Head Injury Claims
Specialist Head Injury Solicitors
A head injury can disrupt your life and recovery is not always predictable. Our specialist solicitors help people injured in accidents claim compensation that reflects the true impact of their head injury, including treatment and financial loss.
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“Sophie Davies is a specialist in major cognitive and lower limb injury claims. “
“Osbornes has a well-regarded personal injury practice well equipped to advise on high-value and high-profile claims, including fatalities and severe brain and spinal cord injuries.”
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Head injury claims solicitors
A head injury can affect your life in ways that are difficult to predict. Symptoms may appear immediately or develop over time, and recovery is not always straightforward. You may be dealing with pain, dizziness, headaches, fatigue or reduced confidence, alongside the disruption the injury causes to work and family life.
Osbornes Law represents clients who have suffered head injuries in accidents and serious, sometimes catastrophic incidents. Our personal injury solicitors understand the medical and practical issues involved, and we focus on securing compensation that reflects the true impact of the injury, including treatment, rehabilitation and financial losses.
This page explains what a head injury is, how head injury claims work, and how our specialist solicitors can help you move forward with confidence.
What is a head injury?
A head injury is any injury to the head, face or skull, and can range from mild to severe. Some injuries resolve within weeks, while others lead to persistent symptoms that affect daily life and the ability to work.
Head injuries can include:
- Concussion and post-concussion symptoms
- Head trauma causing ongoing headaches, dizziness or nausea
- Scalp wounds, lacerations and scarring
- Facial injuries and facial fractures
- Skull fractures
A head injury is not always the same as a brain injury. Where the injury involves significant neurological symptoms or a diagnosed traumatic brain injury, a more specialist brain injury claim may be required. In those cases, our team can advise on the most appropriate route and ensure your case is handled at the right level.
Common causes of head injury claims
Head injuries often occur when there is an impact to the head or face, or a fall resulting in a blow to the head. Common causes include:
- Car accidents, including collisions involving pedestrians and cyclists
- Accidents at work, including falls from height and incidents involving machinery
- Slips, trips and falls in public places
- Sports and leisure incidents where safety standards were not met
- Assaults and violent incidents, where a claim may be possible through the Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme
If the accident was caused by another party’s negligence, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
Symptoms and long-term effects of head injuries
The effects of a head injury vary widely. Some people recover quickly, while others experience symptoms that persist and interfere with normal life.
A head injury may cause:
- Headaches, dizziness and balance problems
- Sensitivity to light or noise
- Fatigue and sleep disturbance
- Nausea and difficulty concentrating
- Anxiety, low mood or reduced confidence after the accident
Symptoms can develop or worsen over time, particularly where concussion is involved. Proper medical evidence is essential to understand prognosis and ensure compensation reflects any ongoing impact.
How compensation is calculated for a head injury claim
Compensation is intended to reflect both the injury itself and the practical consequences for your life.
A head injury claim may include compensation for:
- Pain, suffering and the effect on day-to-day activities
- Loss of earnings and reduced ability to work
- Treatment costs, including medication, physiotherapy or specialist review
- Travel expenses and care or support where needed
- Future losses where symptoms are ongoing or recovery is prolonged
Where symptoms persist, the claim must consider the longer-term impact on work, independence and quality of life. See case studies for head injury claims by Osbornes Law.
The head injury claims process
Our solicitors manage the claim from the outset, ensuring the right evidence is obtained and the claim is valued properly.
The process typically involves:
- Investigating how the accident happened and establishing liability
- Gathering evidence, including witness statements and relevant records
- Arranging an independent medical assessment
- Calculating financial losses and future needs
- Negotiating with the other party or their insurer
Where appropriate, we pursue interim payments to support you while the claim is ongoing, particularly if the injury affects income or requires treatment and rehabilitation.
Head injury claims for children
Head injuries in children require particular care. Symptoms may be difficult to assess in younger children, and the impact on education, behaviour and development may take time to become clear.
Where a child is injured, we take a long-term view and ensure medical evidence addresses ongoing needs. Claims for children also follow specific court procedures to ensure the settlement is in the child’s best interests.
Why specialist head injury solicitors matter
Head injury claims can be undervalued if the focus is limited to the initial diagnosis rather than the full impact of symptoms over time. With concussion and post-concussion symptoms, the course of recovery can vary and may not be clear at an early stage.
