Burn Injury Claims
Specialist Burn Injury Lawyers
Our expert lawyers will guide you through how to claim compensation for a burn injury, what you may be entitled to, and the steps involved in bringing a successful claim.
“Fielding a first class, very well resourced team of litigators, the personal injury department at Osbornes is rated for its diverse workload of complex, high-value injury claims.”
“Osbornes is a well-regarded personal injury practice well equipped to advise on high-value and high-profile claims.”
Suffering a burn injury can be life-changing, both physically and emotionally. At Osbornes Law, our experienced burn injury solicitors are here to support you through the legal process. We’ll help you understand your rights, secure access to the care and rehabilitation you need, and pursue the compensation you deserve.
Below, we explain how we can help you make a claim, what the process involves, and the steps you should take next.
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Why you need a specialist burn injury solicitor
The impact of burn injuries can be severe, ranging from long-term physical pain to psychological trauma. That’s why it’s important to have an experienced personal injury solicitor on your side – someone who understands the legal process and is committed to securing the compensation you’re entitled to.
At Osbornes Law, our specialist burn injury lawyers are here to guide you through your personal injury claim. We’ll explain your rights in clear terms, gather the evidence needed to support your case, and work to ensure your compensation reflects the full extent of your injuries and losses.
We can help you claim for:
- Emergency and ongoing medical treatment
- Long-term rehabilitation and therapy
- Psychological support
- Lost earnings and future loss of income
Our goal is to take the pressure off you during an incredibly difficult time. With our support, you can focus on your recovery while we fight to secure the best possible outcome for your case.
Common types of burn injuries
Types of burns and their causes include:
- Thermal burns: caused by exposure to hot metal, boiling water, steam, or open flames; commonly found in road accidents
- Chemical burns: result from exposure to strong acids, alkalis, and solvents, often found in industrial settings.
- Electrical burns: occur when electricity passes through the body, such as from power lines or faulty wires.
The result of a burn injury claim can vary depending on the severity of the injury and the circumstances in which it occurred.
Workplace accidents involving thermal, chemical, or electrical burns are particularly complex and can lead to substantial claims if health and safety protocols weren’t followed.
Understanding the type of burn and its context is essential for making a burn injury claim that accurately reflects the impact on your life and to make a claim.
Proving negligence in burn injury claims
Proving negligence is a critical component of any burn injury claim. To establish a successful claim, your personal injury solicitor must demonstrate that someone had a duty to keep you safe and failed to fulfil that duty. This means demonstrating that your employer failed to take reasonable steps to meet health and safety standards, and that this failure directly caused your injury.
Our experienced injury lawyers will conduct a thorough evaluation of your case, reviewing medical reports, accident reports, and witness statements to establish liability. They will gather all necessary evidence to build a strong case that proves negligence. Our approach ensures that all aspects of the incident are considered, increasing the likelihood of a successful claim.
How much compensation can you expect for a burn injury?
The amount of compensation you can expect for a burn injury depends on several factors, including the severity of the injury, its impact on your daily life, and the psychological effects. Compensation for burn injuries is made of:
- General damages for pain and suffering, and
- Special damages covering financial losses such as lost earnings and medical expenses.
For example, minor facial scarring might result in compensation ranging from £1,710, while significant burns covering more than 40% of the body could lead to settlements as high as £104,830. These amounts reflect the impact that severe burns can have on your life, from physical pain to long-term rehabilitation needs.
For specific burn injury cases that Osbornes Law deal with we often state the settlement amount. See details of cases below for more information:
- Factory Worker Receives £14,000 for Hot Water Burns
- Woman awarded £3000 after suffering burns from wax treatment in a beauty salon
- Cyclist receives £30,000 after suffering burns in accident with a Range Rover
How long do I have to make a claim?
If you’ve suffered a burn injury, it’s important to be aware that strict time limits apply when bringing a claim. In most cases, you have three years from the date of the injury to start court proceedings.
