SPINAL CORD INJURY COMPENSATION CLAIMS SOLICITOR
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a totally unexpected and devastating event that alters the lives of victims and their families forever. Personal finances can be altered out of all recognition leaving many in reduced circumstances. Most families don't have the resources to provide for the victim over their lifetime. We are able to help you with a risk free spinal cord injury compensation claim. Our specialist solicitors are members of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts and are experienced in dealing with catastrophic injuries of the utmost severity. We use the no win no fee scheme which is completely free, requires no financing and pays compensation in full with no deductions - win or lose there is no charge.
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SCI Overview
Spinal cord injury is caused by damage to the nerves, resulting in loss of feeling or response. Most of these traumatic injuries are caused as a result of motor vehicle, sports or workplace accidents and a very substantial award may be made in a spinal cord injury compensation claim against a negligent third party. The disability can be caused by the spinal cord being severed or damaged and either can result in severe loss of physical function. It is also possible to break the vertebrae in the neck without causing any injury to the spinal cord. The injury can be either "complete" where there is no sensation or voluntary movement below the level of the injury or can be "incomplete" where there is some sensation or movement below the level of the injury. Most severe injuries are classified as either 'tetraplegic' ['quadriplegic'] which is where there is paralysis of all four limbs or 'paraplegic' which is paralysis of just two limbs.
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Compensation Awards
The amount of the financial award in spinal cord injury compensation claim may include :-
General Damages
This represents compensation for items that cannot be calculated mathematically and involves a degree of assessment after consideration of all of the circumstances by a judge. The main item of payment in this category is usually for pain and suffering for the injury itself followed by compensation for lifestyle changes and damages for financial losses caused by future disadvantage on the job market.
Special Damages
This represents compensation for items of loss than can be calculated precisely with a high degree of mathematical accuracy and includes loss of earnings, travelling expenses, medical treatment and medicines, personal effects and property, insurance excess and the value of any free help provided by friends and relatives.
Future Losses
The calculation of these potentially substantial losses in a spinal cord injury compensation claim can be complex with the main items usually being personal care and income loss for which a special formula is applied, usually by a forensic accountant, after consideration of reports from employment experts to estimate the overall future losses payable either in a lump sum or by annual payments. It is not simply a matter of working out the forward losses as other items must be taken into account such as life expectancy and the benefit of receiving a lump sum in advance. It is at this point that a tax efficient "structured settlement" may be considered to be in the claimants best interests.
Interest
May be payable at variable rates on some parts of accident compensation.
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No Win No Fee
For free advice on a spinal cord injury compensation claim from a specialist solicitor just use the helpline or complete the contact form and a member of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts will speak to you on the telephone with no further obligation.
In the case of CICA claims terms will vary and in the case of MIB claims terms may vary.