Legal Guides
We only ever advise those who have been injured and never those responsible for causing injuries - or their insurers.
We provide a range of legal guides and resources. While no substitute for advice from our experts, these guides will help you to understand your rights and navigate a claim, if you choose to progress with one.
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Personal Injury
A guide to your personal injury case
This guide contains important information about your personal injury case.
How many personal injury claims go to court?
Find out how many personal injury claims go to court in England and Wales, and what happens when they do.
Road Traffic Accidents
A guide to road traffic accident cases
This guide contains information about road traffic accident cases.
Claiming for a road traffic accident abroad
Road traffic accidents abroad are more complex than road collisions in the UK. Learn more about car accidents abroad and how to claim in our guide.
Support for families of fatal road accident victims
Losing a loved one in a road traffic accident is a highly traumatic experience for families. Here’s how we can offer support through the claims process.
Serious Injury
A guide to brain injury cases
This guide contains information about brain injury cases.
A guide to spinal injury cases
This guide contains information about spinal injury cases.
A guide to amputation cases
This guide contains information about amputation cases.
Asbestos Diseases
A guide to asbestos disease cases
This guide contains information about asbestos disease cases.
Claiming asbestos disease compensation for the death of a family member
We are experts in compensation for families who have lost a loved one due to asbestos disease. Find out more about making a claim here.
Asbestos statistics and facts UK
Statistics and facts about asbestos in the UK, including asbestosis disease and mesothelioma statistics.
Industrial Diseases
A guide to industrial diseases cases
This guide contains information about industrial diseases cases.
Making an industrial disease claim for hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)
Click to learn more about making an industrial disease claim for hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) with Thompsons Solicitors, or call 0800 0 224 224 today.
Carbon monoxide poisoning in the workplace
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that can be fatal if inhaled. Read our guide on carbon monoxide poisoning in the workplace and how employers can minimise the risk.
Medical Negligence
A guide to medical negligence cases
This guide contains information about medical negligence cases.
Claiming compensation for death caused by medical negligence
If a loved one has died as a result of medical negligence, you can make a claim for compensation.
Compensation claims for breast cancer misdiagnosis and negligence
Speak to our medical negligence solicitors about starting a claim for breast cancer compensation. No win, no fee available.
Accidents at Work
A guide to accident at work cases
This guide contains information about accident at work cases.
A guide to strain injury cases
This guide contains information about strain injury cases.
A guide to stress cases
This guide contains information about stress cases.
More Legal Services
A guide to negotiating a settlement agreement
Can you negotiate a settlement agreement? Our expert settlement agreement solicitors answer this question and more in this guide.
What is a settlement agreement?
A settlement agreement is a legally binding contract made between an employer and employee.
How to legally change your name
Do you need to understand your options for changing your name? Read Thompsons Solicitors guide to learn how to legally change your name.