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Child Accident Claims – Road Accident – Injury Index Finger

15/07/2009

Child accident claims – Road Accident on a Bus – Injury to Index Finger.

Child injury to right index finger when travelling on a bus.  It was a soft tissue injury. The bus stopped suddenly throwing the child forward off the child’s seat.  The child also suffered from disturbed sleep, low mood and anxiety whilst on a bus.  The solicitors presented the evidence at the child’s hearing stating that the child recovered from the accident within 6 months but that the child suffered from travel anxiety 12 months post accident.  The pain in the finger resolved within about 5 months of the accident. The child also suffered from broken sleep for 1 week and low mood for 3 weeks.

The Judge at the infant settlement hearing after hearing from the child accident solicitors awarded the sum of
£1,600 for the injury claims.

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Child Injury – Phobia RTA

15/07/2009

Child injured in road traffic accident (aged 4 years)

In a child accident injury solicitor case decided in 2009, a child aged 4 years was injured whilst as a passenger  in a car which was hit from behind.  It was raining heavily at the time of the accident and the child developed a  phobic anxiety disorder. If it rained the child would screamed uncontrollably.  The child at birth had suffered  from cerebral palsy and retardation.

The child’s education was not affected except that often he would scream uncontrollably if it was raining while he was in school. At the child’s accident trial 8.5 years after the accident, the child was still suffering from the  phobia but the symptoms were much improved. The child still continued to suffer from stress and anxiety.

The judge, after considering all the child’s accident and injury evidence, was of the view that the child was  suffering from moderate to severe psychiatric injuries.  The judge awarded £15,000 compensation for the injury.  A
total award of £28,000 which included items of loss and expenses.

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Injuries wearing seat belts

06/07/2009

Some Good News About Child Injuries

The number of children under 12 injured in car accidents in Great Britain fell by more than 1,000 in the first full year since the introduction of the new car seat law, according to The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

This is proof that the legislation introduced in 2006 was working and helping to reduce child injuries.  The New law was made it compulsory for children under 12 and below 4ft 5in (1.35m) tall to use child car seats or booster seats.  In 2005, 7,033, there were child injuries under 12 in cars, and 326 of were killed or seriously injured. In 2007 the number of child injuries had fallen to 5,927, with 271 killed or seriously injured.

Child Injuries Caused by Seat Belts

Whilst it is well settled that the wearing of seat belts in motor vehicles to adults and children can reduce child injuries nevertheless there is evidence that child injuries can be caused by the use of the seat belts if not fitted correctly.

Medical experts have to be particularly wary of child injuries caused by a seat belts  to the spinal cord which injuries may not always be apparent.

According to Temple University see reporting Web Site

“Unless physicians are diligent, spinal-cord injuries are hard to diagnose in children. In the event of a car accident, seat belt injuries such as bruising and tenderness should warrant a search for other injuries, including spinal-cord injury, vertebral fractures and intra-abdominal injuries. If spinal-cord injury is missed or not diagnosed early, the consequences can be devastating,” said Harsh Grewal, M.D., in a report published in August issue of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.

Car accidents, are the most common cause of child injuries and death and are also the most common cause of spinal cord injury in children.  In general, seat belts and safety restraints should be adjusted according to age and weight.

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Child Car Seats

06/07/2009

Child Injuries – Car Accident Prevention & Seat Belts

To help reduce child injuries in car accidents the most obvious is to drive more carefully and reduce speed.  However a you cannot control other car users who may not be as careful.

Children are more prone to injuries than adults. This is because children are  smaller, fragile and have less life experiences. The shock of being involved in an accident involving a child injury can be traumatic.  Children are less prepared. They are prone to injury in a car, can be thrown around during a collision especially if they have not been provided a child seat, or if there is a child seat, it has not been fitted properly. Child injuries can devastate a child’s life and have long lasting child injuries trauma.

Causes of Child Injuries in Car Accidents

Below are some common causes of chid injuries in a motor car

  • Failure to install and use seat belts in a car can lead to greater child injuries.   A parent has to be aware that most seat belts are designed for average adults and may not fit properly to a small child. It is important that the child is placed in a child seat or child booster seat to ensure greater protection and to lessen or avoid child injuries.
  • Failure to install child seats or child booster seats correctly leading to child injuries. – Also ensure that the correct child seats are fitted correctly and facing correctly forward/backward as designed.
  • Never seat Children close to airbags as this may cause child injuries.
  • Never place a child on an adults lap.  A child is in danger as the seat belt in unlikely to hold the child safely in the event of a car crash.  The result could be severe child injuries or even fatal child injuries.
  • A child must at all times be seated correctly and never be left to stand or roam around in a car otherwise this could result in the child being thrown around in car causing severe child injuries or even fatal child injuries.

