How Off-court Settlements Monopolize Reconciliations Among Claimants

If you were to ask me how No Win No Fee UK claims could be settled quickly and amicably, then I would answer what I have been advocating ever since I settled my own work accident claim five years ago: talk outside the courts.

There are many reasons why this works. But first, let me talk about why I think on-court solutions, hardly, if ever work.

For one thing, once you involve the courts in your accident claim, the probable effect is that the claiming process becomes more serious, and with that, more difficult to unravel. The normal psychological effect of involving the courts among claimants and defendants is that they come to think of the claiming process no longer as a dispute that can be finished without hassle or drama, but a grand object which must be relentlessly pursued without compromise. It seems as if they think that once inside the courts, they must give Lady Justice herself a good show. The stakes, as they see it, are now weightier than before. Dignity, not just money, they feel, has now become the prize.

This is pathetic. If there is anything which the courts add to solving No Win No Fee UK claims, it’s either confusion or rage. Claiming your compensation is just as serious and just as valid when done outside the courts. Only superficial people whose minds are devoid of philosophy and think that specific locations hold a monopoly over specific kinds of virtue, will accept the argument that justice becomes more just in the house of a judge and less just outside of it. It’s senseless.

Another thing why on-court disputes rarely satisfy both parties is the tedium they involve. Courts are boring places, to be frank. If you want to spend countless hours listening to the drumming voice of a humorless judge articulating words and words of legal jargon than to simply talk to the person who injured you and ask for the proper amount of compensation, then it’s your choice. I would rather that I received my compensation early, even if it was less than the amount I should have received had I processed my claim with the help of the courts, if only I could be spared the boring tedium which is the hallmark of our judiciary.

Tick Tack Tick Tack

Tick, tack, tick, tack – so goes the hand of the clock.

Time is so precious to all occupations. Every minute counts. Deadlines, reports, meeting, a gigantic work, heavy lifting and all sorts of tasks. More energy, more strength, more time are required to finish these. This is how you describe the busy life of working people from different industries. They are busy as a bee. The long hours of working seems to be too short to beat the deadline.

An office worker rushes to his car after sipping a cup of coffee. Drives his car and off to work. While his hands are on the wheel, his mind is wondering on how to finish his report. He finds his way to the parking lot. All of a sudden, some boxes from the top of a truck fell on his head then to his shoulders and back.

A retail staff arranges the stocks on top of the shelf using an improvised ladder. Suddenly he tumbled on the ground and sustains minor fracture.

The team of kitchen staff and waiters are rushing to and fro to serve a crowd of customers flocking their restaurant on a busy Monday lunch. Spills of liquid and food tainted the floor. The wet and greasy floor was not clean up that’s why a waiter slipped on it.

An ordinary day for a regular worker became an odd day when he tripped on a cluttered wire and cable and breaks his ankle. Temporarily, he cannot walk the normal way.

A construction worker fell on top of a scaffold. He got some fractures on his arms and leg. It turned out that the person who built the scaffold is not trained that’s why it collapsed.

The protective clothing of a man working in the manufacturing company is not well-maintained. The worn-out suit was not sufficient to stand the effect of a harmful chemical. That man is suffering due to the dangerous chemical.

An accident at work is painful and not comfy. It rubs the time and delays the work. Sometimes it occurs when people are so busy and rushing into something. The lesson is to keep things organized, follow the rules and be careful all the time so that no one will get hurt.