Shoulder injuries may affect your ability to work or take part in day-to-day tasks and leisure activities. Our shoulder injury claims specialists understand the effects this can have on your independence. If you’ve sustained a shoulder injury through no fault of your own, we could help you to make a claim for compensation.

Contact our personal injury team today to discuss making a shoulder injury compensation claim.

We can help you claim for:

  • Fractures
  • Dislocations
  • Rotator cuff injuries
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Soft tissue injuries
  • Brachial plexus injuries.

Why choose Irwin Mitchell to handle your shoulder injury claim?

We’ve the largest team of personal injury solicitors in the UK and have secured over £1.5 billion in compensation for our clients in recent years.

Our specialist solicitors have decades of successfully settling shoulder injury compensation claims for our clients in a wide range of circumstances. We have the specialist legal knowledge and experience to secure you the best possible result.

We understand the pain and stress sustaining shoulder injuries can cause. You may be unable to work or need time to recover in hospital – in some cases, the injuries can be life changing. That’s why we’ll work in the way that’s best for you, whether this is visiting you at home or in hospital, meeting in a local office, or working remotely via phone or video call.

Not only will you be supported by some of the UK’s leading personal injury lawyers, but we’ll also make sure you have all the support and rehabilitation you need. Our in-house coordinators are trained, clinical specialists who can help you to access the help you need, whether this is financial, emotional, or medical.

If your shoulder injury has stopped you from being able to work, you may be entitled to claim means-tested benefits. Our Welfare Benefits team can help you to find out what you could claim and help you to claim it.

We can set up a personal injury trust for you, which keeps your compensation separate from your other finances. Doing this stops your compensation from being factored into calculating your benefit entitlement, making sure that you can still receive means-tested benefits.

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More information on shoulder injury compensation claims

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I make a shoulder injury at work claim?

Yes, if you sustained a shoulder injury at work through negligence or an accident that wasn’t your fault, you could make a claim.

Employers have a duty of care to protect you from avoidable injury and illness. If your shoulder has been injured because of someone else’s negligence or safety procedures not being followed, you could be entitled to claim compensation.

Our specialist workplace injury team of solicitors can help you to make a workplace injury claim if your shoulder injury was sustained while you were at work.

What are common causes of shoulder injuries?

Shoulder injuries can result from a wide range of causes.

Some of the most common causes of shoulder injuries that can entitle you to compensation include:

This list isn’t exhaustive – you may have injured your shoulder in a different situation, and you could still be able to claim. Contact us to tell us what happened, and we’ll advise you on if you could claim.

What evidence is needed to make a shoulder injury claim?

Depending on the circumstances around your injury, we’ll be able to use a variety of evidence to help support your claim.

Common pieces of evidence we can use in a shoulder injury claim includes:

  • Photographic or video evidence
  • CCTV
  • Police reports
  • Medical records
  • Workplace incident reports
  • Receipts
  • Witness statements
  • Independent medical expert opinion
  • Health and Safety Executive documents.

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