In summary, getting legal advice from day one, or as early as possible, is important if someone else might be responsible for the injury; in doing this, you are looking out for your or your loved one’s long-term needs. Compensation can fund care, therapy, and support that make a huge difference in quality of life. Early legal involvement can also relieve you of handling insurance calls or paperwork, as the solicitor will take on those communications. While your focus remains on medical recovery, the lawyer works in parallel to protect future interests.
Interim payments for recovery continued: For example, with interim funds, your solicitor could hire a case manager to coordinate rehab and care needs or pay for private therapy sessions that the NHS waiting list might delay. These interventions can markedly improve recovery outcomes. No-Win No-Fee and Advice Thompsons Solicitors work on a “conditional fee” (no-win-no-fee) basis, meaning you don’t pay unless the case wins, so don’t let cost deter you from seeking advice. They offer a free initial consultation and will come and visit you, whether at home or at a hospital anywhere in the country.
Rehabilitation Code In the UK, there is something called the
Types of Compensation Depending on the cause of the spinal injury, different routes for compensation exist:
Rehabilitation Code in personal injury cases. It encourages the at-fault party’s insurer to fund the injured person's reasonable rehabilitation needs even before liability is fully resolved. Thompsons Solicitors specialist spinal injury lawyers can invoke this to get things like a private neurorehabilitation program funded early by insurance.
If it was a road traffic collision , your claim would typically be against the at-fault driver’s insurance. If it was a workplace injury , the employer’s liability insurance may cover it. If it was an assault or criminal act , you might claim through the government’s Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) scheme. If you or a loved one was injured in a public place , and liability (blame) can be established, a claim could be against the property owner’s public liability insurance.
Our client Patrick in his converted home and specialist wheelchair, provided for from his compensation.
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LEGAL SUPPORT FOLLOWING AN SCI
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