Compensation for food poisoning
Cases of food poisoning are very unpleasant and cause a great deal of pain and discomfort. When you buy food from a restaurant or other food retailer, you trust that what you have been given is safe to eat. If they have caused you to be ill as a result of their negligence, you may be able to make a food poisoning claim for compensation.
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Making a food poisoning compensation claim
You can make a claim for food poisoning both in the UK and abroad but the laws relating to these types of claims are complex.
If you believe that you have suffered food poisoning it is important to visit your GP straight away, who will run tests to diagnose your illness. A confirmed diagnosis will help if you decide to pursue a food poisoning claim for compensation.
If a GP or hospital believes that food poisoning has occurred at a restaurant, they must report it to the local Environmental Health Department. If you do not go to a GP or hospital you should report the case to the local Environmental Health Department yourself.
The Environmental Health Department will then visit the food retailer and prepare a report. As well as hopefully preventing further occurrences, these reports can also be helpful as evidence in this type of case and can assist in proving negligence and/or breach of statutory duty.
How our solicitors can assist you with your food poisoning claim
At Nelsons, we have a team of expert personal injury solicitors who have extensive experience in food poisoning compensation claims against restaurants and food retailers.
We have assisted many clients who have suffered food poisoning, such as e-coli, gastroenteritis, salmonella, and clostridium, as a result of poor food quality, procedures, or hygiene and have an excellent track record of securing compensation on their behalf.
We offer:
- No win, no fee services
- A friendly team of experts
Our team is recommended by the independently-researched publications, The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as one of the top teams of personal injury lawyers in the country.
We are also members of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel – a specialist qualification held by experienced personal injury solicitors – and work with a number of local and nationwide charitable organisations.
To find out if you have a food poisoning compensation claim, please contact us to discuss how our personal injury team in Derby, Leicester, and Nottingham can help you.
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"Nelsons Solicitors Limited has an experienced personal injury team that specialises in handling severe and catastrophic injury cases. The firm features on all appropriate and approved personal injury panels, including Headway and Spinal Injuries Association.”
The Legal 500
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“Excellent personal injury group with broad-ranging expertise encompassing industrial disease, public liability and RTA claims. Frequently handles cases involving severe injuries. Also experienced in employers' liability mandates.”
Chambers and Partners
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"...The team is knowledgeable about a broad range of severe and catastrophic injuries on both the personal injury and clinical negligence fronts, including spinal and orthopaedic injuries. Multi-party actions and inquest-related litigation are also areas where the group demonstrates a proven track record..."
The Legal 500
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"Professionals second to none’ and ‘the best in every aspect’, Nelsons Solicitors Limited‘s‘ well-established Nottingham and Derby practice retains its market leading position in personal injury claimant work, and particularly, in the case of severe and catastrophic injuries. Lisa Preece spearheads the medico-legal practice as specialises in child and adult brain injury claims, and cases involving severe orthopaedic injuries to include traumatic amputation. Also acting for children, Bruce Williams is another specialist for brain and spinal injuries. Other noted figures include Matthew Olner, Dianne Collins (a ‘tenacious pioneer’), Carolle White, and Baishali Clayton, who has developed a specialism in stillbirths and neonatal deaths."
The Legal 500 2023
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"Nelsons provide a first class service for clinical negligence and personal injury at a reasonable cost compared to their competitors."
Referee feedback provided to The Legal 500 2024
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"The team has some very experienced lawyers in the team and has a broad range of people so the team works well. They are experts in large complex brain injury and clinical cases. They are very good indeed with clients and experts alike. They have good relations with the other side, which is most important."
Referee feedback provided to The Legal 500 2024
