Spinal Injuries

We have helped many clients in successfully bringing a claim following spinal injuries of all types and severity.  You may be able to claim for the following types of spinal injury:

• Complete Spinal Cord Injury: Total loss of motor and sensory function below the site of the injury

• Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Partial loss of motor and sensory function below the site of the injury

• Open Spinal Cord Injury: Whereby an object has penetrated the spinal cord.

If paralysis has resulted from the spinal injury, you may hear this referred to as:

• Tetraplegia (or quadriplegia): Meaning the arms, hands, trunk, legs and pelvic organs are all affected.

• Paraplegia: Meaning part of the trunk, legs and pelvic organs are affected.

To bring a claim against a negligent party for your injuries, it will be necessary to prove:

1. The party owed you a duty of care – if you were not owed a duty of care, no claim can be brought

2. The duty of care was breached and

3. The breach of care led to a Spinal Injury.

This means that in some contexts, it may not be possible to make a claim because there is a lack of proof that negligence occurred.  One of our primary roles will be to establish if there are grounds for a claim and if so, to create a compelling case that proves the other party held legal culpability which they breached, leading to your injury.

If you are unsure whether the circumstances of your spinal injury are grounds for a claim, please contact one of our Personal Injury Team today who will take the time to listen to the details of your case and advise you of your legal options.

Spinal Injuries can be caused by accidents due to negligence in a range of contexts including (but not limited to):

• Healthcare settings

• Road traffic accidents

• Workplaces

• Educational establishments

• Public facilities

• Military facilities

• Supermarkets or other retail establishments

• Construction sites

Regardless of where the injury occurred, it will be necessary to establish who is at fault for the accident or incident which led to the spinal injury.  Depending on the situation, this may be a hospital, local authority, public entity, building contractor, employer, a private company or an individual.

Claims following spinal injuries due to negligence may cover two areas of loss:

• Pain and suffering due to the injury;

• Specific costs resulting from the injury caused. This may cover costs already incurred, such as transport, accommodation, and medical treatment, and expected future expenses, such as physical therapy and care costs.

The award you receive will be based on the precise injuries suffered and the circumstances of the case.