Individuals who have suffered a traumatic brain injury or other serious injury are of course vulnerable especially in the current climate. If a traumatic event has caused the injury, friends may slowly drift away and social isolation becomes problematic. There are some fantastic support groups for those with brain injury, such as, for example, Headway. Headway has a national branch and many local groups and branches to support those with an acquired brain injury. Irwin Mitchell has a unique offering of client liaison managers. They are nurses, occupational therapists and social workers by background. They support our clients throughout litigation before liability (fault) can be established.

In years gone by, the relationship between rehabilitation professionals and law firms perhaps wasn’t always the easiest.

But having been a physiotherapist for over 20 years before moving into serious injury law, I have seen from both sides of the fence how relations have improved over time; benefitting patient outcomes in the process.

Historically, healthcare professionals could be somewhat defensive in their dealings with serious injury solicitors.

Order of evidence is important because it ensures that the nature and extent of the claimant’s injuries and their short-term rehabilitation requirements are identified and that the deficits are subsequently forensically analysed to ensure the appropriate damages are recovered. Every lawyer is different and they will have their own approach. Although this article identifies my own personal views, there will always be different approaches and the particular context of a case may necessitate a different approach too. Every lawyer is different and they will have their own approach. Although this article identifies my own personal views, there will always be different approaches and the particular context of a case may necessitate a different approach too. An example might be where there is a clear accommodation need at the outset of a case, a lawyer may instruct an architect at an early stage to comment on immediate adaptation works, rather than wait for the totality of the medical framework to come through.