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To successfully claim head injury compensation, you will need to get specialist legal advice from an expert personal injury solicitor.
Claim head injury compensation
To make a head injury compensation claim, contact Blackwater Law and speak to a member of our team. They will be able to quickly assess the strength of your head injury compensation claim and offer advice on the most appropriate course of action to take.
Your Blackwater Law personal injury solicitor will guide you through each stage of the process and will keep you updated on the progress of your compensation claim throughout. In acting for you in making your head injury compensation claim, we will endeavour to build the strongest possible case on your behalf to secure the maximum amount of compensation you are entitled to for your head injury.
Blackwater Law is recognised as one of the leading personal injury law firms in the industry by the Legal 500, an independent ranking directory of the UK’s top law firms. The Legal 500 researchers review the performance of every law firm within their directory, focusing on the quality of the legal services provided and the skills and expertise of the members of the team (including partners and associates).
Head injury compensation amounts
Injuries to the head can be complex, particularly where these involve brain injuries. This is due to the significant debilitating effects such injuries can have and the impact they can have on the life of the injured individual.
Head injuries can range in their complexity and therefore, the amount of compensation a person could be entitled to. A mild head injury that involves minimal, if any brain damage could be valued between £2,210 – £12,770. A severe head injury that causes serious disablement and dependence on others could be entitled to claim between £219,070 – £282,010.
Use our head injury compensation calculator below to estimate the amount of compensation you may receive for your head injury. Once you have calculated your potential compensation, call us and speak to one of our personal injury solicitors about commencing your claim.
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What Types of Head Injury Can I Claim Compensation For?
Your financial settlement will depend greatly on how much long-term pain and/or disability you suffer as a result of the injury, as well as your own personal circumstances. Head injuries can vary greatly in severity, from bruising and minor lacerations to concussion, a fractured skull or brain trauma. Even a relatively minor head injury can have serious implications for the long-term health of the victim and can lead to headaches, vision problems and bouts of dizziness. More serious head and brain injuries can affect the victim’s quality of life and can cause permanent disability and sometimes even death.
Head injuries can be caused by virtually any kind of accident, including a car accident, accident at work, physical assaults, medical negligence (including surgical error, birth injury and misdiagnosis) and military injury, to name just a few. Blackwater Law is experienced in successfully settling claims involving all of these causes.
Concussion
A concussion is the temporary loss of mental function or consciousness that occurs after a blow or another injury is sustained to the head. It is the most common but least serious type of head injury. Symptoms of concussion can include temporary loss of consciousness, periods of memory loss, vision problems and periods of confusion.
Open head Injury
An open head injury, sometimes referred to as a penetrating head injury, occurs when an object penetrates the skull and enters the brain. They are usually focal, which means that they affect a particular area of brain tissue. Open head injuries are extremely serious and can cause permanent disability, mental impairment and death.
Closed head Injury
A closed head injury is a trauma in which the brain is injured as a result of a blow to the head, or a sudden, violent motion that causes the brain to shake inside the skull. Unlike an open head injury, with a closed head injury, no object penetrates the brain. They can be either diffuse (affecting cells and tissues throughout the brain) or more focal, with the damage concentrated on one area.
Choose Blackwater Law Specialist head injury solicitors
Recognised as a leading firm of personal injury lawyers by the Legal 500, an independent ranking directory of the UK’s top law firms, Blackwater Law will guide you through each stage of the legal process and will keep you informed about the progress of your head injury compensation claim throughout. In acting for you in making your claim, we will aim to build the strongest possible case on your behalf to secure the maximum amount of head injury compensation you are entitled to.
When Blackwater Law advise you to make a claim for compensation, all of the injuries you or your loved one have sustained will be factored into the claim to ensure you are properly compensated.
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Blackwater Law successfully represented Catherine in a brain injury claim after she suffered a long-term brain injury as a result of a car accident.
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