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Hill Slater Solicitors Ltd - Personal Injury Claims in Bolton, Lancashire:
Hill Slater Solicitors is a personal injury law firm based in central Bolton, Greater Manchester, but providing legal services to clients across England and Wales. You'll find most injury claims handling firms are able to help clients without them ever having to step foot inside an actual solicitor's office. However, that means firms with good technological savvy and responsive staff will be the key to a less stressful case.
The firm specialises in helping people who have suffered injury or financial loss following accidents or alleged negligence and they place an emphasis on explaining the claims process in straightforward language. There is quite a lot of emphasis on communication around their website.
The firm also highlights a goal of encouraging helpful rehabilitation alongside compensation. You might think this would be a common goal for law firms handling these matters, but with hundreds of solicitor's offices on our network there are actually only around a dozen who dedicate their website copy to this subject. Hill Slater's website explains it aim to help clients with rehabilitation following life-changing accidents rather than treating compensation as the only consideration - something we've written about regularly for several years now.
The firm also states that, where possible, claims can be handled on a No Win, No Fee basis, although other fee arrangements are available depending on the circumstances. Typically we have found that most law firms will offer this. However, some clients confuse the concept of "no win, no fee" with being promised "100% of your compensation". Those are two totally different slogans solicitors use with very different meanings. The first means that if you lose, there are no fees to pay. However, under "no win, no fee" some solicitors will charge you up to 25% of your compensation some times if the case wins.
Of course, that may sound like a lot. However, if you have an excellent firm who obtains £10,000 for your injury and takes 25% of it - you'll still be better off than going with a less experienced firm who only obtains £5,000 compensation but takes no cut of it. So don't compare law firms solely on whether they take a cut or not.
The firm's website highlights several main areas of personal injury work. These include road traffic accidents involving drivers, passengers, cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians, as well as accidents occurring in workplaces and public places. It also handles medical and dental negligence claims, where a person believes they have suffered harm because of negligent treatment.
The first place people tend to look when researching a company though, is the public comment boards. People tend to trust independent forums such as Google and Facebook rather than company testimonials. Our poll last year indicated only 9% of people actually trusted testimonials on a company's own website. So what are people saying about Hill Solicitors online?
"easy to talk to someone there and always kept updated"
"fought my corner and secured a settlement that exceeded my expectations"
"very helpful & put in a lot of time & work"
Overall the comments are very positive. The reviews seem to reflect the firm's claims about being focused on communication and regular updates.
Hill Slater Solicitors Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. This is actually more important to check up on than you might first think. Because there are several sites online which look very much like a law firm runs them, however they are actually just a marketing firm who will take your details and sell them on to a solicitor. The SRA records this firm as a recognised body, authorised since 2013, with its office at Dart House, St Georges Square, Bolton.
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