Personal Injury Claims Glossary - M

MASS stands for Motor Accident Solicitors Society. MASS is a national association of motor accident solicitors who represent victims of road traffic accidents.

A medical report by a medical expert will be relied upon as medical evidence of your pain, suffering and loss of amenity when addressed to court.

Arranged by your solicitor so that a medical expert can question your accident and assess your injuries in order to produce a medical report (that is used as evidence for your pain, suffering and loss of amenity to the court).

A medical expert is the person who produces your medical report during your medical examination and is registered and audited by MedCo.

Can be known as clinical negligence. Medical negligence is a claim for compensation for injuries that you have received from the service of a negligent professional in the medical industry.

We may request your medical records from the DWP so that we can have consistency of your accident history. This is to ensure that the injuries you are claiming for are what you sustained from the accident.

A medical report is produced by a medical expert and will be relied upon as medical evidence of your pain, suffering and loss of amenity when addressed to court.

An aggressive form of cancer that develops in the tissues covering the lungs or the abdomen. It is caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres into the body and is a common industrial disease.

MIB stands for Motor Insurance Bureau. MIB is a fund to help compensate victims of road accidents with uninsured drivers and hit and run incidents where no defendant is identified.

Ministry of Justice can be abbreviated to MoJ. They are responsible for the justice system of the court as well as prisons, probation services and attendance centres.

A person under the legal age of full responsibility, which is 18 years old in England and Wales.

The incorrect diagnosis of a disease or disorder. There is a slight difference in meaning with undiagnosed, which means a disease or disorder that was undiscovered or missed.

MoJ stands for Ministry of Justice. They are responsible for the justice system of the court as well as prisons, probation services and attendance centres.

Motor Accident Solicitors Society can be abbreviated to MASS. MASS is a national association of motor accident solicitors who represent victims of road traffic accidents.

Motor Insurance Bureau can be abbreviated to MIB. MIB is a fund to help compensate victims of road accidents with uninsured drivers and hit and run incidents where no defendant is identified.

Musculo-skeletal disorder can be known as repetitive strain injury and is caused by repetitive work activities and/or using poorly designed or defective work equipment.