Personal Injury Lawyers

Injured persons are able to claim for pain and suffering and loss of amenities including liability claims, which essentially means their non-economic loss.

Injured persons are also able to claim their loss of financial income both past and future, their medical expenses both past and future as well as the cost of home modifications, nursing services, voluntary or gratuitous care and rehabilitation expenses.

Only the losses incurred, because of the claimed injury, are claimable. It is very important for an injured person to maintain excellent records of all expenses incurred so that they can get as much back through every claim as possible.

Gratuitous care (sometimes referred to as voluntary services) is the care or services provided to a claimant, usually by a family member for no charge. Tasks such as domestic chores, personal care tasks, as well as home and vehicle maintenance may all be claimable.

A person who is making a claim for personal injury may be entitled to include a claim for the cost of gratuitous care or domestic services provided to them by others. While there are certain criteria that must be met for a gratuitous care claim to be successful, it is always worth knowing what may be included in your claim.

The person providing the services is not the person entitled to claim for the cost of them. Only the injured person can make a claim for gratuitous care. The time spent by the person providing the gratuitous care / services may be recoverable by the injured person at the current market value (for a commercial care provider for the hours provided).