
Child Injury – £4500 – Fracture To Arm
23/12/2009Child accident claim solicitors’ compensation example:
Child accident claim by solicitors, duty of care, child walking on a low brick dwarf wall, brick became loose, child fell to the floor, major injury fracture to arm and wrist £4500 compensation.
A child accident claim was made when an 8 year old boy fell off a brick wall in the school premises. The injured child was walking along the wall until it collapsed. The was had not been maintained and became unstable under foot. Personal injury the child sustained was a fracture to child’s arm and wrist.
The injured child was rushed him into hospital. The x-ray results revealed a fracture to the arm and wrist. The injured child was advised by the consultant that he must rest The injured child suffered from disturbed sleep pattern for a period of 2 months. He made a full recovery within 6 months of the accident. He was off school for 9 days.
The Child accident claim solicitors obtained compensation for £4800 for the child’s accident. The child’s mother (known as the litigation friend) 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.
Please Note
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.
