Motor Accident Solicitors Society

22/04/2025

🗣Cyclists!

Did you know that the Highway Code has recently changed?

As road users, it's important to stay up-to-date with the latest rules to ensure safety whilst riding.

As a helpful guide, we've had one of our MASS Member Solicitors firms put together a handy breakdown of the new rules for cyclists 🚴‍♂️

25/02/2025

What does RTA mean?

In the context of motor accidents, RTA stands for Road Traffic Accident.

Also referred to as a Road Traffic Collision or Crash (RTC), they are accidents that cause bodily injury or damage to property, as a result of use of a motor vehicle, including cars, trucks, motorbikes, bicycles, pedestrians and passengers.

When you are involved in a car crash, your solicitor will likely refer to your claim as an RTA or Personal Injury (PI) claim.

Learn about more confusing legal terms, by reading our Jargon Buster blog on the MASS website:

When it comes to claiming compensation after a road traffic accident, and indeed engaging with any legal process, it’s inevitable that people looking to make a personal injury claim will encounter…

18/02/2025

What is a 'no win no fee' agreement?

No Win No Fee, also known as a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) is a way of funding a claim.

When you are involved in a Personal Injury claim, you will incur certain costs (or fees) for receiving legal services from your solicitor.

Whoever pays these fees comes down to a number of things,
including the result of the case and the settlement amount.

A no win no fee agreement, is an agreement between you and your solicitor put into place at the start of your claim, whereby you agree that if you win your case you will pay the solicitor and he/she will be deducting a success fee from your settlement amount. On the other hand, if you do not win the case, then the solicitors will not charge you for the costs of their services.

Learn about more confusing legal terms that may trip you up by reading the Jargon Buster blog on the MASS website:

When it comes to claiming compensation after a road traffic accident, and indeed engaging with any legal process, it’s inevitable that people looking to make a personal injury claim will encounter…

11/02/2025

When processing your road traffic accident claim, your solicitor may refer to the 'limitation period' of your case.

The Limitation Period means the amount of time following an accident that you have to file a claim form with the court in your case.

This period of time can change in some cases but, for most injury claims, the claim form must be filed within three years from the date of the accident.

This can sometimes be longer if the person filing the claim was in a coma following the accident. There is no primary limitation period if the person is unable to make decisions for themselves because of an injury or disability.

The closer you are to the limitation period deadline, the less likely a firm is to accept your case, as there are certain risks solicitors face when accepting a claim close to the expiry of the limitation period.

It's therefore important that you act quickly following a road traffic accident to ensure that you stand the best chance of gaining access to justice.

Learn about more confusing legal terms that may trip you up by reading the Jargon Buster blog on the MASS website:


https://www.mass.org.uk/jargon-buster/

04/02/2025

Claiming for compensation following a road traffic accident can be a daunting task 😵‍💫

The process is often confusing, lengthy and complicated, but it can also be made even more difficult to understand when solicitors use Legal Jargon.

Solicitors use jargon as a shorthand way of communicating, allowing professionals to converse with clarity, accuracy and efficiency ⚡️

But the flip side of jargon is that it can leave people who are making a claim feeling uncertain, confused and even excluded.

That's why MASS have produced a helpful Jargon Buster, to assist you when making your Personal Injury Claim and shed light on some of those confusing terms solicitors will use💡

Read our blog and download our Jargon Buster table on the MASS website:

https://www.mass.org.uk/jargon-buster/

20/05/2024

Our roads are not just home to motorists, they are also home to pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders and those using mobility scooters.

In other words, the roads are home to many Vulnerable Road Users that require extra care and diligence to look out for.

But all actions on the road have consequences and even vulnerable road users must be mindful of others to avoid causing an accident.

This helpful blog looks at two tragic cases of death and injury being caused by a vulnerable road user and serves as a timely reminder that we all need to look out for each other when it comes to road safety.

Read the full blog here:

The sad case of Celia Ward, a 77-year old cyclist killed by the actions of a pedestrian, Auriol Grey, hit the news headlines in March 2023. Grey was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for…

14/03/2024

Welcome to the new MASS page, created for consumers who have recently been affected by a road traffic accident.

Here we will share tips, free guides and lots of helpful resources for all things to do with road traffic accidents, road safety and the legal claims process. We'll also be signposting members of the public to impartial expert advice in the form of a free initial enquiry from our MASS member solicitors.

You can find out more about MASS by exploring some of the exisiting resources on our website:

https://www.mass.org.uk/consumer-blog/