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Lietuvių kalba What are incurred and future additional expenses?
If you are injured in an accident, you may be entitled to compensation for additional expenses incurred and to be incurred in the future as a result of the injury.
What additional expenses can I claim compensation for?
- Expenses for treatment by a doctor, physiotherapist etc.
- Expenses for transport
- Expenses for medicines
- Expenses for nursing and care services
- Expenses for remodelling of residential property
- Expenses for legal counselling
It is a condition that the expenses are considered necessary and reasonable.
What additional expenses am I not entitled to compensation for?
- Expenses you would have incurred regardless of the damage
- Expenses covered by the public sector
How do I get reimbursed for incurred and future additional expenses?
As the injured party, you must document the expenses you have incurred. It is therefore important that you keep receipts and vouchers for all expenses you have incurred due to personal injury.
If you can document the expenses incurred, this also makes it easier to substantiate and recover similar additional expenses in the future.
Do I have to pay tax on incurred and future additional expenses?
No. Compensation for incurred and future additional expenses is tax-free. However, it is possible to claim interest for expenses incurred. However, this interest income is taxable.
How do I apply for compensation for incurred and future additional expenses?
Compensation for incurred and future additional expenses is one of several compensation items you may be entitled to after an accident. However, compensation cases are complicated, both legally and medically, and we therefore do not recommend anyone to handle the compensation settlement on their own.
In our experience, injured parties are regularly offered higher compensation when they contact a compensation lawyer.
Do I have to pay for my own lawyer in a compensation case?
Answer. The insurance company will normally cover your legal expenses if the injury occurred at work or in traffic.
You can also get your legal expenses covered through legal expenses insurance linked to other insurance schemes.
Why should I choose Advokatfirmaet Halvorsen & Co?
Over 30 years, our clients have received billions of kroner in compensation. Our lawyers have extensive experience and are experts in tort law.
Halvorsen & Co is a nationwide law firm, and has assisted a large number of clients in obtaining compensation for incurred and future additional expenses.
We always offer a free assessment of your compensation case. Get in touch with us today.
