If you child is involved in an accident at school, in a shop, in a road accident – a special procedure is required to claim compensation.
The child must have a litigation friend – in other words an adult who can provide instructions on behalf of the child, and any compensation monies must be authorised by a UK court and paid into the court’s fund office to be invested until the child reaches the age of 18 years.
In this blog you will find answers to questions from parents and other family members concerning an accident involving a child.
Ask your own online question or receive a free call back from a specialist child accident solicitor.
Why Children Can Always Claim Compensation For Injuries In A Car Accident Or Other RTA I am often asked if a child can claim compensation for injuries sustained as a passenger in a car accident or other vehicle accident. The answer to this question is invariably, “Yes”. As the child is a passenger and not […]
Court Funds Office: Car Accident Compensation When Son Turns 18
How to find out where a child’s compensation is held following a car accident claim and how to access the money from the Court Funds Office when the child becomes an adult at the age of 18. Child compensation claim question Myself & my seven-year-old son was involved in a car accident. As I was […]
Fatal Pedestrian RTA: Killed On Zebra Crossing By Drunk Motorcyclist
UK fatal accident RTA solicitor explains how to claim compensation following the death of a child in a pedestrian RTA following a collision with a drunk motor cycle driver Pedestrian RTA victim question My 15-year-old son was crossing at a zebra crossing. Cars had stopped to let him pass and he was almost to the […]
Fractured Arm As Child: Hospital Failure To X Ray Leading To Deformity
What you should do if you suffer a broken radius and the hospital fails to x ray your arm resulting in a later deformity lasting for life? Child Medical Negligence Question When I was 10 years of age I was involved in an accident at home which was my fault. I was taken to hospital […]
How to claim compensation for your child if a hospital failed to treat properly resulting in scarring Parent of child accident victim question My child who is 4 years old had an accident at home falling off a chair and biting into her tongue. We took her to hospital immediately, but the hospital only gave […]
School Bus Child Fatal Accident Claims: Coach Injury Compensation
Can you claim compensation if your child is killed or seriously injured in a school bus or coach accident? Tragically the media is alight with serious road accidents involving school buses and coaches – the most recent being near Braithwaite in the Lake district in Cumbria and prior to that in Warwickshire. Regretfully, collisions involving […]
Child Accident Claims: Solicitor Explains UK Compensation Process
How is the process of making child accident claims different than that for an adult in the UK? Child accident claims involve some of the most vulnerable members of society and as such protections are in place to make sure children receive the correct amount of compensation and that money is protected until the child […]
Child Head Injury Claims: How Much UK Accident Compensation?
How to decide the amount of compensation you should expect for child head injury claims Regretfully – children in the UK have many accidents. One of the most common types of accident is a child head injury. The law in the UK is designed so far as is possible to protect and compensate children in […]
Milk Burn From Defective Baby Bottle: How Much Compensation?
How much compensation you can claim from a burn caused by milk from a defective milk bottle. Defective baby bottle question I was at home and filled a baby bottle with milk which leaked from the bottom of bottle. I issued a claim at court and have received judgment in default as the Defendant did […]
Child Car Accident Whiplash Claim: Motor Insurer Liability For Driver Errors
UK car accident solicitor explains how long a child has to claim compensation when involved in a RTA, how whiplash symptoms can present themselves hours after an accident, a reduction in compensation for contributory negligence when not wearing a seat belt and how your motor insurer will defend a fraudulent claim at no cost to […]
