Children and young adult cerebral palsy compensation claims
Our medical negligence solicitors pursue compensation claims for children and young adults with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a brain injury sometimes casued by medical negligence during the delivery of a baby.
Our cerebral palsy expertise
Our experienced cerebral palsy lawyers, led by 10 partners with assistance from other solicitors and a midwife, specialise in getting the best compensation settlements in cerebral palsy claims. Our experience means that we can ensure that claims are investigated thoroughly and promptly by solicitors who specialise in cerebral palsy compensation claims and who are familiar with the challenges people with cerebral palsy and their families face on a daily basis. Our specialist cerebral palsy team is at the cutting edge of practice on difficult issues which have a significant impact on the value of child brain injury claims. We handle more cerebral palsy claims than just about any other solicitors in the country. 
We're here to help families
We are often approached by families devastated at being told that their young baby has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Sometimes they just know that their child was very ill at the time of delivery and needed to spend time in neonatal special care. They are concerned that events during the course of delivery or shortly after delivery may have caused or contributed to any injuries that have occurred. Other families have seen their child become unwell as a result of an illness such as meningitis and are concerned that the treatment was not commenced soon enough. We have specialists in investigating all aspects of cerebral palsy and child brain injury compensation claims.
We have clients all over the country and are pleased to visit families in their homes. We feel that it is important to speak to our clients face to face so you feel comfortable with your solicitor and so your solicitor gets to know you and can better understand your individual needs.
Through other specialist teams within the firm we can help you secure all the assistance that you are entitled to and ensure that any compensation will be managed in the most advantageous way possible. We can provide practical and legal assistance in dealing with the Court of Protection, your child’s special educational needs and disability rights.
You can read about some of the clients we have been able to help in our medical negligence success stories.
Unhappy with your current cerebral palsy solicitor?
Many families contact us having lost confidence in their current cerebral palsy claim solicitors or because they are frustrated by the lack of progress in their case. We are happy to review cerebral palsy cases and sometimes find that cases have been investigated inadequately by other solicitors, some of whom simply do not have the right amount of skills and experience to be running these complex claim cases. We have had a number of successes reinvestigating cerebral palsy compensation claims which have previously been discontinued by other solicitors.
More information about cerebral palsy
Cerebral Palsy in children can happen around the time of delivery or soon after the birth. Some of the causes include:
- delay in delivery causing deprivation of oxygen
- failure to diagnose or treat low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia)
- failure to diagnose or treat jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus)
- delay in diagnosis or treatment of serious medical conditions such as meningitis
Read our guide for individuals and their families seeking compensation for cerebral palsy here
Making a cerebral palsy claim
For free, expert advice on making a cerebral palsy claim call us free on 0800 0382 382. We are available to take your call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
If you want to provide some details to us in advance, why not let us assess your claim now.