Key points to keep in mind:
- The three-year time limit applies whether the injury was caused by an accident, medical negligence, or a defective product.
- If the injury resulted in death, the claim must be brought within three years of the date of death or the conclusion of a post-mortem.
- For children, the time limit is extended. They have until their 21st birthday to bring a claim (three years from when they turn 18).
While exceptions exist, it’s always best to ask us for advice as soon as possible. Acting quickly ensures vital evidence is preserved and gives our solicitors the best chance of building a strong case.
Choosing the right burn injury lawyer
Selecting the right solicitor can make all the difference to the outcome of your burn injury claim. To ensure you’re in capable hands, consider the following:
- Expertise and experience – Choose a lawyer who specialises in personal injury law and has a proven track record in handling burn injury cases.
- Commitment to securing the best outcome – Ask how they plan to maximise your compensation and what support they can offer throughout the process.
- Client feedback – Read reviews on trusted platforms like TrustPilot to learn more about their reputation, client service, and past results.
- Approach and communication – Discuss how the lawyer will handle your case, including their strategy and communication style. A clear, compassionate approach can make a stressful process more manageable.
- Personal rapport – Feeling comfortable and confident with your solicitor is essential, especially when dealing with sensitive details and the emotional impact of your injury.
If you’re unsure where to start, we’re here to help. Contact Osbornes Law for expert advice tailored to your situation.
Why choose our personal injury solicitors?
Our expert personal injury solicitors can make a significant difference to the outcome of your claim. We have been successfully representing clients for over 50 years. Our specialist knowledge and expertise in burn injury claims means we can provide you with the best possible legal advice and representation.
We have particular expertise in serious injury claims, where compensation figures can run into hundreds of thousands or even millions of pounds. We act on a no win, no fee basis, so there’s no financial risk to you in bringing a claim.
Osbornes Law is also a proud member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), which represents solicitors, barristers, academics and students dedicated to supporting injured people.
Contact us
To speak with one of our solicitors, contact us by:
- Filling in our online enquiry form; or
- Calling us on 020 7485 8811
FAQs
How do our burn injury lawyers support your recovery?
Our lawyers do more than just handle the legal aspects of your claim; they provide essential support for your overall recovery. They aim to make the claims process as stress-free as possible, allowing you to focus on your health and well-being. Effective communication and accessibility are vital, ensuring that clients can always contact us to stay informed about the progress of their case.
What are the long-term effects of severe burns?
Severe burn injuries can lead to a range of long-term health complications and diseases. These can include permanent scarring, which impacts both physical appearance and mobility. Individuals who have suffered from serious hypermetabolism may experience another potential issue, where the body’s nutritional needs increase dramatically during recovery.
Contractures, or the tightening of skin and muscles around the burn, can restrict movement and require ongoing treatment. The psychological effects of severe burns, such as emotional trauma and anxiety, can also be profound and long-lasting. These effects are critical elements in determining compensation, as they significantly impact the victim’s quality of life.
Recognising these long-term effects is crucial for making a comprehensive burn injury compensation claim. Your lawyer will take all these factors into account to ensure that your burn compensation reflects the full extent of your suffering and ongoing needs.
What steps should you take after suffering a burn injury?
Taking the right steps immediately after a burn injury is essential – not just for your recovery, but also to increase the chances of a successful claim. One of the most important things you can do is document how the injury happened. This includes taking clear photos of your injuries and, if the incident occurred at work, notifying your employer as soon as possible.
Equally important are your medical records. These play a key role in supporting your claim by:
- Providing official documentation of your injury
- Detailing your medical treatment, visits, and prescriptions
- Helping your solicitor build a strong, evidence-based case for compensation
Acting early and keeping thorough records can make a significant difference in the outcome of your claim.
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Osbornes fields a solid team of high quality practitioners, active in a range of catastrophic injury claims.
Osbornes prepares cases well; the whole team is good and lawyers there know their stuff.
