CEREBRAL PALSY INFORMATION

Detailed cerebral palsy information can be found on the Scope website. This condition is a disorder of movement caused by damage to the brain. The type and severity of symptoms differ widely and there is no treatment that can undo the damage caused to the brain. Children and adults can suffer great disabilities and living with this condition can be extremely difficult for everyone involved.

The condition may be as a result of a birth injury which may be caused by medical negligence. Compensation can be sought in the same way that a claim can be made for any other act of medical negligence. (‘Medical negligence’ means any physical or emotional trauma caused by a lack of proper care by a health professional, medical errors, mistreatment or abuse.)

The child concerned and their family can claim compensation when a case is viable. Recovering sums of money can never properly compensate for the problems caused by this disorder. However, bringing these cases to the courts is a powerful way of demanding justice, and of getting cerebral palsy information published in the wider world which brings pressure on the medical authorities to prioritise prevention of birth injuries.

This condition is not a disease and cannot be cured, however improvement is possible. Therapies may be available to assist children to develop and go on to live full happy lives. Better control over posture and movement can be achieved through a range of treatments and programmes. Therapists treat each individual according to their own specific needs and difficulties rather than following an established treatment plan.

Compensation can help provide security for the family facing ongoing treatment of a loved one, enabling relatives to focus on the important medical care. It is essential that anyone seeking redress through the courts for a birth injury deals with a solicitor practised in these highly specialised cases. Medical negligence cases are complicated and require an experienced legal expert to succeed. In a birth injury case, the claimant’s legal team has to prove that a birth injury was caused by a medical professional and that this injury resulted in the child’s condition.

Our free legal networking service is designed to make sure anyone needing to see a solicitor about a birth injury can access advice from a qualified specialist. The network is a group of like-minded expert solicitors committed to helping those living with the consequences of a birth injury. Our experts are able to provide a wealth of cerebral palsy information particularly relating to legal claims for compensation. The network can help both the sufferer and wider family assert their rights and receive much needed financial support.

All solicitors in the network are specialists and members of the Law Society panel of medical negligence experts. All network solicitors are entitled to apply for legal aid for medical negligence compensation claims. Only one per cent of all UK solicitors are authorised to make public funding applications by the Legal Aid scheme. If you wish to speak to an expert solicitor about a potential claim, without any charge or further obligation, the network will put you in touch with a specialist free of charge. Complete the contact form and you will be given a call as soon as possible by one of our team.