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Free Personal Injury Claim Assessment

Find out if you may be entitled to compensation – no cost, no obligation.

Our personal Injury team offers a free, confidential initial assessment of potential personal injury claims. This service is designed to help you understand whether your circumstances may meet the criteria for a claim and what steps could follow.

 

✔ We can help determine if you have a claim

✔ Legal 500 accredited

✔ Free confidential review by a personal injury specialist

✔ No win no fee available*

✔ Highly ranked for personal injury on Review Solicitors

 

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What Is a Personal Injury Claim Assessment?

A personal injury claim assessment is an initial review of the information and paperwork you provide to help us decide whether we can assist you further with a compensation claim.

It is not legal advice and does not involve opening a claim unless we believe your case is suitable to proceed.

 

What Might I Be Asked?

As part of the free assessment, we will ask you some straightforward questions about your injury to help us understand your situation. These may include:

  • Your contact details
  • A brief history of the accident or injury
  • Whether you have made a complaint or reported the accident to any organisation involved
  • Why you believe you may have suffered injury due to someone else’s fault
  • Whether you can provide any relevant paperwork or documents, such as accident reports, correspondence, medical records, or photographs

You do not need to have all documents at this stage. We will guide you through what is helpful and relevant.

 

What We Review

As part of your free injury and accident assessment, we will review:

  • An outline of what happened and when
  • The type of accident or incident involved
  • Any relevant paperwork you already have (such as reports, correspondence, or medical documents)
  • How the injury has affected you

This allows us to consider whether your circumstances may fall within the personal injury claim criteria.

 

What You Get

From your free assessment, you will receive:

  • A confidential review by a personal injury specialist
  • Clear confirmation of whether we may be able to help
  • An explanation of what the next steps would be, if appropriate
  • Information about potential funding options, which could include No Win No Fee* (terms and conditions apply)

 

What You Don’t Get at This Stage

To ensure clarity and transparency:

  • We do not provide full legal advice during the free assessment
  • We do not open a claim or begin investigations at this stage
  • We do not offer appointments unless we believe your case is suitable to proceed

If we are unable to help, we will signpost you to other appropriate options where possible.

 

How the Free Assessment Works

 

Step 1 – Check If You May Have a Personal Injury Claim

Contact our personal injury team by completing our online form or calling 0114 2496 611. We will gather some initial information to understand your situation.

Step 2 – Share Your Information

You provide a summary of what happened and when, and any relevant paperwork you may already have. This helps us understand the background to your concerns.

Step 3 – Initial Review

A personal injury specialist will review the information against personal injury claim criteria.

Step 4 – Outcome Explained

We will let you know whether:

  • We may be able to help and take the matter further, or
  • We are unable to assist and should signpost you elsewhere

If the case is suitable, we will explain the process, timescales, and funding options before any appointment or further work is arranged.

 

What Happens If Your Case Proceeds?

If we believe your claim requires further investigation:

  • We will formally open a case
  • An appointment will be arranged at a convenient time
  • We will explain legal costs and funding options in detail
  • Your solicitor will guide you through each stage at your own pace

Our aim is to provide clear guidance, expert support, and compassionate understanding throughout.

 

Why Choose Our Personal Injury Team?

  • Specialists in all types of personal injury claims, large or small
  • Clear, honest assessments with no obligation
  • A supportive, client‑focused approach

 

Start Your Free Personal Injury Claim Assessment

If you believe you may have suffered a personal injury due to someone else’s negligence, contact us to begin your free, confidential assessment. Call 0114 2496 611 or complete our online assessment form.

 

Flexible Appointments

We understand that dealing with personal injury matters can be stressful and finding time to attend in‑person appointments isn’t always easy. That’s why we offer our full range of personal injury services remotely, providing a more efficient and convenient experience.

We can deliver personal injury legal support via telephone or secure online meetings, allowing you to access expert legal advice from the comfort of your home. Many procedural matters are now handled remotely, even where court proceedings are required.

Our remote services are designed to be just as personal and confidential as face‑to‑face consultations, with clear communication and full transparency at every stage. Most correspondence can be handled by email or via the Howells secure Client Portal.

If you prefer an in‑person appointment, you can visit us at one of our offices in Sheffield, Barnsley, or Rotherham.