Some Good News About Child Injuries

The number of children under 12 injured in car accidents in Great Britain fell by more than 1,000 in the first full year since the introduction of the new car seat law, according to The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

This is proof that the legislation introduced in 2006 was working and helping to reduce child injuries.  The New law was made it compulsory for children under 12 and below 4ft 5in (1.35m) tall to use child car seats or booster seats.  In 2005, 7,033, there were child injuries under 12 in cars, and 326 of were killed or seriously injured. In 2007 the number of child injuries had fallen to 5,927, with 271 killed or seriously injured.

Child Injuries Caused by Seat Belts

Whilst it is well settled that the wearing of seat belts in motor vehicles to adults and children can reduce child injuries nevertheless there is evidence that child injuries can be caused by the use of the seat belts if not fitted correctly.

Medical experts have to be particularly wary of child injuries caused by a seat belts  to the spinal cord which injuries may not always be apparent.

According to Temple University see reporting Web Site

“Unless physicians are diligent, spinal-cord injuries are hard to diagnose in children. In the event of a car accident, seat belt injuries such as bruising and tenderness should warrant a search for other injuries, including spinal-cord injury, vertebral fractures and intra-abdominal injuries. If spinal-cord injury is missed or not diagnosed early, the consequences can be devastating,” said Harsh Grewal, M.D., in a report published in August issue of the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.

Car accidents, are the most common cause of child injuries and death and are also the most common cause of spinal cord injury in children.  In general, seat belts and safety restraints should be adjusted according to age and weight.

Summary of Seat Belt Laws

You must wear a seat belt if one is fitted. The driver is liable to prosecution if a child under 14 years does not wear a seat belt.

  • You must not carry an unrestrained child in the front seat of a vehicle – (help reduce child injuries).
  • Children under three years travelling in the front seat of any vehicle must be carried in an appropriate child restraint. The adult belt may not be used alone  – (help reduce child injuries).
  • If an appropriate child restraint is fitted in the front, but not in the rear, children under three must use that restraint – (help reduce child injuries).
  • If an appropriate child restraint or seatbelt is available in the front, but not in the rear, children between 3 and 11 and under 1.5m in height must use the front seat restraint or seat belt – (help reduce child injuries).

Calculating Child Injuries Compensation

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Child’s Compensation Injury Claim Solicitors

20/06/2009

Child Personal Injury  Accident Claims

The claim for financial losses are usually quite easy for a solicitor to calculate on the child’s behalf.  The Child’s parents who would normally sustain the financial loss by taking time off work to look after the child etc would be advised to inform the accident claims solicitor to obtain a written letter from the child’s parent’s employer.  The other losses such as the repairs to the vehicle and car hire for instance will be simple basic math.

However this is different from the quantification of the personal injuries.  The calculation of a personal injury claim for a child or adult for that matter is not an exact science.  Following the accident the Solicitor would obtain all necessary medical records for the child including the GP and hospital.  These medical records would then be forwarded to an independent doctor who will examine the child and provide a written medical report setting out any relevant medical history of the child prior to the accident and take instructions from the child and or the parent about the accident circumstances and injuries complained of.  The doctor would then provide a full written report to the instructing solicitor about the nature and extent of the injuries to the child following the accident claim.  The doctor would also state in the report if-

