Proposals to bring in new rules forcing dog owners to take out insurance against their dog biting or attacking someone will help victims of dog bite attacks.

Currently a victim of a dog bite attack is only likely to succeed with a personal injury claim if the dog owner has some form of insurance in place to cover themselves against a compensation claim.

Most commonly this would be a household insurance policy (assuming the dog attack happened at the home address) which includes cover for liability insurance covering anyone injured at the property or in the grounds.

However not everyone has household insurance and very few people have insurance cover for a dog attack away from the home, in these cases the only course of action to obtain compensation is for the victim to sue the dog owner directly, this can be a difficult process and in many cases the dog owner will not have sufficient finances to cover the cost of an injury claim payout.

If the new proposals come into force and it becomes compulsory for all dog owners to have insurance it should mean the process of making a compensation claims for injury in a dog bite attack will (in most cases) be a lot easier than it is at present.

Pinto Potts Solicitors have specialist legal experts with considerable experience in dealing with dog bite claims, if you would like free, confidential advice about making a claim please call 0800 316 4434.

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