Workplace Injury

[TCoys28]

I injured myself at work over 4yrs ago and decided to make a claim a few months later.

My solicitor told me that they admitted liability straight away. He also advised me that because they have admitted liability, they would settle out of court.
It has now come to a point that my solicitor has told me that they still haven't made an offer and that it's going to trial next week!

Why is it going to trial if they have admitted liability? What would I have to do in court?

[TCoys28]

Well, I'm hoping my solicitor gets back to me on Monday with some more information. Hopefully it's nothing too complicated.

Thanks for all your advice everyone

[TCoys28]

Thank for all the advice everyone.

My solicitor got back to me and advised me to settle, which I have

[FredPuli43]

You have to understand that it is not civil practice to plead a fixed sum for damages. Special damages e.g. loss of clothing, or damage to a car are easily established as a fixed sum, because the claimant has the bills, are pleaded but the rest are not. So the trick is to ask for more than you expect, then wait for a counter offer. This may simply be less or it may be constructed on the basis that you are somewhat to blame, but not by much. Your lawyers then accept that because it is near enough what they expected on full liability anyway. The rest is just window dressing for the other side's client