They deal with people compassionately and take on the right amount of detail. The firm has some really brilliant key solicitors.
The personal injury team is responsive and its level of service towards clients and other professionals is exceptional and high quality
The team offers specialist expertise in cycling-related injury claims and regularly acts for foreign nationals.
It has considerable experience in cases arising from motor accidents and accidents at work
Osbornes is a well-regarded personal injury practice well equipped to advise on high-value and high-profile claims.
Their team includes bright, hard-working solicitors dedicated to achieving successful outcomes for their clients from partner level to paralegal. Their client care is exceptional.
They are a team who are highly respected in the PI sector.
This is an excellent PI team doing a broad range of PI work.
Osbornes’ ‘highly respected‘ personal injury team is experienced in a range of complex, high-value claims, with notable strength in acting for European clients for whom English is not a first language.
Osbornes’ ‘highly respected‘ personal injury team is experienced in a range of complex, high-value claims
Osbornes’ ‘highly respected‘ personal injury team is experienced in a range of complex, high-value claims.
"Osbornes always provides work of excellent quality and the advice is sound."
"The firm has the ability to handle the most sophisticated and complex matters."
"Osbornes is always client-focused and works tirelessly to obtain the best outcomes."
'The team deals with multi-million pound, often multifaceted claims, involving such factors as severe brain, psychiatric, gynaecological and spinal injury, major trauma, amputation and fatality.'
"They are a boutique firm with highly experienced partners who are well-respected in the industry."
"The team at Osbornes deals with catastrophic injury claims with the same professionalism as the largest firms, but provides a much more client-focused experience."
"A really first-rate team, well capable of dealing with the most serious and complex injuries."
"This team has carved out an exceptional reputation in catastrophic injury work."
"Osbornes has impressed me with their personal touch for clients whilst offering a first-class handling of catastrophic injury claims. The partners all have vast experience and are highly respected in their field."
"This is a really excellent personal injury team that can be regarded as one of the major players in the London claimant personal injury market."
"Osbornes have managed to recruit a team of outstanding catastrophic injury lawyers who are at the top of the game."
"They punch well above their weight. The quality of service they provide equals that of any of the larger top-name firms in this area"
Ben Posford is fiercely bright, with an unrivalled passion for his clients’ cases. His encyclopaedic knowledge of all things PI is second to none. His foresight and commercial nous have propelled Osbornes into the highest echelons of the market where they rightly belong.
The firm has an excellent and innovative line in cases involving non-English speaking claimants, managed by recruiting paralegals with multi-language skills – an impressive route for expansion of the caseload.
Great expanding team with expertise and respect in the sector. Led by a commercially savvy and business minded team.
A really excellent group of PI solicitors, notable for their individual quality.’
A niche firm that punches well above its weight in the catastrophic injury sector, borne out by the quality of work they obtain.
This combination of experience and diligence reaps massive rewards for clients, Osbornes being well known in the industry as a fantastic firm.
The Osbornes personal injury team now comprises some of the most technically adept and hard hitting lawyers in the business.
Ben Posford is one of London’s best catastrophic injury lawyers, in my view. He is a real brain injury specialist.
Excellent coverage of personal injury, and traumatic brain injury. There is a real specialism in claimants who do not speak English as a first language.
The group is noted for its expertise in matters relating to cycling injuries, and is the official legal partner of the London Cycling Campaign charity.
To complement its strong reputation for high-value and complex personal injury work, the firm continues to develop its 'excellent and innovative line in cases involving non-English speaking claimants'
"Osbornes comprises some of the most technically adept and hard hitting lawyers in the business"
"A small but high-powered team, dealing with cases of significant value and complexity."
"An excellent firm which achieves fantastic outcomes for clients."
"Osbornes Law have captured the magic of keeping the customer service levels of a smaller firm whilst having all the expertise and power of the biggest firms."
"A superb boutique catastrophic injury firm."
"Really good at dealing with people who have suffered a serious injury."
