Definitions
You will find below a list of definitions for personal injury legal terms and abbreviations found on this website beginning with ‘D’.
- Data Protection Act
The Data Protection Act controls how your personal and sensitive information is used by organisations, businesses or the government.
- Deafness
Deafness is the loss of hearing. If you believe you are suffering hearing loss due to your workplace environment, then you may be suffering from industrial deafness and should see your doctor immediately.
- Defendant
The defendant is usually the person or organisation contesting against the claim and accusations of liability made by the claimant.
- Denied Liability
To dismiss blame and fault of the accident.
- Department of Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the UK’s biggest public service department. We may request your medical records from the DWP so that we can have consistency of your accident history.
- Disbursement
Disbursements are external fees that are made by a solicitor on behalf of the claimant but can be potentially claimed back from the client or recovered from the third party. These external legal costs include court fees and the fees charged to obtain medical records or medical reports.
- DWP
DWP stands for Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and is the UK’s biggest public service department. We may request your medical records from the DWP so that we can have consistency of your accident history.