Multiple Injury Claims Solicitors
Specialist advice for complex multiple injury claims
When multiple injuries have lasting consequences, specialist legal expertise matters. Our experienced solicitors understand multi-injury claims and have secured multi-million-pound settlements for clients with serious and long-term injuries.
Call 020 7485 8811 to speak to a solicitor.
“Osbornes fields a specialist personal injury team with standout expertise in catastrophic trauma, regularly securing multimillion-pound settlements in spinal, brain, and amputation cases. “
“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.”
Suffering more than one injury in an accident can significantly affect your recovery, independence and ability to return to work. When injuries overlap or interact, the physical and financial consequences are often more serious and longer lasting.
Osbornes Law acts for clients who have sustained multiple injuries in a single accident. We understand that these claims are complex and require careful assessment to ensure compensation reflects the full impact of all injuries combined, not each injury in isolation.
This page explains what multiple injury claims involve, how compensation is assessed, and how our specialist solicitors can help protect your long-term interests.
What are multiple injury claims?
A multiple injury claim (also know as a polytrauma claim) is when a person sustains two or more injuries in the same accident. These injuries may affect different parts of the body and often have a combined impact that is greater than the sum of each injury alone.
Multiple injury claims can include:
- Orthopaedic injuries combined with head or brain injuries
- Spinal injuries alongside fractures or internal injuries
- Multiple fractures affecting mobility and independence
- Physical injuries combined with psychological trauma
The focus in these claims is on how the injuries interact and affect your daily life, work, and future needs.
How multiple injuries affect a compensation claim
In multiple injury cases, injuries cannot be assessed in isolation. The combined effect of several injuries can significantly increase pain, disability and long-term limitations.
Key considerations include:
- Reduced mobility or independence due to combined injuries
- Longer recovery and rehabilitation times
- Increased care and support needs
- Greater impact on employment and earning capacity
Accurately valuing a multiple injury claim requires specialist legal and medical input to ensure the full impact of all injuries is properly reflected.
Common causes of multiple injury claims
Multiple injuries often arise from serious accidents, including:
- Road traffic accidents
- Accidents at work
- Construction and industrial incidents
- Accidents in public places
- Serious falls or crush injuries
These incidents frequently involve high-impact forces that result in more than one injury being sustained at the same time.
Compensation for multiple injury claims
Compensation in a multiple injury claim is intended to reflect the overall effect of all injuries combined and the long-term consequences for your life.
A claim may include compensation for:
- Pain, suffering and loss of amenity across all injuries
- Past and future loss of earnings
- Ongoing medical treatment and rehabilitation
- Care, support and assistance
- Adaptations to housing or transport where required
It is important that compensation reflects not only your current situation, but also how your injuries may affect you in the future.
The importance of specialist legal advice
Multiple injury claims are complex and can be undervalued if not handled correctly. Without specialist advice, there is a risk that the interaction between injuries and their cumulative effect is overlooked.
Specialist personal injury solicitors are essential to:
- Ensure all injuries are properly assessed
- Avoid underestimating long-term consequences
- Coordinate medical and expert evidence
- Protect against settling a claim too early
Our solicitors have extensive experience handling complex multiple injury claims and securing appropriate compensation.
Multiple injuries and long-term recovery
Recovery from multiple injuries is often more challenging and unpredictable. Treatment and rehabilitation may take longer, and the psychological impact of sustaining several injuries can be significant.
We work closely with medical experts, therapists and rehabilitation providers to ensure that long-term recovery and support needs are fully considered as part of your claim.
Serious and catastrophic multiple injury cases
In some cases, multiple injuries may amount to a serious or catastrophic injury, particularly where they result in permanent disability or reduced life expectancy.
Where appropriate, we provide specialist advice on:
This ensures your case is handled at the appropriate level and reflects the true severity of your injuries.
How we can help
Our multiple injury claims solicitors provide clear, specialist advice at every stage of the claim. We can help by:
- Assessing and valuing multiple injury claims
- Coordinating expert medical evidence
- Securing interim payments where appropriate
- Pursuing compensation that reflects long-term needs
We focus on protecting your position while you concentrate on your recovery.
Frequently asked questions about multiple injury claims
What counts as a multiple injury claim?
A multiple injury claim involves two or more injuries sustained in the same accident. These injuries may affect different parts of the body and often have overlapping consequences.
How is compensation calculated for multiple injuries?
Compensation is based on the combined impact of all injuries, including how they affect your daily life, ability to work, and future needs. Injuries are not assessed in isolation.
Do multiple injury claims take longer?
Multiple injury claims can take longer due to their complexity and the need to understand the full impact of all injuries. Interim payments may be available while the claim is ongoing.
When should I speak to a specialist solicitor?
It is important to seek legal advice as soon as possible. Early advice helps preserve evidence and ensures your claim is properly assessed from the outset.
Contact our multiple injury claims solicitors
If you have suffered more than one injury in an accident, specialist legal advice can make a significant difference to your recovery and financial security.
Contact us today by:
- completing our online enquiry form
- or calling 020 7485 8811
Rob Aylott is adept at handling sensitive and complex catastrophic injury 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.
Sam Collard, head of cycling, specialises in severe injury and fatal accident cases.
Department head Sophie Davies handles severe injury and fatality matters with a focus on early rehabilitation.
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.
Ben Posford heads the catastrophic injury team, covers a spectrum of spinal cord and brain injuries, as well as fatal accidents, spanning spinal cord and brain injuries, and fatalities incurred during traffic and workplace accidents.
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.
Rob Aylott is adept at handling sensitive and complex catastrophic injury claims. He offers a particular specialism in amputation claims.
"Rob Aylott is adept at handling sensitive and complex catastrophic injury claims. He offers a particular specialism in amputation 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.
"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."
"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."
"Ben Posford is a pre-eminent solicitor in the field of very high-value catastrophic injury claims."
"Ben Posford is a great tactician, a great negotiator and generally, the man you want on your side when dealing with serious personal injury work."
"Ben Posford is a top-class litigator. He knows everything there is to know about catastrophic injury and major disaster litigation."
"Osbornes have managed to recruit a team of outstanding catastrophic injury lawyers who are at the top of the game."
"Ben Posford has his finger on the pulse as one of the leading catastrophic injury lawyers in the country, dealing with some of the highest profile cases."
"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."
"Ben Posford is a hugely experienced solicitor who approaches his cases with confidence and realism."
"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.
"Rob Aylott is a top-class litigator who has an unrivalled knowledge of catastrophic personal injury. A ferocious eye for detail means that quantum claims are always maximised and every angle analysed in liability cases."
"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."
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
Ben Posford is 'exceptional and a real expert in the field of catastrophic injury'.
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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