  • The child’s injuries have now resolved at the time of the examination and if so, when they resolved and if that time was reasonable having regard to the accident circumstances complained of
  • The child’s injuries will be resolved following the examination, and if so when it is expected the child would recover from the accident.  A prognosis would be expected by the solicitor from the doctor as to when (i.e. a date in the future) the child is expected to fully recover from the injuries.
  • The child’s injuries are permanent.  If that is the claim then the solicitor would expect the medical doctor to set out fully the extent and nature of the injury and how in both physically and mentally the child’s quality of life will be affected by the injuries suffered in the accident.
  • The child’s injuries are so severe to require further medical experts from different disciplines to advise upon the full extent of the injuries to the child i.e. orthopaedic, urologist, accident and emergency consultant, psychologist amongst others.
  • The child’s injuries are such that the expert will wish to take a “guarded” opinion about the nature and extent of the child’s injuries and will advise the solicitor to take a “wait and see” approach.  What this means here is that the medical expert is unable to say with certainty that the child will be able to recover from the child’s injuries by a certain time interval in the future following the examination.  Therefore to provide an more informed opinion about the injury to the child, the expert will request to the solicitor that he or she would wish to see the child again in, say, a further 12 months time and examine the child once again and see how the child has recovered.  The solicitor would then request a further medical examination at a later time and obtain another supplemental report on the injuries before settling the claim.

Negotiations to Settle The Claim

Once the medical report has been sent to the solicitor from the medical expert the written report would be reviewed by solicitor and a copy will be sent to the child’s parents for approval.   Once approved the solicitor will then consider the injuries of the child as set out in the report and compare the injuries with claims decided in the courts previously where other children had sustained similar injuries.  To solicitors this is called “precedents” and the compensation that will be payable to the child for the injury will be reflected by other cases decided in the past.  The solicitor will have to be guided by the awards in earlier claim decided in court.  Once the solicitor has considered the compensation amount that is reasonable for the injuries the child has sustained then the solicitor will advise the parent (or litigation friend) of what the solicitor considers is reasonable compensation.  Once the amount is agreed then the child’s solicitor will write to the other person at fault and attempt to settle the claim without even taking court action.

To settle the claim for compensation for the child’s injuries the solicitor will often put forward the names of the precedent cases in support of the claim.  For the financial losses the solicitor would have obtained documents in support such as the repair invoices, wage loss from the child parent’s employers, mileage allowance for travel and parking etc.  These would be sent to the other solicitor representing the defendant and negotiations will take place.  If the solicitors in the claim are unable to reach an agreement to settle the claim for injury and losses then the only other way to resolve the claim would be by the child’s solicitor taking court action or through mediation.

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Road Accident Claim Assessment By Solicitors

20/06/2009

Accident and Injury Claim – Child – Road Accident – Hit Side Road – Solicitor Sues

When a solicitor calculates the compensation claim for the child and the parent the solicitor following an accident or injury claim, the solicitor will calculate the claim by reference to the two basic principles.  This would be the calculation of the personal injury claim following the accident to the child and the financial loss to the parent or the child.  The financial loss and expenses will normally be incurred by the parent as the child usually has no independent financial income.  The following are typical examples of a claim for financial losses and expenses and a claim for personal injuries.

Typical Road Traffic Accident Claims – Financial Losses & Expenses

Child injury claims and accident solicitors will typically claim in a routine road traffic accident the following financial losses and expenses:

  • Claim repair damage to the motor vehicle
  • Claim for any car hire
  • Claim for any storage charges of the motor vehicle
  • Claim any insurance excess
  • Claim loss of earnings
  • Claim loss of bonuses, loss of profits or overtime
  • Claim any no claim bonus which may be lost pending the claim
  • Claim for damaged clothing
  • Claim for medical bills
  • Claim for time caring for the injured child or children in the car crash
  • Claim for travel expenses attending upon hospital, GP, physiotherapy, solicitors and doctors
  • Claim for sundry expenses such as telephone calls and postage

The above is just an example of some typical claims for out of pocket expenses and losses that our routinely claimed following a road traffic accident.   The child injury and accident solicitors will, of course in addition to the financial claims, claim for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity, commonly known as personal injury, or in solicitor’s language “general damages”.

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Child Personal Injury Claims

The claim for financial losses are usually quite easy for a solicitor to calculate on the child’s behalf.  The Child’s parents who would normally sustain the financial loss by taking time off work to look after the child etc would be advised to inform the accident claims solicitor to obtain a written letter from the child’s parent’s employer.  The other losses such as the repairs to the vehicle and car hire for instance will be simple basic math.
However this is different from the quantification of the personal injuries.  The calculation of a personal injury claim for a child or adult for that matter is not an exact science.  Following the accident the Solicitor would obtain all necessary medical records for the child including the GP and hospital.  These medical records would then be forwarded to an independent doctor who will examine the child and provide a written medical report setting out any relevant medical history of the child prior to the accident and take instructions from the child and or the parent about the accident circumstances and injuries complained of.  The doctor would then provide a full written report to the instructing solicitor about the nature and extent of the injuries to the child following the accident claim.  The doctor would also state in the report if-

