Child Brain & Head Injury Claims

If a child sustains a head or brain injury, their life can be impacted greatly. Head injuries can cause lifelong physical and cognitive challenges. But by helping you to secure compensation, we might be able to make things a little easier.

Our expert serious injury lawyers have years of experience in helping families claim compensation, so you can be reassured that we’ve the knowledge needed to help you. We always work professionally and with sensitivity, listening to your needs to reach the best possible outcome for you and your child. today.

Our solicitors accept cases on a no win no fee basis. This means you don’t have to pay anything upfront, and you won’t be out of pocket if your claim is unsuccessful.

Why choose Irwin Mitchell to help claim for your child’s brain and head injury?

Independent legal guides, The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, rank our child brain injury team as one of the leaders in the sector.

Claims involving children can take longer than normal because we must establish the long-term impact of the injury. By claiming with us, you can be reassured that we’ll keep you up to date throughout your claim while continually monitoring your child’s progress to make sure they get compensation to cover all the care they need.

Once you’ve received your compensation, we can set up a personal injury trust. This makes sure any compensation you get doesn’t impact any means-tested benefits your child could access in the future.

Our Public Law & Human Rights department can offer advice on Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014. This Act is designed to give young people (under the age of 25) with special education needs greater protection.

As well as expert legal advice we’ve teams of expert in other areas, such as:

Finances – our Asset Management team are financial experts that can offer advice on managing compensation and investing your compensation.
Rehabilitation – our Support and Rehabilitation Coordinators can help your child access the right support they need.

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Advice on the Children and Families Act 2014 and the support this offers

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Frequently Asked Questions

How can a child head or brain injury happen?

Over the years, we’ve helped the families of children who were injured in a range of circumstances, including accidents that took place:

In the home
At school
On the road
In other public places.

Unfortunately, child head injuries can cause brain damage, which may have life-changing consequences. To help your child face these challenges, we’ll work with medical and rehabilitation specialists to make sure the best possible long-term care can be funded by your compensation.

We understand how important your child’s recovery is to the whole family and will work to make sure they get the best care and support.

What are the physical effects of a head/brain injury?

Head injuries and acquired brain injuries affect every child differently, creating new physical and cognitive challenges. Some main physical effects of child brain and head injuries are:

Movement – If an injury occurs to one side of your child’s brain, electrical signals can’t pass messages onto the body. This can create paralysis or weakness in the opposite side of their body.
Dyspraxia/motor planning – Deliberate movements (normally involving sequences) can be impacted. Movements such as reaching for an item and speech can become harder for your child.
Headaches – These can result from accidents and may worsen because of stress or overexertion.
Incontinence – As this is a physical and mental exercise, your child’s body might not pick up signs that help them go to the toilet.
Seizures/epilepsy – Your child’s brain can scar after an injury which causes signals in the brain to become unstable, sometimes causing seizures.
Sensory difficulties – Blurred vision, hearing problems and difficulties with smell and taste can be caused as your child’s brain will find it harder to understand information.

By making a compensation claim, money could be secured to help your child overcome these physical challenges as much as possible. Your child’s settlement could help pay for care from medical experts who can put in place a rehabilitation programme of therapy and treatments, home tutoring, and equipment to make things at home a little easier.

What cognitive effects might be caused?

Child brain and head injuries may cause cognitive and emotional difficulties, creating problems with:

Memory
Attention
Speech and communication
Awareness (judging your own behaviour)
Understanding emotions.

These can be particularly challenging for children as the brain is unlikely to have fully developed, and they may have to learn how to do simple tasks again.

We’re also aware that a brain or head injury to a child can affect the whole family. Your everyday life may have to change enormously, and you might become worried about how you’ll cope both emotionally and financially.

Our lawyers are here to help and could secure you compensation to pay for specialist care and equipment for your child, funds to cover your bills, and money to pay for support for your family.

Can I make a no win no fee child brain injury claim?

We do take some child brain injury claims on a no win no fee basis. This means you’ll have nothing to pay should your claim be unsuccessful.

However, there can be more suitable funding options available. We’ll discuss every funding option with you before we start working on your claim, to make sure you’re using the best one for you.

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