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Chronic Pain Claims

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Chronic pain syndrome (CPS) can be a life-changing condition, not only for sufferers but for friends and family too. Typically lasting for three or more months after an injury, it’s a debilitating experience that can affect you both mentally and physically.

Our lawyers understand that the impact of chronic pain is a very individual experience and that every case needs to be treated differently. We’ve handled many different kinds of chronic pain claim, from road traffic accidents to workplace injuries, so we know how your life can be affected by the condition.

We believe in the importance of helping you to cope with the effects of chronic pain, which is why our serious injury solicitors will put you in touch with rehabilitation specialists like physiotherapists, occupational therapists, pain consultants and nurses. At the same time we’ll fight for the compensation you deserve and make sure you get a fair deal.

The majority of the chronic pain claims we handle are on a No Win No Fee basis. This means that there's nothing for you to pay upfront, and that you won’t have to pay any legal fees if your claim isn’t successful*.

For a free initial consultation about making a claim, call us on 0800 056 4110 or contact us online.


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After we’ve talked through your situation, we’ll be able to decide if your injuries were caused by someone else’s negligence. If we believe that mistakes have been made, we will get evidence from experts to support your case and establish exactly what happened.

Specialist care is an important part of any chronic pain claim and our solicitors will make sure that you have access to the very best medical support while we continue with your case.

We’ll work out how much compensation you'll need, taking into account your pain, loss of earnings and the cost of the medical treatment you’ve had so far and will need in the future. We realise that with chronic pain claims it can be difficult to measure the true extent of your condition right away, so we’ll make sure that this is taken into account when working out your compensation.

Once we’ve worked this out, we’ll negotiate a settlement with the people responsible. If they disagree, we’ll begin court proceedings – however, the majority of cases do settle out of court. If your case does go to court, it’s nothing to be concerned about – we’ll stand by you the whole way, fighting for your best interests.

Our specialist serious injury team have helped many clients secure compensation for chronic pain, giving them the funds they need to make useful changes to their lifestyle. This can include treatments from:

  • Physiotherapists
  • Occupational therapists
  • Pain consultants and nurses.

Where possible we’ll fight for interim compensation payments that can enable you to access expert medical care while your case is ongoing. These interim payments are approved by the court before the claim finishes.

We’re aware of the complex nature of chronic pain cases, treating our clients sensitively and recognising that each claim is unique. We understand that the true extent of a chronic pain condition may not be immediately visible after an accident, which is why we’ll make sure that this is taken into account when securing the compensation that you deserve.

In most cases there’s a time limit of three years to make a claim starting from when you first developed a chronic pain condition (or became aware  that you had one). In cases involving children, you can claim at any time while they’re under 18 – the three year time limit begins on their 18th birthday.

However, it’s important to contact us as soon as possible so that we can begin to investigate your claim. If you have questions or concerns about the time limits, please call us for free initial advice on 0800 056 4110.

Yes, many of our cases are funded with a No Win No Fee agreement. This means that there’s no financial risk to you when making a compensation claim*.

At the start of your case we’ll discuss funding options with you. If you have legal expenses insurance (LEI) or are covered by a union policy, these may be best for you. Legal expenses insurance is included in many household insurance policies, so it’s always worth checking to see if you’re covered.

If we think you’re best supported by a No Win No Fee agreement we’ll use this option to fund your case. It involves setting up an insurance policy that will cover the legal fees if your case isn’t successful, at no cost to you.

If you win your case your opponent will pay the majority of your legal costs. Any legal costs not paid by your opponent will be deducted from the compensation that you receive.

If your case isn’t successful there's no financial risk and you won’t have to pay anything*.

Please visit our No Win No Fee page for more information.

With offices across the UK, we’re consistently ranked among the very best serious injury lawyers in the country by independent legal guides who say we're "incredibly knowledgeable, with the resources to make sure claimants are put in the best possible position" (Legal 500, 2021). We’ve also won Post Magazine’s Rehabilitation Award on seven different occasions and have close relationships with charities like Brake.

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I would certainly recommend Irwin Mitchell to friends and family. The support I’ve received has been fantastic.”

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What Is Chronic Pain?

Chronic pain typically lasts more than three months after an injury. It could appear gradually, suddenly or even many weeks after the original trauma. Chronic pain is different from acute, short-term pain in that it persists well after the initial injury has healed and can have a much wider-reaching effect on the life of someone that suffers with it.

Sometimes chronic pain can be managed with painkillers but often this is impossible – chronic pain is caused by a problem within the nervous system rather than a specifically injured body part, making it harder to locate and treat.

Chronic pain doesn’t exist in isolation and can cause a number of health problems, both cognitive and physical. These include:

  • Depression, anxiety and other psychological conditions
  • Cognitive impairment
  • Weakness
  • Sleeplessness
  • A weakened immune system

These effects can be mentally and physically exhausting, taking a significant toll on your quality of life. Our solicitors understand this and can put you in touch with pain specialists to help you learn to cope with the condition.

What Causes Chronic Pain?

Most cases of chronic pain diagnosis come about as a result of injuries suffered in an accident. Our personal injury solicitors often help clients who have developed chronic pain after:

  • An accident in the workplace
  • A road traffic accident
  • Whiplash
  • A slip, trip or fall
  • A military accident

It’s often difficult to diagnose a chronic pain condition in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic accident, as the symptoms can be mistaken for acute pain. Only after a period of weeks or months does it become clear that someone’s suffering from chronic pain. Anyone can get chronic pain and at any age from children to adults. Nobody knows why some people get chronic pain and others don’t.

We’re in contact with medical experts who understand the causes and triggers associated with chronic pain. With their help we’ll be able to establish who was to blame for your condition and battle to get the compensation you deserve. 

What Are The Different Types Of Chronic Pain?

Our experience in chronic pain covers many different kinds and causes of chronic pain, so we’ll know how to fight for your compensation claim. There are lots of different kinds of chronic pain, but the most common are:

  • Somatic pain – this is caused by an injury to the skin, muscle or soft tissue, and also includes headaches.
  • Visceral pain – visceral pain comes from internal organs and can sometimes spread to other areas of the body. The nature of the pain receptors on internal organs mean that visceral pain is often difficult to locate.
  • Neuropathic pain – nerve damage causes neuropathic pain, which is characterised by nerve fibres sending the wrong pain signals to other parts of the body.
  • Fibromyalgia – this is a chronic pain condition that can be inflamed by injury.

Whatever the nature of your chronic pain condition, we have the dedication and compassion needed to help you seek justice. Call us on 0800 056 4110.

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