Need help with the Court stage of your claim? You're in the right place.
Help with court
Welcome to the Official Injury Claim (OIC) Help Hub. In this section we will guide you through what happens if you wish to take your claim to court, there are a number of reasons why you might need to take your claim to court. Here you will find useful resources to assist with this stage of the claim process. These include:
- Hints & Tips
- Support Guides
- Walkthrough Videos
- FAQs
- Sample Forms
- Useful Links
Hints & Tips
We are unable to provide any timeline data for this stage in the claim journey as once a case has gone to court it leaves our system and is subject to external legal rules and processes.
You can help keep your claim on track by:
- Ensuring you add losses into the system promptly (you can do this at any time until you ask for an offer to be made)
- Upload any supporting evidence
Support Guides
To provide support with your claims process, we have created a suite of guides which contain step-by-step guidance on how best to navigate various stages during your journey through the OIC Portal.
Here are the support guides available for the Court stage:
Go To Court Liability - This guide covers how you can proceed to court following a denial of liability.
Reopening a claim after court at liability - This guide covers how you can re-open a claim after a court liability decision.
Go To Court Offer - This guide covers how you can proceed to court when you have rejected the compensator's offer.
Non-Protocol Vehicle Costs - This guide outlines what Non-Protocol Vehicle Costs (NVC) are and how to include them in your claim, if required.
Limitation - This guide covers the notifications you will see and how you can proceed to court for Limitation.
Guide to making a claim - This guide, available in English and Welsh, explains all the legal terms and procedures you may come across when making a claim if you need further help.
Useful Links
Find a court or tribunal - Find contact details and information on courts and tribunals in England and Wales.
Walkthrough Videos
We understand that sometimes it is easier to watch a process in order to best understand it. That is why we have created a range of walkthrough videos which lead you through certain steps in your claim journey. There are different videos for each stage of a claim in the OIC Portal, so be sure to check each area of the Help Hub for more walkthrough video content.
Court FAQs
Please take a look below for our most frequently asked questions surrounding the Court stage of the claim process. If you do not find the answer to your query here, please check further down this page for additional supporting documentation which may assist you.
Sample Forms
Please see below sample versions of forms which will be generated by the OIC portal during this stage of the claim journey. We have supplied these so that you can be best prepared for how to populate them or understand their content in advance.
List of Documents for Court - This will be generated by the OIC Portal when you have decided to go to court, it shows what documents have been attached.
Court Valuation Form - This will be generated by the OIC Portal, the form showing the court the details of your claim for the losses and the compensator responses.
Road Traffic Accident Small Claims - Liability - This will be generated by the OIC portal when you have decided to go to court over liability, this is known as the 'court form'.
Road Traffic Accident Small Claims - Direction - This will be generated by the OIC portal when you have decided to go to court for direction, this is known as the 'court form'.
Road Traffic Accident Small Claims - Quantum - This will be generated by the OIC portal when you have decided to go to court for quantum, this is known as the 'court form'.
Road Traffic Accident Small Claims - Other - This will be generated by the OIC portal when you have decided to go to court for another reason (non-payment of agreed sums, fee disputes), this is known as the 'court form'.
If you are at a different stage in your claim or haven't found what you were looking for, please refer to the Help Hub home page for further guides and support.