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Head Injuries

Each year, thousands of people suffer head injuries, often in road traffic accidents, but also at work or elsewhere . After a head injury, symptoms such as poor concentration, memory loss, fatigue and a change in personality can severely affect everyday activities. Head injuries can lead to severe physical disability and permanent brain damage.

What is perhaps less well known is that such an injury can also have a very tramatic effect on a victim's family, especially where children are concerned. We believe that it is vital to combine legal action to secure maximum compensation, with a rehabilitation programme that involves the family so that the injured person returns to as normal a life as they can, as quickly as possible. Organisations such as the charity, Headway can be an essential resource in the early days.

We have many years experience of acting in head injury claims (ranging from mild tramatic brain injury to the most serious cases) and as a result have forged links with a range of experts, from occupational therapists to neurosurgeons, barristers and architects, so that we act as a team to get the best result.

If you or any member of your family have suffered a head injury please contact our specialist solicitor Sarah Young partner on 01484 538421.

Recent Cases

  • Head injuries can appear relatively mild but can have devastating consequences. A client, who fell down a flight of stairs at work, seemed to make a good recovery in many ways. But although he could drive and would appear in normal conversation to be perfectly well, his life was in fact changed forever by the fall. He was not able to return to work because he could not concentrate or problem solve. His personal relationships were affected as he had lost the ability to understand or respond to other people's feelings. A settlement of £500,000 may seem a lot, but was essential to replace loss of future earnings, care needs and to reflect the pain and suffering that was caused by the injury.