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Child Injury – £3400 – Fractured Arm

23/12/2009

Child accident claim solicitors’ compensation example:

Child accident claim by solicitors, duty of care, children’s’ school playground, park, monkey bars, supervision, accident claim for injury, compensation and loss.  Child injuries £3400, fracture arm.

A child accident claim by solicitors was made when a 9 year old boy fell from playing on the monkey bars at school.  The child lost grip and fell to the ground when other children were playing and was alleged to have pushed him. The injured child was left unsupervised at school.  The injured child suffered from severe pain and was taken to hospital. The child’s arm was X-rayed and diagnosed with a fracture.The arm was placed in a plaster of paris. 

A child accident claim was pursued by solicitors and compensation was obtained against the Local Authority for the claim. Court proceeding were necessary however following an initial denial of blame.

An out of court compensation settlement was agreed between the child accident claim solicitors and the school.

The child make a complete recovery from injury within 4 months from the date of the accident.

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 accident claim solicitors is known as a litigation friend.  For further details see http://childinjuries.co.uk/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.

 

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