Most of our clients come to us after a road accident or an accident at work. Choose the type of claim closest to yours.
Drivers and passengers, whiplash, hit-and-run and uninsured drivers.
Car accident claims →Construction sites, factories, lifting injuries, missing safety equipment and stress at work.
Workplace claims →Birth injury, obstetric, gynaecology and paediatric cases, plus GP, hospital and surgical errors.
Medical negligence →Brain and spinal cord injuries, amputation, burns and paralysis.
Serious injury claims →Support for families after a death on the road, at work or in medical care.
Fatal accident claims →Cyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bus and taxi passengers.
Road traffic claims →Supermarkets, pavements, wet floors and other public places.
Slip and trip claims →Tell us what happened and we'll tell you honestly whether you have a claim.
Start a free case review →You can call us, email us, or fill out our online form, whatever is easiest for you.
One of our friendly team members will speak with you to understand what happened and answer any questions you have. This first chat is completely free, and there's no pressure to move forward.
If we think you have a good case, we'll explain everything clearly and let you know what the next steps are. We'll give you honest advice, so you know exactly where you stand and what to expect.
Once you decide to go ahead, we'll take care of the whole process. That includes all the paperwork, phone calls, and dealing with insurance companies. You can focus on getting better while we deal with your claim.
If your claim succeeds, the other side pays your legal costs and you keep 100% of your compensation.
Cookstown is in Mid Ulster, the district with the most road deaths in Northern Ireland in 2025, and it has no hospital emergency department of its own. This guide covers the A29, quarry and farm work, the nearest hospitals and where a claim would be heard.
Start your free case reviewIn the Mid Ulster policing district, 9 people killed, 92 were seriously injured and 483 slightly injured on the roads in 2025, according to PSNI figures for 2025. No district in Northern Ireland had more road deaths that year.
The A29 carries traffic between Dungannon and Moneymore, and the Department for Infrastructure says through traffic causes congestion in Cookstown town centre. It has proposed a 4 km A29 bypass, estimated at £70m, and expects it to cut both congestion and the risk of accidents.
The bypass has been through a public inquiry but has not been built, and DfI says the timing depends on funding. Until then, through traffic on the A29 still uses the town's streets. Read how car and road accident claims work.
Yes, if your employer, or someone else at work, was at fault. Cookstown's industries include cement making, quarrying and the manufacture of construction products. The farms around the town are workplaces too.
Falls are a particular danger on farms: 14 people died after a fall while working on a farm in the last ten years, HSENI said in May 2026. The Work at Height Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 apply on farms, in quarries and on building sites, and a breach can support a claim.
Read how accident at work claims work.
Most claims settle without a court hearing. If yours goes to court, claims worth up to £30,000 are currently heard in the County Court for the Western division, which covers the Mid Ulster council area. Larger claims go to the High Court at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast.
Cookstown has no courthouse of its own.
Cookstown has no emergency department or minor injuries unit. The nearest 24-hour emergency departments are at Craigavon Area Hospital and Antrim Area Hospital, both about 26 to 30 miles away, and there are minor injuries units at South Tyrone Hospital in Dungannon and Mid Ulster Hospital in Magherafelt. Check current waiting times on nidirect.
Your records are held by the Trust that runs the hospital you went to: the Southern Health and Social Care Trust for Craigavon and South Tyrone, or the Northern Health and Social Care Trust for Antrim and Mid Ulster. With your permission, we request them for you.
No, but you can. Cookstown is about 45 miles from both our offices, around an hour by car to Belfast and a little longer to Derry. Most claims can also be handled by phone, email or video.
Yes. With the nearest emergency departments 26 to 30 miles away, a visit to your GP or a minor injuries unit is often the first record of an injury, and it is still medical evidence. What matters is that the injury is checked and written down soon after the accident, so don't leave it.
Yes, if the other driver was at fault. Low-speed shunts at junctions and in queues can still cause neck and back injuries. Two junction errors, emerging from a minor road without care and crossing a junction without care, caused 716 injury collisions in Northern Ireland in 2025, according to the PSNI. Swap details with the other driver and photograph both cars where they stopped.
If the driver of the tractor or farm vehicle caused the crash, the claim is usually against that vehicle's insurer, in the same way as with a car or lorry. If it can't be traced, you may still be able to claim through the Motor Insurers' Bureau. Note where it happened, any registration you saw and any farm or contractor name on the vehicle.
You usually have three years from the date of the accident, or from when you first knew you were injured, if that is later. For a child, the three years start on their 18th birthday. It is still best to get advice early, while evidence such as CCTV and witness details is available.
No. There are no upfront fees. If your claim succeeds, the other side pays your legal costs and you keep 100% of your compensation. If it doesn't, our legal insurance covers the costs. Read how funding works.
Kearney Law Group Ltd is a solicitors' practice regulated by the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Registered in Northern Ireland, company number NI663222. Registered office: Bishop Street Chambers, 26–28 Bishop Street, Derry BT48 6PR.
Kearney Law Group only handles personal injury and clinical negligence claims.
We act for clients across Northern Ireland, including Belfast, Derry, Lisburn, Newry, Craigavon and Bangor. See all the areas we cover.
Contact us to arrange your free first conversation.
Belfast: Scottish Provident Building, 7 Donegall Square West, Belfast BT1 6JH
02890 912 938
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02871 362 299
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