Head, Spinal Cord & Other Serious Injury Claims 

Head Injury and Brain Injury Claim 

Expertise And Understanding From Irwin Mitchell

Head and brain injuries have a dramatic and life-changing impact for the person injured and for those who are close to them. We passionately believe that our clients deserve the best possible medical care, rehabilitation and specialised support after head injury.

At Irwin Mitchell we fight fearlessly to achieve the best outcome for your head injury or brain injury claim. We’re renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family due to head and brain injuries and we know what positive action to take to make a difference. 

Our lawyers offer the highest level of professionalism and expertise, combined with dedication and sensitivity.

Above all, we put you first.

Handling Head And Brain Injuries With Expertise And Sensitivity

If you have suffered from a head or brain injury as a result of an accident or incident that wasn’t your fault, Irwin Mitchell could help you with a head injury claim to get the compensation that you need and deserve. Head injuries can occur due to many reasons including:

  • Violent assault
  • Road traffic collisions
  • Workplace accidents
  • Falls
  • Incidents during recreational and leisure activities.

We consider every aspect of your head injury or brain injury compensation claim, assisting with your rehabilitation, return to everyday life and where appropriate, education and work opportunities, to help overcome the effect of your injuries. We have a leading national team of specialist solicitors who can guide you through the head injury claims process and support your claim for compensation.

The service that we provide is about much more than securing head injury compensation after your accident. As well as financial security, we know that making arrangements for your care and support is key to your future wellbeing, and this is central to what we will do.

Irwin Mitchell offer you legal advice and support from a dedicated team of specialists with considerable skills and experience in supporting head injury clients.

Video Case Study: Sam Hagar

Sam Hagar suffered serious head injuries following a road traffic accident in June 2003.

Our short video tells the story of the impact that Sam's accident had on her life and that of her parents; in particular, Sam talks about the rehabilitation she has received and how this has allowed her to recover some of her independence.

Proven Expertise In Head And Brain Injury Claims

Irwin Mitchell is one of the largest and most experienced personal injury law firms in the country. Our service for brain injury and head injury clients is second to none. Every year we recover millions of pounds in damages for head and brain injury clients in total across the country. We are the only specialist legal provider in this field with a truly national reach.

Our team includes many of the country’s finest brain injury lawyers. We operate in highly specialised teams, offering the highest level of legal expertise. You’ll be assigned an experienced head injury or brain injury solicitor who will handle your injury claim with care and consideration for your individual needs.

We are strong in every aspect of legal representation for head and brain injury clients - from gathering evidence to identify the existence of a subtle but life-changing brain injury through to creative and forward thinking ways to put together support and opportunities to improve your quality of life.

Our head and brain injury solicitors are recognised in the directory of head injury solicitors approved by Headway - the Brain Injury Association. We work closely with head injury experts across the UK and further afield, to secure the best possible results for our clients.

Our service includes:

  • Early investigation of liability
  • Interim payments wherever possible to help fund private healthcare, rehabilitation and help with your financial security.
  • An approach that takes into account any worries that you may have such as dealing with financial needs, state benefits and asserting your employment and other rights.
  • Expert support for you to take up rehabilitation and employment opportunities
  • Specialist in-house services such as Personal Injury Trusts advice, financial planning, wills, Powers of Attorneys and advice on periodical payments

If you or a loved one has suffered a very severe brain injury and have to have special assistance in managing financial and official affairs, we have a nationally pre-eminent team for looking after funds with the Court of Protection.

Irwin Mitchell’s Commitment To Making A Difference

Irwin Mitchell’s first commitment is to you, and to achieving the best outcome for your claim. We’ll ensure that you are well cared for throughout your head injury claim, and are committed to securing significant compensation for those entitled to claim for head and brain injury.

We also have a wider commitment - to seek improvements to the legal protection and levels of compensation for those who have suffered head and brain injuries.

Our ground-breaking support for clients after serious injury has been recognised many times, most recently in securing the claimant’s solicitors Rehabilitation First Award in 2008.  We also work closely with brain injury case managers (who can organise therapy and support), rehab providers and therapists across the UK.

We have long been leaders in developing new and innovative services for our head and brain injury clients, as well as opening up new opportunities for our clients after a head injury.

We strive to help those who for whatever reason cannot claim as well as those that can. We are sponsors and fundraisers for several leading brain injury charities and support groups. Nationally, several of our staff work voluntarily to assist local support groups that work with those with head injury and their families, to give something to the community.

It is important to always recognise the huge commitment and sacrifice of family members and carers who help individuals with brain injury. We have always done that, and seek to promote education opportunities for carers as well as arranging for specialist funded support (wherever possible) to share the task of caring a little more.

To find out more about what charity and support groups can do, follow these links to their websites:



£1.15 Million Compensation for Brain Injury Following Road Accident

The Birmingham High Court approved an award of £1.15 million in road accident compensation to a 50 year old Oldbury man.

The man suffered serious brain injury when he was knocked over by a taxi close to his home in October 2002. Fault had been established against the taxi driver at an earlier hearing. The taxi driver had been driving too fast and had not been paying proper attention to the road in front of him. As a result he failed to see the man trying to cross the road and was unable to brake sufficiently to avoid the crash. Had he been driving more slowly the crash could have been avoided.

Initially it was thought he would not survive the road accident, though after intensive treatment and rehabilitation at Moor Green Hospital, he made a remarkable recovery. However, due to his brain injury, he has been left with permanent disabilities and will never be able to return to work.

Stephen Nye, Associate Solicitor at Irwin Mitchell in Birmingham, who represented the victim, said:

"My client was the victim of a road accident involving a taxi driver. The accident could easily have been avoided if the driver had not been speeding and had been paying proper attention. My client has been left with permanent disabilities. This award of compensation will be administered on his behalf by the Court and will ensure that he can access proper care in the future and purchase a property more suited to his needs".

We have lawyers with the expertise and experience needed to help you with your claim. Choose from the list below to learn more about our experts in this area.



Guidance With Strength And Sensitivity

We understand that contacting a lawyer might seem like a big step - especially if you have not done so before and we have therefore made it easy for you to contact us for free initial advice.about your claim.

At Irwin Mitchell we understand the real impact of personal injury. Our team of specialists have the skills and experience to give you clear advice about the chances of pursuing a successful claim and to guide you through the claims process.You can then decide if you want us to pursue your claim on your behalf.

We are renowned for our understanding of the issues affecting you and your family, and we know what positive action to take to make a difference.

At Irwin Mitchell we will fight fearlessly to give you the greatest chance of winning your case, with the best possible outcome, and we will support you every step of the way. 

Awards and accreditations

Investors In People   Corporate Law Firm Of The Year Endless LLP St Nick Awards Winner 2009Personal Injury Pro Claim Award Winner Action Against Medical Accidents - Clinical Negligence SpecialistsYorkshire Lawyer Awards Winner 2009Diversity ChampionRehabilitation First Award Winner The Law Society Personal Injury Accreditation The Law Society Clinical Negligence Accreditation ISO SGS 209001 AccreditationISO SGS 27001 AccreditationHeadway Personal Injury SolicitorA conformance icon, W3C-WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0