Child Injury – £2800 – Neck Injury
03/12/2009Child accident and injury compensation claim example:
Child accident and injury claim was made when a young boy was in a road traffic accident. A compensation claim by accident solicitors who acted on behalf of a child obtained £2800. Injuries sustained a minor neck injury.
A child accident and injury claim was made when a 11 year old boy was injured in a road traffic accident due to a head on collision with another driver. The accident impact was at a low speed.
The injured child was thrown forward and backwards causing a whiplash injury. The child was tearful but otherwise well. However the following day the infant child complained of pain in his neck and he was taken to his GP to confirm a whiplash diagnosis.
The injured child also suffered from travel anxiety for 6 months after the accident and he also had sleepless for 3 weeks. The child recovered from the whiplash injury within The 9 months after the accident.
Child accident and Injury compensation solicitors obtained compensation for £2800 for the road traffic accident.
As the child’s mother was partly responsible for the accident as well as the other third party driver, the child obtained compensation from his mother’s insurance company and the other driver’s insurer. The child accident solicitors were unable to act for the mother and the child due to the possible conflict of interest.
All parents will need to be aware that any child (that is a person under the age of 18 years) must have the amount of the accident compensation approved by the Court. The parent of the child called the “litigation friend” instructs the solicitors on the Child’s behalf to claim the child accident compensation. The Court will invest the child’s compensation until the child attains the age of 18 years. The child can then request the compensation plus interest. If the child needs money before the age of 18 years the parents can ask the court for money on account but must explain to the court why.
