Personal injury law
The firm assists the victims of accidents in daily life, accidents at work, road traffic accidents and assaults with every step involved in obtaining compensation for their loss. It assists its clients at medical examinations and defends their interests before the civil and criminal courts and before the Victims’ Compensation Board (*Commission d’Indemnisation des Victimes*). This expertise covers compensation for personal injury as well as for the economic loss flowing from it.
How the firm acts
- Assistance during medical expert examinations
- Compensation for harm suffered following an accident in everyday life, an accident at work, a road traffic accident or an assault, before the civil court (*Tribunal judiciaire*), the Court of Appeal, the criminal court (*Tribunal correctionnel*) and the compensation board for victims of crime (*Commission d’indemnisation des victimes*)
- Damages for personal injury
- Damages for economic loss and for all heads of loss flowing from the injury.
Key points of the practice
Two offices: Paris and Marseille.
Assistance to victims before the judicial court (*tribunal judiciaire*), the Court of Appeal and the CIVI.
Assistance at medical examinations, whether agreed between the parties or court-ordered.
Compensation for personal injury and for the associated economic loss.
General principles worth knowing
How does a medical examination following an accident proceed?
A medical examination, whether agreed between the parties or ordered by a court, allows a medical expert to assess the consequences of the accident for the victim (stabilisation of the condition, lasting effects, incapacity) so that the heads of loss to be compensated can be quantified.
What heads of loss may be compensated following personal injury?
Compensation may cover pecuniary losses (medical expenses, loss of earnings) and non-pecuniary losses (pain and suffering, cosmetic damage or loss of amenity), in accordance with the classification generally applied by the courts.
What is the Victims’ Compensation Board (CIVI)?
The Victims’ Compensation Board is a civil court which allows certain victims of criminal offences to obtain compensation for their loss through national solidarity, in particular where the perpetrator is insolvent or has not been identified.
What time limits apply to bringing a personal injury claim?
A personal injury claim is, in principle, subject to a ten-year limitation period running from the stabilisation of the initial or aggravated injury, subject to particular rules depending on the origin of the damage.
When can the firm step in?
- Exemple type
Assisting a victim at a medical examination agreed between the parties.
- Exemple type
Assisting a road traffic accident victim before the judicial court.
- Exemple type
Defending the interests of a victim before the Victims’ Compensation Board.
Initial enquiry
Contact the firm about personal injury law.
Set out the essential facts, the parties involved and any deadlines. The firm will review the enquiry and carry out its conflict checks before confirming whether it can act.
- Meetings in Paris, Marseille or remotely
- Individuals, executives and companies
- Please send no confidential documents before written confirmation