Being self-employed changes who a claim is made against, but it doesn't remove your right to claim. If you were working on someone else's site, for a client, or under another business's direction, that party generally still has to take reasonable care for your safety, particularly around anything they controlled: the site conditions, equipment they provided, or how the work was organised.
The genuinely important question isn't your employment status, it's who controlled the circumstances that led to your injury. That's what we'll help establish.
What kinds of self-employed injury claim do we handle?
Contractors injured on a client's premises or site
The occupier still owes you a duty of care.
Subcontractors injured due to a main contractor's failure to manage site safety
Site-wide safety usually remains the principal contractor's responsibility.
Self-employed drivers involved in accidents caused by another party
Including delivery and courier work.
Injuries caused by equipment or machinery provided by someone else
Whoever supplied it is responsible for it being safe to use.
Cases where "self-employed" status is disputed
Including where the working relationship looked more like employment in practice.
What if I was partly at fault?
Partial responsibility reduces compensation proportionally rather than removing the claim.
What you could receive
Self-employed injury claims cover general damages for the injury and its effect on your life, and special damages for financial losses, including lost income, which for self-employed people often needs to be evidenced through your own accounts and records rather than a payslip.
We'll talk you through what's realistic for your situation once we've reviewed the details. We won't overpromise, and we won't quote a figure before we've properly understood your case.