Our expert psychological injury lawyers will handle your claim at no cost to you* and in the vast majority of cases you will receive 100% of your compensation**.
Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell
Employers have a responsibility to protect their employees’ health and safety at work. Part of this commitment is to protect mental health and minimise the likelihood of employees suffering from psychological as well as physical injury.
At Irwin Mitchell we fight fearlessly to achieve the best outcome for you whether your psychological injury is minor or major. We’re renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family due to a mental health injury at work, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.
Our lawyers offer the highest level of professionalism and expertise, combined with dedication and sensitivity.
Above all, we put you first.
Handling Psychological Injury At Work Claims With Expertise And Sensitivity
Accidents in the workplace can cause more than physical injury. It’s quite common for people to suffer psychological injury too.
If you think that you may have been psychologically affected or you’ve already been diagnosed with a recognised psychological condition resulting from an accident at work, contact Irwin Mitchell today. We are specialists in handling claims which result from a psychological injury at work, and can help you make a mental illness claim.
Common causes of psychological injury at work include the following:
- Being involved in a distressing accident
- Enforced absence from work, either temporarily or permanently
- Pressure from employers
- Enforced career change
- Loss of earnings and financial stability
- Radical changes in family and personal life
- Physical scarring and body image issues (see our page on scarring injuries)
The effects of a traumatic event at work may include conditions such as:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
Even though our team deals with psychological injury cases every day, we never forget how distressing it can be for you to manage after an accident and help you find your way through the practical demands of the legal process. We’ll give you all the support you need.
As well as representing you during the whole process of your psychological or mental illness claim, we’ll do everything we can to help you recover quickly too. We can often assist by helping you gain access to the right medical treatment.
This can sometimes be paid for by the defendant’s insurer. Otherwise, we’ll aim to get you an interim payment in advance of the final damages awarded or liaise with your GP to help you access NHS treatment.
Proven Expertise In Psychological Injury Claims
Irwin Mitchell is also one of the largest and most experienced personal injury law firms in the country.
Our team includes many of the country’s finest personal injury lawyers. They operate in highly specialised teams, offering the highest level of legal expertise in psychological injury at work claims. To see some of the workers we have helped claim for psychological injuries please click into "case studies! above.
Irwin Mitchell’s Commitment To Making A Difference
Irwin Mitchell’s first commitment is to you, and to achieving the best outcome for your claim.
We also have a long history of campaigning with leading organisations in numerous personal injury fields. Together with those organisations we seek improvements in health and safety, prevent accident and injury where possible, and improve the quality of life and levels of compensation for those who have suffered injury.
We have also pursued many leading legal cases in order to improve the prospects of success of claims for various forms of personal injury, and to obtain fairer compensation.
The above information relates to the law and procedures in England and Wales
* Subject to entering a ‘No Win, No Fee’ agreement with us and complying with its terms.
** Does not apply to group actions, criminal injuries or accidents and illnesses outside England and Wales and is subject to compliance with the terms of your funding arrangements.
All Scottish cases will be handled by the Scottish law firm with which we are associated, Irwin Mitchell Scotland LLP. The law relating to funding is different in Scotland and you will receive separate advice about what that means as well as a separate funding agreement