  • The child’s injuries have now resolved at the time of the examination and if so, when they resolved and if that time was reasonable having regard to the accident circumstances complained of
  • The child’s injuries will be resolved following the examination, and if so when it is expected the child would recover from the accident.  A prognosis would be expected by the solicitor from the doctor as to when (i.e. a date in the future) the child is expected to fully recover from the injuries.
  • The child’s injuries are permanent.  If that is the claim then the solicitor would expect the medical doctor to set out fully the extent and nature of the injury and how in both physically and mentally the child’s quality of life will be affected by the injuries suffered in the accident.
  • The child’s injuries are so severe to require further medical experts from different disciplines to advise upon the full extent of the injuries to the child i.e. orthopaedic, urologist, accident and emergency consultant, psychologist amongst others.
  • The child’s injuries are such that the expert will wish to take a “guarded” opinion about the nature and extent of the child’s injuries and will advise the solicitor to take a “wait and see” approach.  What this means here is that the medical expert is unable to say with certainty that the child will be able to recover from the child’s injuries by a certain time interval in the future following the examination.  Therefore to provide an more informed opinion about the injury to the child, the expert will request to the solicitor that he or she would wish to see the child again in, say, a further 12 months time and examine the child once again and see how the child has recovered.  The solicitor would then request a further medical examination at a later time and obtain another supplemental report on the injuries before settling the claim.

Negotiations to Settle The Claim

Once the medical report has been sent to the solicitor from the medical expert the written report would be reviewed by solicitor and a copy will be sent to the child’s parents for approval.   Once approved the solicitor will then consider the injuries of the child as set out in the report and compare the injuries with claims decided in the courts previously where other children had sustained similar injuries.  To solicitors this is called “precedents” and the compensation that will be payable to the child for the injury will be reflected by other cases decided in the past.  The solicitor will have to be guided by the awards in earlier claim decided in court.  Once the solicitor has considered the compensation amount that is reasonable for the injuries the child has sustained then the solicitor will advise the parent (or litigation friend) of what the solicitor considers is reasonable compensation.  Once the amount is agreed then the child’s solicitor will write to the other person at fault and attempt to settle the claim without even taking court action.
To settle the claim for compensation for the child’s injuries the solicitor will often put forward the names of the precedent cases in support of the claim.  For the financial losses the solicitor would have obtained documents in support such as the repair invoices, wage loss from the child parent’s employers, mileage allowance for travel and parking etc.  These would be sent to the other solicitor representing the defendant and negotiations will take place.  If the solicitors in the claim are unable to reach an agreement to settle the claim for injury and losses then the only other way to resolve the claim would be by the child’s solicitor taking court action or through mediation.

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Child Road Accident – Hit From A Side Road

19/06/2009

Accident and Injury Claim – Child – Road Accident – Hit Side Road – Solicitor Sues

The injury and child accident example claim would be against the driver of a motor car causing injury to the parent and child.  The parent was the driver of the car, and the child a rear seat passenger in a child seat fitted securely in a child seat.  The road traffic accident was caused when other driver of the motor car, failed to give way at a junction, proceeded out of the junction (ignoring the give way signs)  and hitting the child’s parents motor car from the side.  This type of accident happens every day.   The parent and child will all have a claim against the other driver for personal injury (usually whiplash) or neck injuries, repairs for the vehicle, medical bills, replacement car hire, return of any insurance excess, loss of earnings, and time for caring for the child and any other reasonable expense or loss.  Child injury and accident Solicitors will take a care to claim all the all losses and expenses as well as a lump sum compensation payment or award to the child and the child’s parent in respect of the claim.

It will be noted that the child accident personal injury solicitors will claim by way of a letter of claim setting out the road traffic accident particulars, the time of the accident, what happened, if there were any witnesses and provide full details of why the solicitors and the litigation friend on behalf of the infant child consider the other driver was to blame for the accident and the personal injuries sustained both physical and emotional.