Specialist solicitors add value by:
- Ensuring the correct medical evidence is obtained
- Accounting for symptoms that develop over time
- Valuing the claim based on functional impact, not labels
- Protecting against early settlement before the long-term position is understood
Our approach is careful, evidence-led and focused on securing a fair outcome.
Contact our head injury solicitors
If you or a loved one has suffered a head injury, we provide specialist legal advice. Our solicitors provide clear, confidential advice tailored to your circumstances. Contact us today by:
- completing our online enquiry form
- or calling 020 7485 8811
Laura Swaine handles a range of personal injury claims for clients including brain and spinal cord injuries.
She has particular expertise in claims for brain and orthopaedic injuries.
Sam Collard is recognised for his talent in complex brain and amputation claims, particularly those arising from sporting injuries and accidents.
Ben Posford regularly represents claimants in neurological injury and fatal accident claims
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 has a well-regarded personal injury practice well equipped to advise on high-value and high-profile claims, including fatalities and severe injuries regarding the brain and spinal cord.
Osbornes have expert leadership. They are very client-centred and provide great communication.
They have got a team of strong partners who are experienced and capable, and their lawyers have a can-do attitude and don't seem to be fazed by anything.
They grasp complex and sophisticated matters quickly.
From partners to associates, the lawyers are committed to ensuring a successful outcome for every client.
They have intelligent, experienced lawyers who advise their clients very carefully.
Osbornes deal with their clients in a very professional manner, attempting to get the best results at all times.
Ben Posford, head of catastrophic injury, is well-known for spinal cord and cauda equina claims, including high-profile fatality work.
Osbornes fields a specialist personal injury team with standout expertise in catastrophic trauma, regularly securing multimillion-pound settlements in spinal, brain, and amputation cases.
Excellent firm with a good insight into and prosecution of catastrophic PI work handled by an experienced team.
Without doubt, Osbornes are the firm to watch in London.
This team is growing in profile all the time. The firm now has many of London's leading personal injury solicitors.
The file handlers I have worked with are experienced and expert personal injury practitioners who can be relied upon to achieve excellent outcomes for the client.
They are very supportive of their clients and are willing to take on difficult cases.
This team is very well organised and approach their cases with great attention to detail.
They have particular expertise in dealing with Eastern European clients who speak little or no English as they have native speakers within their team.
Osbornes is a excellent firm for high value and complex personal injury work.
Osbornes Law is a really strong team with a lot of depth.
Osbornes work professionally as a team, responding diligently to emails or telephone calls.
Practice head Stephanie Prior is noted for her expertise in birth injury litigation, including cases resulting in serious cognitive injuries.
The team frequently represents claimants in complex cognitive and spinal injury disputes, involving hypertensions, spinal fractures, as well as inadequate treatment of heart and blood diseases.
The team handles a host of complex maternal claims, including cognitive injuries as a result of delayed birth treatments, cerebral palsy, and vaginal mesh litigation.
Sophie Davies is a specialist in major cognitive and lower limb injury claims.
Osbornes covers a spectrum of spinal cord and brain injuries, as well as fatal accidents, spanning spinal cord and brain injuries.
Osbornes clients are individuals whose cases are treated with the focus required when dealing with life changing injuries.
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, representing both domestic and international claimants.
Osbornes is an excellent firm, made up of lawyers with flair and pedigree.
Osbornes lawyers are smart, well trained, experienced and well managed.
Osbornes personal injury practice is first class; very well resourced and second to none.
Osbornes is becoming one of the top players in the claimant personal injury market. A large team with a great number of very high quality solicitors.
Osbornes is a highly proficient serious injury firm. They bring all the benefits of the biggest firms in the market but none of the downsides.
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.
Ben Posford leads the catastrophic injury team and regularly represents claimants in neurological injury and fatal accident claims. He also has a niche specialism in claims involving cauda equina syndrome.
Stuart Kightley regularly handles cases involving brain injuries, fatal accidents, cycling collisions and workplace accidents.
Stephanie Prior is head of the clinical negligence department at Osbornes Law. She acts on a wide range of issues, including claims for brain injuries sustained at birth and delays in diagnosis. She frequently represents clients in fatal claims involving surgical error.
Sophie Davies specialises in brain injury and lower limb amputation cases.
"Sam Collard is recognised for his talent in complex brain and amputation claims, developing strength particularly in quantum issues and sporting injuries and accidents."
'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 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."
"Stephanie Prior... manages a varied caseload, including obstetric claims, child and adult brain injury cases and fatal and non-fatal spinal cord injury cases."
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’.
