A brain injury can be traumatic (such as caused by bleeding, oxygen deprivation, or physical trauma) or acquired through illness or medical error.

Claims often involve injuries caused by delays in diagnosis, failures in monitoring, surgical mistakes, or complications during childbirth or emergency care. The key question is whether the injury was avoidable with proper medical treatment.

Yes. Many people with brain injuries are unable to manage a claim themselves due to cognitive, behavioural, or communication difficulties. In these situations, a trusted family member or close friend can act as a litigation friend, making decisions in the injured person’s best interests throughout the claims process.

Yes. Brain injury claims can be brought on behalf of children, including injuries caused during pregnancy, labour, delivery, or early childhood care. Because the long-term impact on development, education, and independence may not be fully clear for many years, these cases are handled with particular care.

Compensation reflects both the injury itself and its long-term consequences. It usually includes:

• General damages for pain, suffering, cognitive impairment, emotional changes, and loss of quality of life
• Special damages for financial losses, such as rehabilitation, care and support, specialist equipment, home adaptations, loss of earnings, and future care needs

Each case is assessed individually, with a strong focus on securing lifelong support where needed.

Brain injury claims rely heavily on detailed medical evidence. We will obtain full medical records and work with independent experts, such as neurologists or neurosurgeons, to assess whether earlier diagnosis, faster treatment, or different care would have changed the outcome. The focus is on whether the standard of care fell below what should reasonably have been provided.