Case Study 1
McKeowns recovered £1,400 for Mr D following a car accident where the car he was driving was struck from behind in October 2004.
On the evening 10th of October 2004, our client, a 36 year old painter was driving his girlfriend's Vauxhall Corsa in central London when he was struck from behind by a Ford Mondeo driven by Mr L.
He suffered whiplash injuries to his neck, together with mild shock and wasn't able to return to for two days.
Later that month he contacted McKeowns to claim for compensation on his behalf.
First we secured an admission of liability from the other driver’s insurers', and we recovered the cost of repairing the accident damage to the Vauxhall Corsa (£908.90) in early December 2004. We ensured that her policy would not be affected negatively as a result of the accident.
By early February this year, Mr D's injuries were much improved and we arranged for him to be examined by a specialist doctor so he could prepare a special report to support his claim for personal injury. In June 2005, the doctor delivered his report. He confirmed Mr D had suffered a "whiplash injury to his neck, which had caused him pain and suffering with stiffness and aching". The report also detailed that he'd made a full recovery within a three/four months of the accident and that he did not anticipate any long term after effects.
Mr D agreed the report was accurate and as a follow up, McKeowns presented it to the opposing insurers.
An initial offer of £1,100 was received from the other side on the 7th July 2005. We advised our client that we felt it was not in his best interest to accept. We believed the offer was adequate for an injury lasting 1-2 months, and not appropriate for Mr D whose injuries were healing after 3-4 months. McKeowns made a counter-proposal of xxxx and after some argument, the case was settled with Mr D's approval at a compromise figure of £1,400.
Mr D received his damages cheque in full, with no deductions, as McKeowns legal costs were recovered separately from the opposing insurers. | 