"Ben Posford is singled out for his expertise in high-level catastrophic claims, particularly his handling of devastating brain and spinal injuries"
Head & Brain Injury FAQs
How long do I have to make a head injury claim?
In most cases, you have a limited period to bring a claim. It is important to seek advice as soon as possible so evidence can be preserved and your options assessed properly.
What are the stages of making a head injury claim?
Investigation
We begin by investigating how the accident happened and whether another party was at fault. This includes gathering evidence such as accident reports, witness statements, photographs and relevant records to establish liability.
Dialogue with opponent and arrangement of interim payments
Once liability is established or accepted, we engage with the other party or their insurer. Where appropriate, we seek interim payments to provide financial support while the claim is ongoing, particularly if you are unable to work or need treatment.
Rehabilitation and support
Early rehabilitation can play an important role in recovery. We work to ensure you have access to appropriate treatment and support at an early stage, rather than waiting until the claim concludes.
Medical assessment into the severity of the injury
An independent medical expert will assess the nature and severity of your head injury, including symptoms, recovery prospects and any ongoing effects. This evidence is central to valuing the claim accurately.
Other expert evidence
Depending on the circumstances, additional expert evidence may be required. This can include occupational, psychological or employment experts to assess how the injury affects your daily life, work and future needs.
Compensation calculation
We calculate compensation based on both the injury itself and its wider impact. This includes pain and suffering, financial losses, treatment costs and any future needs arising from the injury.
Claim settlement or court proceedings
Most personal injury claims settle through negotiation without the need for a final court hearing. If settlement is not possible, court proceedings may be necessary to secure fair compensation. We advise you clearly at every stage and handle the process on your behalf.
How long does a head injury claim take?
A head injury claim can take several months to a few years, depending on the severity of the injury and how clear the long-term effects are.
Straightforward claims may settle within 6–12 months, while more complex cases take longer so medical experts can properly assess recovery, ongoing symptoms and future needs. Interim payments can often be secured to provide financial support while the claim is ongoing.
For further details, see our article – How long does a personal injury claim take?
Can I claim compensation for concussion?
Yes. Concussion can lead to symptoms that affect work and daily life, including headaches, fatigue and concentration difficulties. A claim can include compensation for the injury and any related financial losses.
Do head injury claims go to court?
The majority of head injury claims settle without going to court. It may be necessary to go to court some cases to protect your position or secure appropriate compensation. We will advise you clearly on the best approach.
Can I still claim if I was partly at fault?
You may still be able to claim compensation even if you were partly responsible for the accident. Compensation may be reduced to reflect your share of responsibility, but you are not automatically prevented from claiming.
How long do I have to make a claim?
You usually have three years to start your claim after a head injury. If the injured person is a child, then you can bring a claim any time before the child turns 21.
However, even if you think you have plenty of time to bring the claim, it’s best to contact us as soon as possible. Your case turns on the evidence, and you stand a better chance of success if your solicitor is able to speak to witnesses while their memories are still fresh.
Who will my claim be against?
The claim is brought against the person who is responsible for causing your injuries. For example, the defendant could be:
The driver of the vehicle you collided with A local authority, if you slipped and fell in a public place An employer, if you had an accident at work The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, if your injuries were caused in a criminal attackWe can determine where responsibility for the accident lies as we build and shape your claim.
What is the average compensation amount for head injury claims?
A financial award can only ever go so far in respect of truly compensating a person who has suffered a catastrophic injury. However, the Courts work on the essential principle that compensation should put you in the position you would have been in had the injury not occurred.In practical terms, this means that you will be compensated for:
Loss of earnings if you had time off work Future loss of earnings if you cannot return to work at all, or need to work in a reduced capacity Private medical costs, such as follow-up scans and outpatient appointments Rehabilitation expenses, such as physiotherapy and speech therapy Care packages, where support is needed to help with daily living tasks Special adaptations to your home or car to accommodate your new needs Travel expenses for your trips to attend therapy and medical appointments Pain and suffering caused by the injury – the more serious your injury, the higher the compensation Loss of amenity, which relates to how your quality of life has been affected by the injury, such as the loss of hobbies or sportsAs you can imagine, there is no average compensation for head injury claims. Factors such as someone’s age, career, the severity of their injuries and their long-term care needs will all affect the value of the claim. The advantage of using a specialist head injury solicitor like Osbornes Law is that we have expert knowledge of this type of injury. We will value your claim accurately to ensure you get the compensation you need to protect your future.
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