Personal Injury Law

Personal Injury

Personal Injury is a very exciting area of law because if concerns the future lives of the members of a family that finds themselves victims at the hands of a negligent party that has caused the breadwinner or an important financial (dependent) provider of the family to become permanently incapacitate or even taken away from the family altogether by death.

Personal Injury cases can be very complicated and an area that definitely requires the expertise of a competent legal mind to ensure that all beneficial expectations are professionally researched and  to render unbiased advice.

In a personal injury matter you could expect that your attorney/lawyer will want an accurate account of the matter which would include but not limited to:

• Medical treatment received
• A full detail of the injuries sustained
• The date, time and place where the injury occurred
• Proof of loss of earnings
• Proof of all expenses
• To provide all documents that can support your claim

You attorney/lawyer will be able to assist you in the following manner:

• Advise you of the likelihood of your success in the matter
• An estimation of the compensation that might be awarded if you are successful in your claim (no guarantees are given)
• The legal process that the matter must follow
• The estimated length of time the matter might take before a decision is reached (no guarantees are given)
• Estimated cost from beginning to completion of the matter (no guarantees are given)
• What further information that might be required etc.

There will definitely be more requirements as the case goes on and this requirement will vary from attorney to attorney,however, the above information is merely provided to whet your appetite and to point you in the right  direction so that you may become knowledgeable so that you can conduct a full research if you ever require an attorney to represent you in a personal injury matter.

To gain some insight into the workings of a personal injury matter we have provided a link to a case that was brought before a Bahamian court here is the link http://www.courts.gov.bs/cms/wp-content/uploads/shenika.russell.v.billy_.rolle_.pdf

Should you require further information concerning this publication please feel free to contact us at Evans & Co. either by email at info@tevanslaw.com , by telephone at 242-328-8510 or from our website
 http://www.tevanslaw.com/