Brain injury claims
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This page is for those who have experienced head and brain injuries at work, in a public setting, road traffic collision or other type of accident. For injuries sustained in a healthcare setting, visit our brain injury medical negligence page.
Head and brain injuries can arise in many ways, including through an accident at work, being involved in a road traffic collision or an accident. Our experienced team of brain injury specialist lawyers can help you or a loved one to investigate a claim for compensation.
Every year 1.4 million people in England and Wales visit emergency departments with a head injury, with around 200,000 admitted to hospital . If you or a loved one have experienced a severe brain or head injury, your life and the lives of those around you are likely to change forever.
Even minor brain injuries can result in long-term symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, dizziness and vision problems. These can impact on your ability to work, carry out domestic tasks or to undertake activities of daily living.
If you have suffered a brain injury, it’s important to get access to early treatment and rehabilitation to aid your long-term recovery. Bringing a compensation claim can secure funds to prevent financial hardship, maximise your rehabilitation and provide long term financial security.
Our specialist brain injury team has more than 30 years’ experience and have secured millions of pounds in compensation for injured clients. We are experts in this specialist field, as accredited by Headway, the brain injury charity – a UK-wide organisation working to improve lives after a brain injury. We can guide you through the process of a legal claim step-by-step, to help you achieve the best possible outcome.
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Speak to one of our expert brain injury solicitors about your claim. Call 020 7650 1200 today.
Contact our brain injury team
Our specialist brain injury lawyers can help you investigate whether you have a claim for compensation after suffering a head or brain injury, contact them today
Making a brain injury claim
Call us and one of our specialist brain injury solicitors who will be able to offer a free initial consultation to discuss with you the circumstances of your injury and obtain the relevant information to assess your potential injury claim.
People can suffer brain injuries due to various circumstances, such as:
- Road traffic collisions
- Workplace accidents
- Sports injuries
- Accidents abroad
- Slips, trips and falls
- Defective products
The consequences of any such brain or head injury can vary greatly. Establishing liability (fault) of another party is crucial to bringing a successful injury claim.
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Advice will be provided on the next steps to progress your claim. Often this will involve gathering evidence to support your case. This can include:
- Medical records and documents related to your head or brain injury and treatment received.
- Witness statements from those who have seen the incident in question, such as work colleagues or other drivers at the scene.
- Financial records and documents.
- Police or HSE reports, including photographs and plans of where the incident took place.
Our experienced team of lawyers can help you to investigate your claim and support you throughout this period of your life.
Interim payments are paid while the claim is continuing as an advance on the final compensation payment. We regularly secure early interim payments for our brain injured clients. These can be very significant sums, such as to purchase a new adapted property or fund large care packages. These payments can be obtained where it can be established that the defendant will be deemed responsible for your injury.
Interim payments can be used to help pay for the cost of rehabilitation, such as specialist treatment, physiotherapy, or equipment when they are needed, rather than wait until the conclusion of the claim.
Once the claim has settled, the interim payments are deducted from the final damages award.
If you or a loved one lacks capacity following a brain injury, the compensation, which can be several million pounds, will need to be managed by the Court of Protection. We have many years’ experience of working with Court of Protection Deputies to ensure that the financial position of vulnerable clients is protected.
You may also be a family member or carer for someone who was seriously injured and are looking after their best interests. You can make personal injury claims on behalf of:
- Your child (under the age of 18);
- A loved one who lacks the mental capacity to make a claim themselves;
- The Estate or dependents of someone who passed away from their injuries.
Often personal injury claims are brought against an employer, the local council or another road user. We will advise you who your claim should be made against and the appropriate steps to take.
Brain injury compensation awards can be used to maximise your rehabilitation and to rebuild your life after experiencing what can be a devastating injury with far reaching consequences.
Compensation for head injury claims usually comprised of:
Loss of earnings – for past losses incurred due to time off work during recovery and rehabilitation, but also future losses for the rest of your working life if you cannot return to work at all, need to work in a different role or can only return in a limited capacity.
- Rehabilitation, such as physiotherapy, neuropsychology and speech therapy.
- Care support to help with accessing the community, undertaking activities of daily living or domestic tasks you can no longer complete.
- Adapting your property or moving to a new house to accommodate your new needs, such as a long-term disability requiring wheelchair use.
- Specialist equipment to support a disability as a result of the head or brain injury.
- Medication and treatment costs, such as private surgery.
- Travel expenses, such as the cost of attending therapy and other medical appointments.
- Pain and suffering caused by the injury, as well as the reduced ability to undertake pastimes and hobbies; Funeral costs in the event of a death caused by the brain or head injury.
The amount compensation awarded will depend on the specifics of your case and your personal circumstances – from the severity of your injuries to the long-lasting impact on your life.
The aim of compensation is to put the injured party back in to the position they would have been in before the brain or head injury, insofar as money can do so.
Factors such as someone’s age, career potential and their long-term support needs will affect the value of their claim.
Our experienced team have been doing complex brain injury cases over many years are are experts at calculating what you may have lost and how you can regain your independence, as much as your injury may allow.
Many of our cases are taken on a No Win, No Fee basis and some are covered through home or other insurance, which may contain legal cover.
The amount compensation awarded will depend on the specifics of your case and your personal circumstances – from the severity of your injuries to the long lasting impact on your life.
The aim of compensation is to put the injured party back in to the position they would have been in before the brain or head injury, insofar as money can do so. Factors such as someone’s age, career potential and their long term support needs will affect the value of their claim.
Some of our clients are considered Protected Parties where they have lost mental capacity to manage the litigation themselves. Special rules apply to time limits for children and Protected Parties.
Contact our brain injury team
Our specialist brain injury lawyers can help you investigate whether you have a claim for compensation after suffering a head or brain injury, contact them today
Head injury compensation case studies
K’s story – K was knocked over crossing the road on holiday in Italy and suffered a severe brain injury. His son acted as his litigation friend to pursue the claim. The case became complicated as the defendant was a French national but it was governed by Italian law.
The Leigh Day team obtained specialist forensic accident reconstruction evidence, obtained early, significant interim payments and secured a settlement of damages to cover K’s lifelong need for 24-hour care, professional Deputyship, therapies and case management to enjoy the best possible quality of life.
Holly’s story – In August 2014, Holly was knocked over by a car and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. She has had significant ongoing cognitive problems since, such as poor memory, mood swings, headaches and fatigue. Her mother moved from a full-time college tutor position to a part-time role to care for Holly.
Leigh Day appointed a specialist brain injury case manager, who helped Holly move into her own home, arranged therapies and support workers. Specialist medical experts were instructed to evidence what the consequences were of the brain injury. Working with an experienced barrister, we achieved a favourable settlement for Holly at an Independent Evaluation.
Why choose Leigh Day?
The Leigh Day team has more than 30 years’ experience in the field of personal injury. Our specialist brain injury solicitors work hard for our clients across a variety of complex cases involving road traffic collisions, workplace accidents and falls in public places.
Sally Moore is head of the personal injury department at Leigh Day. She specialises in high value cases for individuals who experience life changing personal injuries.
what the directories say
Sally Moore and her team came into our family in the early stages of recovery and were immediately highly professional, sensitive and most of all respectful of the complexities of trauma.”
Legal 500 2020
A notable achievement includes settling a claim on behalf of a severely brain-injured advertising executive, which at the time was one of the highest ever damages awards. Sally is Chair of Headway West London (a group providing support to brain injury survivors and their families) and a Fellow and brain injury specialist and assessor of the APIL.
Contact Leigh Day to discuss your brain or head injury claim. Call 020 7650 1200 today.