"Affable and charming with very good client-handling skills."
"superb firm with consummate professionals and a human touch."
Osbornes now has a team of highly experienced personal injury lawyers; particularly strong on high-value quantum cases, workplace accidents and claims involving foreign workers injured in the UK.
The team provides fantastic strength-in-depth for personal injury claims. It is also particularly well placed to service clients from Eastern Europe with specialist native language speakers. From the smallest case to a multimillion-pound spinal injury case, Osbornes has the right staff to manage every claim.
Ben Posford remains pre-eminent in his field with expert understanding of litigating cases of the upmost severity. His experience builds on Stuart Kightley’s running of the firm with recent partner additions of Rob Aylott making a fantastic addition.
A firm going from strength-to strength-which retains its client care whilst being able to offer a full personal injury service.
Beneath Ben Posford’s calm and reassuring presence, which clients love, lies a formidable tactical and legal brain. His experience tells and he gets it right at every stage of the process from arranging the best possible rehabilitation, to ensuring, so far as possible, a polite relationship with those acting for the defendant in order to ensure best and early resolution of the claim.
"Clients say he is very impressive, in terms of both his experience and his management of the personal injury team."
"They have an expanding profile in personal injury and clinical negligence and offer a superb, broad service in accidents abroad, enabled by their recruitment of bilingual legal executives who can guide non-English speakers through complex litigation."
"Solid personal injury practice well equipped to advise on high-value and high-profile claims arising from fatalities and severe head and spinal injuries."
"Offers specialist expertise in cycling-related injury claims."
"Offers specialist expertise in cauda equina syndrome cases."
"An exceptional outfit. They take on difficult cases, fight hard and win."
"Stuart Kightley is an incredibly empathetic solicitor who is very knowledgeable about traumatic brain injury."
"They are an outstanding firm to work with. They are consistently impressive in their work."
"Osbornes often handles claims valued at over £1m, particularly relating to severe brain and spinal cord injuries and niche areas such as cauda equina syndrome and cycling accidents."
"The hard-working, thorough and committed Robert Aylott, who brings significant heavyweight personal injury experience."
"Key team members include the energetic and personable Stuart Kightley who is head of the personal injury department."
"Osbornes has a growing influence and impressive work load and is gaining a reputation for handling complex catastrophic work."
"Catastrophic injury cases head Ben Posford is an excellent practical litigator who offers exceptional service."
"Stuart is also very experienced in advising on fatal accidents and workplace accidents."
Thank you for the hard work and patience and for being so patient with my constant questions.
"I have found Osbornes to be thorough, clear and understanding from the initial call. They do exactly what they say they will and with passion! I would recommend them to anyone".
Very good efficient service. Would not hesitate to use again.
I will use Osbornes for any future needs.
I don't think I could have asked for anything more. One of the best dealings I've had with the legal profession.
Sam was excellent and very professional in dealing with our claim.
Head of the personal injury department, Stuart Kightley is a first-rate practitioner, wholly focused on getting his client the best outcome in a pragmatic, sensible and consensual manner.
As a real specialist in spinal cord injuries, Ben Posford is always looking at new angles on how to maximise his cases.
Ben Posford is one of the best catastrophic injury lawyers around.
They provide exceptional service, great knowledge and understanding of the law, excellent client care and tactical nous
Stuart Kightley is praised for his expertise in catastrophic and fatal claims. Clients say he is very impressive, in terms of both his experience and his management of the personal injury team.
My claim was dealt with efficiently and professionally. Communication was excellent, and timely. Shrewd and sound advice was provided at every stage of the claim from beginning through to completion. On the basis of my personal experience I would strongly recommend Osbornes.
I just wish to thank you for your hard work and successful outcome. I am pleased with the result and would recommend you and your firm to anyone in the future.
Ben Posford … is ‘tactically astute’ and ‘one of the best personal injury solicitors around’.
Ben Posford ‘knows how to maximise the value of the claim for his clients’.
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