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Our brain injury solicitors have secured millions of pounds in compensation to help change the lives of children, teenagers and adults with severe physical, cognitive, neurological and neurodevelopmental disability from cerebral palsy, neonatal brain injury, traumatic and acquired brain injury.
We obtain substantial interim payments and outstanding compensation settlements which provide the practical and financial support that our client families need to care for their injured family member, and provide the adapted home, specialist equipment, therapies and care that they need, now and in the future.
If your brain injury claim relates to a head injury caused by an accident on the road, at school, at leisure or at work, our specialist head injury lawyers can help.
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For more than 30 years, Boyes Turner's brain injury solicitors have helped rebuild the lives of clients whose brain injury was caused by medical mistakes, or where negligent medical care significantly increased our client’s disability. Nothing can prepare the family of a brain-injured child, teenager or adult for the physical, emotional and financial hardship that follow a severe brain injury. Our clients have suffered sudden, life-changing and often catastrophic disability which leaves them dependent on others for their most basic care and routine daily activities.
You can contact us by telephone or by email for free, confidential advice from a medical negligence solicitor. We will ask you to tell us briefly about your own or your family member’s medical care and injury, and advise you about any time limits and whether we can help you investigate your claim. Once our investigations confirm you have grounds for a claim, we will notify the defendant healthcare provider (usually represented by NHS Resolution) on your behalf and invite them to respond, giving them an opportunity to admit liability (responsibility for your injuries) before court proceedings are issued.
If liability is admitted, we will obtain a judgment from the court and apply for a substantial interim payment to meet your needs arising from your child or family member’s injury and disability. If NHS Resolution deny liability, we will advise you about the best way to proceed your claim. This may involve issuing court proceedings or inviting NHS Resolution to enter into settlement negotiations or mediation.
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The young woman in this case attended A&E with symptoms of dizziness, vomiting and left-sided headaches. A CT scan revealed a cerebellar lesion, and a referral to the neurosurgeons was made, and they recommended careful observation, repeat imaging and possible surgery. Sadly, there was a failure to escalate her care to a consultant after her condition deteriorated. Both the coroner and the hospital, as part of their own serious incident (SI) investigation, were critical about the delay, and the case was concluded on the basis that if surgery had been performed before her collapse, the young woman’s death would have been avoided.
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I am very grateful and thankful for the support of the Boyes Turner team, especially Julie Marsh, Tara and Mr.Perfect. They were absolutely professional and caring whilst dealing with my late husband's case, which proved to be quite complex. All worked diligently to uncover the truth and bring the evidence to bear. I was continuously informed and felt totally supported throughout the process. So happy I was their client.
Julie has sharp attention to detail and well organised. All the time was updating me with information and answered to all my questions. Her confidence helped me move forward with my case. The best law firm I could ever had.
I have nothing but great things to say about Boyes Turner and the way my case was handled. I had the pleasure of having Julie Marsh assigned to my claim and she has been the utmost professional, kept me informed, explained everything I didn’t understand. She has given me support, guidance, understanding and most of all compassion all the way through. A great asset to your company, and a great outcome. Well done Boyes Turner, would not hesitate to use you again.
Working With Ben was very easy. He kept us well informed of what and how everything was working. He explained lots of legal jargon and was very sympathetic and sensitive to me and the situation. Reaching a resolution relatively quickly given the circumstances.
I have used Boyes Turner solicitors for medical negligence case. I have had wonderful service. If the need ever arose again I would go back to Julie Marsh who handled my case.
Brain injury negligence claims arising from medical negligence commonly involve mistakes in maternity, neonatal, anaesthetic or medical care which cause permanent damage to the brain and severe or catastrophic disability or loss of function. Brain injury can also be the result of negligent responses to medical emergencies, such as heart attacks, strokes, brain haemorrhage, infection and sepsis or trauma, which may lead to cardiac or respiratory arrest, vital organ failure or damage to the brain.
Scientific understanding of the full effect of brain injury negligence in some areas of healthcare is still evolving, but in certain cases may lead to brain injury compensation claims, such as the long-term subtle effects of brain injury, such as autism/ASD and ADHD, or brain injury caused by teratogenic drugs in pregnancy, such as sodium valproate.
The effects of a brain injury can vary from life-threatening or devastating physical disability, such as cerebral palsy, to more subtle or hidden cognitive, sensory or behavioural difficulties. Most people with brain injury experience a range of deficits and impairments which, combined, result in their unique disability and associated needs.
The effects of brain injury can include one or more of the following:
Most medical negligence claims, including those which relate to brain injury, involve one or more of the following errors:
Mistakes in maternity care during pregnancy, labour and delivery which lead to brain injury claims often involve:
Newborn babies can also suffer neonatal brain injury as a result of negligence relating to:
Brain injury medical negligence claims for adults often involve healthcare mistakes relating to:
The amount of compensation that someone with a brain injury can claim depends on the type and extent of their injury and disability, their needs arising from their disability and their individual circumstances, so no two clients’ claims are ever exactly the same.
Our most severely disabled child clients, who have suffered cerebral palsy and severe neurological damage from birth injury or neonatal brain injury may, be totally dependent on others for their care and support with daily activities throughout their lives. They may be unable to walk, feed or look after themselves, or communicate with others. They may have impaired vision or hearing, or severe learning disability. Some may be physically disabled but have retained intellect which means they can study, work and live independently as long as they have support. Other people who have had a brain injury may appear independent but suffer from ‘hidden’ problems, such as memory and concentration, fatigue, sensory impairment or problems with behaviour. The impact of their injury may only emerge over time as they struggle with new situations, returning to school or work, or living independently.
Brain injury compensation claims are complex and must be handled by specialist solicitors with the expertise and experience to secure the compensation that will meet the individual client’s lifelong needs. Our medical negligence lawyers are top-rated specialists in severe brain injury and birth injury claims. We work with our client families and our experts to ensure that our brain-injured clients receive their full entitlement to compensation in the way that best meets their needs.
Depending on the injured person’s circumstances, their claim may include compensation for:
We understand that the families of our brain-injured clients may worry about how their vulnerable child or young adult will manage a large compensation settlement. Our clients are usually reassured to discover that there are many ways in which we routinely help protect our clients’ interim payments and settlements, to ensure that the money is used in the best way to meet their lifelong needs. Some of these ways include:
We can also help shield our most vulnerable clients from media reporting or others’ attention when they receive their compensation by securing a court order protecting their anonymity.
Learn more about how we protect our vulnerable clients or talk to one of our brain injury specialist solicitors.
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