Equally the details of the preparation, procedure and duration of every case will vary. A person who suffers an injury to their physical or mental well being will only be entitled to compensation if they can establish that the injury was caused by the fault of some other party who had a responsibility towards them. This rule applies irrespective of the source of the injury. The accident might occur in a road traffic accident, in a factory or shop or even in a home or other premises. In all of these instances the same basic rules will apply.
Negligence occurs when somebody fails to take proper care in their actions.
Thus a driver who drives into another vehicle because he was driving too fast, has failed to take the proper level of care and is responsible to anybody he injures. The employer who fails to properly maintain his machinery or to properly train his staff will be negligent if that failure results in an injury to one of his employees. The owner of a premises who leaves it in a dangerous condition, even though he can anticipate that people will be visiting, will be considered negligent towards the users of the premises. The matters which give rise to a claim can be wider still. For instance a local authority has a duty not to make a botch of road repairs.