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Thousands of people are injured in public places every year. It has been said that a third of all patients in some hospitals a&e have suffered a trip of slip accident. So what can you do if something like this happen to you, well the law will help you recover compensation to cover injuries and any financial losses you incur? But it is very important that you seek advice from a professional accident claims company, many offer no win no fee services.

Most accidents that happen in the public are due to loose paving slabs in pavements or slips in shops like supermarkets. A lot of accidents also happen involving children and dangerous public hazard. As long as the danger is something that should have been safe guarded, then there will be grounds for a claim.

For some people going to a solicitor can be a very daunting task and can be a scary thought so here are some steps to help your solicitor. First off as soon as you can, you should write a clear description of what happened in your accident, this will help when you have to explain what happened to your solicitor.

The next step is to take down the names and details of anyone who witnessed your accident as they may need to give evidence.

When it comes to accidents in public places, the more complaints that have been made against the hazard will help your case. Your solicitor may want to contact other people that have been affected by it.

Photographic evidence will greatly help your case. So it is important they are clear and of good quality. The next best thing to a photograph is a sketch showing the situation. These should be taken as soon as the accident happens so that the people responsible can’t cover anything up.

It may seem like common sense, but you do have a limited time to take a claim to court from when the accident happened. Court proceedings need to happen within 3 years from when the accident occurred unless you were under 18 at the time and then you have up until you are 21 to take the claim to court.

We will cover the next steps in your accident compensation claim next month on the blog, but until then make sure you get advice from a professional before going any further.

If you are looking for accountancy jobs then you will probably already know about the professional bodies that regulate the training and work of accountants. But for those of you would like to know more, we have put together a brief guide to the professional bodies and types of accountancy jobs you will qualify for.

ACA - Chartered Accountant Audit

ACA jobs involve visiting clients in audit teams and reviewing financial records and business operations to ensure the company’s accounts are in order. Employers will be chartered accountancy firms of all sizes.

These jobs benefit from lots of variety as you will be visiting lots of different business, you will be given lots of responsibility and will deal with a wide range of people. The downside to the job is the long hours that you will spend on training and the job itself. Employees with good exam results and that work hard can look forward to early responsibility and fast promotion.

CIPFA - Chartered public & finance accountant

These roles involve managing financial services such as income collections, providing advice to management of massive organisations. The business that will employee people in these roles will be local authorities and public sector bodies. These roles are very satisfactory as you get to be directly involved with running large and important organisations. The downside is that the areas you will be working in a rife with financial constraints and politics.

ACCA - Chartered Certified Accountant

ACCA jobs deal with managing accounting systems, auditing financial records, investigation anomalies, preparing financial statements, improving processes and procedures and advising clients on tax and financial issues. These accounts can either work for private practices, public sector organisations or private sector companies.

The positives with this type of job is that you can specialse in any industry and you get an overview of the whole enterprise.

Negatives are that the qualification is hard work to get, the job is quite high pressured and there is a negative image of it.

CIMA - Chartered Management Accountant

CIMA jobs are more management related than the other qualifications. The role deals with providing financial information to help protect companies financially. You will provide management information, improve existing procedures and processes and select implement and develop management systems. These roles are lot less number crunching than the others and involve a lot more management.