/insurance company could make a lodgement or tender in Court. The words mean the same thing that is a sum of money which the Insurance company say is sufficient to pay for the injury and outlays. In later years it became a simple letter written to the injured…
Is there any case where legal costs are paid by the Injuries Board?
At the commencement of the system, the main exception to the non-payment of costs was children’s cases. All offers of settlement in children’s cases had to be heard by a Judge in Court. This usually means your Solicitor and Barrister will have their fees paid and the child’s money is lodged in full with the…
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