Spinal injury claims need patience. The difference between an injury that settles down over months and one that leaves permanent restriction often isn't clear early on, and settling before that's understood can leave someone short of what they need.
Where an injury is serious, the claim also has to account for things that aren't obvious at first: home adaptations, mobility equipment, ongoing physiotherapy, and in some cases a change of career.
What kinds of spinal injury claim do we handle?
Spinal cord injury
Including partial and complete paralysis.
Vertebral fractures
From road accidents, falls from height and workplace impacts.
Disc injuries and nerve damage
Including where a pre-existing condition was made materially worse.
Whiplash-associated neck injury
Where symptoms have persisted well beyond the expected period.
Cauda equina cases
Where a delay in diagnosis or treatment contributed to the outcome.
What if I was partly at fault?
Partial responsibility reduces compensation proportionally rather than removing the claim. Where a pre-existing back condition is involved, the question is usually whether the accident made it materially worse, not whether your back was perfect beforehand.
What you could receive
Spinal claims cover general damages for the injury and its effect on your life, and special damages for financial losses. In more serious cases special damages can include home adaptations, mobility equipment, care and case management, private physiotherapy, and loss of earnings where a return to the same work isn't possible.
We'll talk you through what's realistic for your situation once we've reviewed the details. We won't overpromise, and we won't quote a figure before we've properly understood your case.