 

No Win No Fee Information

* No Win No Fee agreements are subject to suitability and terms.
* There are circumstances where you may be asked to pay outstanding costs even if you do not win your case.

You may need to pay for services from Howells Solicitors in certain situations. These include being dishonest, not giving your solicitor instructions, or rejecting an offer against their advice. Other examples include the death of the claimant, cancelling your claim, or moving without informing your solicitor.

In these cases, you may also be required to cover the defendant’s costs. Clients may be asked to pay disbursements upfront or cover the cost of medical reports or other third‑party expenses. Any such costs would be discussed with you in advance.

Free Personal Injury Claim Assessment

Our personal Injury team offers a free, confidential initial assessment to help you understand whether you may be entitled to compensation. We review the information and paperwork you provide to assess whether your circumstances may meet personal injury claim criteria, with no obligation to proceed. You’ll receive clear confirmation on whether we may be able to help, an explanation of the next steps, and information about funding options, including No Win No Fee*. If your case is suitable, we’ll guide you through the process with expert, compassionate support, offering flexible remote or in‑person appointments across Sheffield, Barnsley, and Rotherham.

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Personal Injury Team

The Howells personal injury team are highly regarded in the UK and specialise in a wide range of services aimed at helping families get the compensation and support they deserve. The team are often praised for their compassion, empathy, and friendly and caring nature. They rank as the number one medical negligence solicitors in the UK on review solicitors, based on their consistent five-star reviews.

They can support families through accident claims, road traffic accidents, work accident claims and criminal injury claims to name a few areas of expertise.

The team are highly skilled, down to earth, and extremely diligent personal injury lawyers who scrutinise every aspect of a compensation claim and represent their clients tirelessly. Their aim is to help them continue their lives with the financial support they need and deserve.

They understand that traumatic accident and injuries can devastate lives, physically, emotionally, psychologically, and financially. They will listen, be supportive and understanding, and then use their technical skills to explain everything about your case in an easy-to-understand manner, removing the jargon and confusion involved with a personal injury compensation claim.

The medical negligence team is supervised by the highly regarded Michelle Gyte, who has worked with clients for over 20 years, and is driven hard by their belief that everyone is entitled to access to justice.

The team consists of senior solicitor Sharon Rinaldi who has over 20 years’ experience in dealing with personal injury cases. She frequently represents clients with life changing injuries because of road traffic accidents, accidents at work, violent and sexual crimes, and clinical negligence.

The team also consists of Sasha Marshall-Congreve who has worked in the area of personal injury law for over 9 years. She works on a wide range case including all types of accidents and complex criminal injury compensation claims.

Client Testimonials

“From start to finish I have received excellent advice and performance. My case was dealt with compassion and kindness. Everything was explained clearly, and nothing was too much trouble. I am very grateful for the results.”

“Sasha made what was a tough period in my life a lot easier.”

“From start to finish, they are professional, friendly, easy to talk to”.

“Friendly and professional with lots of guidance and advice through the whole process and continual professionalism throughout!”

“I cannot praise Howells enough for their commitment to my case after sometimes thinking it was a lost cause.”

“The service l received from Sasha at Howells was above and beyond. She got back to me very fast, if l had any queries. And explained things which l didn’t understand.”

“She did her best to make it as easy as possible for me and I am very grateful to Sasha for her help and for the outcome that I received.”

“Sharon has worked on my case for the last 5 years and is a fantastic solicitor very approachable and got me a fantastic settlement.”

“Thank you for an efficient stress free and successful service from Sasha who is friendly and approachable.”

 

*There are circumstances where you would be asked to pay any outstanding costs even if you don’t win your case.

You may need to pay for services from Howells Solicitors in certain situations. These include being dishonest, not giving your solicitor instructions, or rejecting an offer against their advice. Other examples are the death of the claimant, cancelling your claim, and moving without telling your solicitor.

In these cases, you might also have to cover the defendant’s costs. Client’s may be asked to pay disbursements up front or must stand to the cost of a medical report if a second opinion is obtained. In some instances, you may need to pay for medical reports or other third-party payments upfront. We would discuss this with you before making any decision.

Sharon Rinaldi

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Medical Negligence

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