The blame particulars that the child solicitor’s letter of claim would contain would look something like this:

The child’s accident was caused by the negligence of the defendant, their employee or agents in negligence due to:

  • The car driver failed to stop at a give way junction causing personal injury to the child and parent
  • The car driver drove his vehicle too fast causing personal injury to the child and parent
  • The car driver failed to break in time or at all causing personal injury to the child
  • The car driver failed to swerve or manoeuvre his vehicle so as to avoid the collision with the parent and child’s passenger vehicle causing personal injury to the child
  • That the facts of the car accident speak for themselves causing personal injury to the child
  • The car driver failed to stop in time or at all to avoid the accident causing personal injury to the child
  • The car driver failed to take heed of the road conditions, to slow down, sound his horn so as to avoid the collision causing personal injury to the child
  • That the facts of the car accident speak for themselves causing personal injury to the child

Disclosure of Documents In The Letter of Claim

Unless liability is admitted in full solicitors for the infant child and the family will expect the other car driver to disclose all relevant documents in accordance with a Court Protocol which exists in personal injuries claims such as road traffic accidents.  It is a procedure that encourages solicitors acting for the parties to exchange information quickly to help speed up the claim for personal injury and accident claims.  Examples of documents the child’s solicitors would request would be something like the following:-

The Solicitor would routine disclosure of:

  1. Maintenance of the vehicle (if there was something wrong with it)
  2. Mot cerificate
  3. Police report, if any

As a matter of procedure, solicitors for the injured child would be contacting the insurance company of the driver at fault and obtain further information.

The above is only a brief outline of the possible blame in negligence on behalf of the child and the child’s parents in respect of the accident against the Council, School or Occupiers, Owners of the area in question.

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Child’s Accident and Injury Claim

The letter of claim would then specify the nature of the child’s injuries such as a head injury, fractured arm or leg, back injury, neck injuries etc.  The solicitor here would specify the full extent of the injuries to the child or children if more than one involved in the accident.  The solicitor would then try to agree an independent medical expert with the party to blame for the accident.  The doctor would then examine the child in the presence of the mother or father (litigation friend) and provide a written report on the injuries sustained by the infant child.  The written report will then form the basis of the amount of damages or compensation the child will receive.  Obviously the more severe the injuries to the child the greater the amount of compensation will be awarded to the child.  As child injury and accident solicitors, we will be able to advise the parent or guardian of the amount of compensation for the injuries sustained to the child in respect of the accident.  As a general guide please click on the Accident Injury Dummy which is provided on our main web site – CLICK COMPENSATION GUIDE HERE – www.hutcheonlaw.co.uk

For more information on road traffic accidents and child injury accident solicitors CLICK ROAD ACCIDENT HERE

Settlement of Child Injury Compensation

Once the case is settled and the case in won, the compensation will be payable until the child reaches the age of 18 years which is the age when the law determines that a child can act for himself/herself without the need for a parent or guardian.  Up until the time the child who has been injured on the trampoline reaches 18 years of age the child must always act through a parent or guardian.  If the child needs money for education, welfare or benefit before reaching 18 years, the child’s accident injury solicitors will request from the court a payment  out of the compensation fund on account.

The compensation payment to the child following an accident claim will be invested on the child’s behalf at the Court Funds Office special court bank account which gains interest and is invested on behalf of the child until the child reaches the age of 18 years of age.

It is important once the case has been finalised that the parents and the child keep a note of the court case number and the address of the court.  If the family move address they should also remember to let the court know of the new address so that the court will be able to keep track of the family and remind the child when he or she reaches the age of 18 years that the compensation plus interest will be paid so that the final compensation claim for the injured child victim will finally come to an end.

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Child accident claim and injury solicitors

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Child Injuries – Road Accident

19/06/2009

Accident and Injury to Child & Family – Road Accident – Solicitor Sues

The injury and child accident example claim would be against the driver of a motor car causing injury to the father, mother and child.  The father was the driver of the car, mother a front seat passenger and the child a rear seat passenger fitted securely in a child seat.  The road traffic accident was caused when other driver of the motor car, failed to stop at a set of traffic lights and hitting the child’s father’s motor car from behind.  This type of accident happens every day and often called a “rear end shunt.”  The father, mother and child will all have a claim against the other driver for personal injury (usually whiplash) or neck injuries, repairs for the vehicle, medical bills, replacement car hire, return of any insurance excess, loss of earnings, time for caring for the child and any other reasonable expense or loss.  Child injury and accident Solicitors will take a care to ensure that all the passengers and the driver will reclaim all their losses and expenses as well as a lump sum compensation payment or award to all injured family.
The child accident personal injury solicitors by way of a letter of claim will set out the road traffic accident particulars, the time of the accident, what happened, if there were any witnesses and provide full details of why the solicitors and the litigation friend on behalf of the infant child consider the other driver was to blame for the accident and the personal injuries sustained both physical and emotional.
The blame particulars that the child solicitor’s letter of claim would contain would look something like this:

The child’s and family’s accident was caused by the negligence of the defendant, their employee or agents in negligence due to:

  • The other car driver drove his vehicle too fast causing personal injury to the child
  • The other car driver failed to break in time or at all causing personal injury to the child
  • The other car driver failed to notice the traffic lights were showing “red” causing personal injury to the child
  • The other car driver failed to swerve or manoeuvre his vehicle so as to avoid the collision with the child’s passenger vehicle causing personal injury to the child
  • The other car driver failed to stop in time or at all to avoid the accident causing personal injury to the child
  • The other car driver failed to take heed of the road conditions, to slow down, sound his horn so as to avoid the collision causing personal injury to the child
  • That the facts of the car accident speak for themselves causing personal injury to the child

Disclosure of Documents In The Letter of Claim

Unless liability is admitted in full solicitors for the infant child and the family will expect the other car driver to disclose all relevant documents in accordance with a Court Protocol which exists in personal injuries claims such as road traffic accidents.  It is a procedure that encourages solicitors acting for the parties to exchange information quickly to help speed up the claim for personal injury and accident claims.  Examples of documents the child’s solicitors would request would be something like the following:-

The Solicitor would routine disclosure of:

  1. Maintenance of the vehicle (if there was something wrong with it)
  2. Mot cerificate
  3. Police report, if any

As a matter of procedure, solicitors for the injured child would be contacting the insurance company of the driver at fault and obtain further information.

The above is only a brief outline of the possible blame in negligence on behalf of the child and the child’s parents in respect of the accident against the Council, School or Occupiers, Owners of the area in question.

Our web site has several ways to contact us

Please click here to MAKE A CLAIM or CONTACT US

Regulated By The Solicitors Regulation Authority

Child’s Accident and Injury Claim

The letter of claim would then specify the nature of the child’s injuries such as a head injury, fractured arm or leg, back injury, neck injuries etc.  The solicitor here would specify the full extent of the injuries to the child or children if more than one involved in the accident.  The solicitor would then try to agree an independent medical expert with the party to blame for the accident.  The doctor would then examine the child in the presence of the mother or father (litigation friend) and provide a written report on the injuries sustained by the infant child.  The written report will then form the basis of the amount of damages or compensation the child will receive.  Obviously the more severe the injuries to the child the greater the amount of compensation will be awarded to the child.  As child injury and accident solicitors, we will be able to advise the parent or guardian of the amount of compensation for the injuries sustained to the child in respect of the accident.  As a general guide please click on the Accident Injury Dummy which is provided on our main web site – CLICK COMPENSATION GUIDE HERE – www.hutcheonlaw.co.uk

For more information on road traffic accidents and child injury accident solicitors CLICK ROAD ACCIDENT HERE

Settlement of Child Injury Compensation

Once the case is settled and the case in won, the compensation will be payable until the child reaches the age of 18 years which is the age when the law determines that a child can act for himself/herself without the need for a parent or guardian.  Up until the time the child who has been injured on the trampoline reaches 18 years of age the child must always act through a parent or guardian.  If the child needs money for education, welfare or benefit before reaching 18 years, the child’s accident injury solicitors will request from the court a payment  out of the compensation fund on account.

The compensation payment to the child following an accident claim will be invested on the child’s behalf at the Court Funds Office special court bank account which gains interest and is invested on behalf of the child until the child reaches the age of 18 years of age.

It is important once the case has been finalised that the parents and the child keep a note of the court case number and the address of the court.  If the family move address they should also remember to let the court know of the new address so that the court will be able to keep track of the family and remind the child when he or she reaches the age of 18 years that the compensation plus interest will be paid so that the final compensation claim for the injured child victim will finally come to an end.

Our web site has several ways to contact us

Please click here to MAKE A CLAIM or CONTACT US

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Child accident and injury solicitors

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