Child Injuries accident and compensation advice

Child accident and injury compensation claim example:

A child accident and injury claim was made when a 12 year old boy fell into a ditch on a field whilst playing football with his friends. A compensation claim by accident solicitors who acted on behalf of child’s parent obtained £2300. Injuries sustained a sprained ankle.

A child accident and injury claim was made when a 12 year old boy fell into a ditch on a field when he was playing football. The injured child’s foot went into a uncovered hole and sprained his ankle.

The injured child was in severe pain and was taken to accident and emergency to get his ankle x-rayed. The results shown no sign if any fracture. The injured child suffered a sprain to the ankle. The consultant advised the injured child to rest his ankle for the injury to heal. He was absent from school for 1 week after the accident.

The Local Council responsible for the injury after several months of negotiations and claim and cross claim admitted blame for the accident with the child’s accident solicitors.

The child accident and injury compensation solicitors obtained compensation for £2300 for the accident. The child’s parents also received compensation for expenses and loss of earnings.

The child accident and injury solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The infant child received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs which was approved by the Court. 

Note that that mother who instructed the child compensation injury solicitors is known as a litigation friend.  The compensation payment to the infant child was approved by the Court and the compensation to be invested on behalf of the infant child until the child reaches the age of 18 years.  At that age the child then in law reaches majority and is able to obtain the compensation from the court with interest that has accumulated since the money was in court.