Cerebral palsy compensation claims

If your child is living with the impact of cerebral palsy and you believe that this may have been caused by medical negligence, we have the specialist expertise required to help you claim the compensation that your child deserves.

Claiming compensation can help you to ensure all of your child’s needs are met so that  they have the best possible quality of life and are able to reach their full potential. Our specialist team can also claim for on-going support for your child including where required, therapy, equipment, transportation, house adaptations and rehabilitation.

We understand what a worrying and confusing situation this can be to deal with, but our team is here to help make a claim as straightforward and stress-free as possible for you and your family.

Symptoms of cerebral palsy may not become noticeable until your child is four or five years old. Please do not worry if you are uncertain whether you have a claim; our team is here to listen and to support you and guide you through this process.

Our  team of specialist solicitors can offer you:

• A free initial assessment of your claim
• Decades of specialist experience with cerebral palsy claims
• Independently accredited expertise you can trust
• A sympathetic, personal service
• Legal aid funding
• No win, no fee cerebral palsy claims (for any costs not covered by legal aid)
• Representation for clients anywhere in England and Wales
• The best chance of securing maximum compensation for cerebral palsy

Call our free 24-hour claims line for a fast assessment of your cerebral palsy claim

Want to find out if your child is entitled to cerebral palsy compensation? You can call our 24-hour claims line to book an assessment with someone from  our specialist medical negligence legal team

Call now on 0800 988 0772 to book your initial assessment.

Why trust Medical Accident Experts with your cerebral palsy claim?

Our team has decades of specialist experience handling all types of medical negligence claims, including cerebral palsy claims. Over the years, we have achieved a very high success rate for our clients, having secured many millions of pounds in compensation.

Members of our team hold a range of accreditations, providing independent assurance of the quality of our service. These include:

• Law Society Clinical Negligence panel membership
• Law Society Personal Injury panel membership
• Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) Clinical Negligence panel membership
• Membership of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
• Head of Clinical Negligence and Medical Accidents Linda Levison is ranked as one of the top 50 female lawyers in the UK by Super Lawyers, a highly respected listing published by Thomson Reuters

Time limits for cerebral palsy claims

You will normally have until your child’s 21^st birthday make a cerebral palsy compensation claim.

However, if they are deemed to lack the mental capacity to pursue a claim on their own behalf, there is no time limit to claim.

Funding for cerebral palsy claims

Legal aid for cerebral palsy compensation claims

We hold a legal aid franchise and are able to offer legal aid for cerebral palsy claims.

If you would like to find out more about legal aid for cerebral palsy claims and whether your child is eligible, please call our free 24-hours claims line on 0800 988 0772 to book an initial assessment with our team and we will be happy to discuss this.

No win, no fee cerebral palsy claims

We offer no win, no fee funding for cerebral palsy claims.

Cerebral palsy medical negligence success stories

Judgement and interim payments secured for bilateral dystonic cerebral palsy

Our cerebral palsy solicitors acted for the family of a claimant with bilateral dystonic cerebral palsy, which the family believed was the result of negligence on the part of the midwife and doctors handing the claimant’s birth in June 2009.

The claimant was born via caesarean section after the mother was admitted to a hospital birthing unit 10 days after the expected due date. Abnormalities were found in the CTG monitoring, but there was a 90-minute delay before the caesarean was carried out.

The baby experienced birth asphyxia (where the supply of oxygen to the brain is cut off), resulting in brain damage and, ultimately, a diagnosis of bilateral dystonic cerebral palsy.

Our team represented the family in their claim against St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust. We secured a judgement against the defendant, meaning our client will receive interim payments to make sure all of their child’s immediate care needs are met with a final compensation amount to be agreed upon once the child is old enough for lifelong care needs to be assessed.

Read more about this case here.

Call our free 24-hour claims line for a fast assessment of your cerebral palsy claim

To find out if your child is entitled to cerebral palsy compensation, call our free 24-hour claims line now on 0800 988 0772 to book an assessment with someone from our specialist medical negligence team.