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It is Action for Brain Injury Week (ABI Week). Our team is experienced in representing those who have brain injuries and understanding the impact on our clients’ lives.
An Acquired Brain Injury is an injury that happens after birth. It can occur via trauma (known as a Traumatic Brain Injury, or TBI), or following a stroke, brain tumour or brain haemorrhage.
Brain Injuries can impact the injured person’s personality, challenging their relationships and sense of who they are. This can be very difficult for those who love them.
Physically, balance or movement can be affected, making it difficult for someone to live as independently as they did before they were injured. There can also be more subtle consequences, such as in difficulties with speech. It can be very hard for a person with speech difficulties to make themselves understood.
Brain injuries can be life changing. Careers can be devastated and the ability to care for other family members taken away. Our team understand the huge consequences that a “minor” brain injury can have, and are able to help you or your loved one navigate the legal process.
Specialist lawyers are essential in making sure that you are fairly compensated for an injury you, or your loved one has suffered. We have experience of all types of brain injury, and in tailoring your claim to your particular circumstances. Our reputation is built on getting to know our clients, and making sure that their compensation award empowers them to rebuild their life through specialist rehabilitation and care.
People with brain injuries may require assistance with managing their property and financial affairs if they do not have the capacity. Our specialist Court of Protection (COP) lawyers can support and help clients at often difficult and stressful times by preparing Court of Protection applications for a deputy to be appointed. The deputy could be a family member or close friend or it could be one of the partners from our team. The COP team have particular expertise in advising on issues for property and financial affairs deputies, and our specialist experience in this field means that we will be able to help clients with brain injuries, however difficult the situation may be. We are equally able to assist you with more complex matters such as the sale, purchase or adaptation of a property, applying for authority to make a gift or engaging in tax planning, or perhaps seeking authority to make a statutory will.
If you, or your loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of an accident, or medical negligence and/or need assistance with managing financial affairs please call our team on 020 7814 1200.
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you would like any further information or advice about the topic discussed in this blog, please contact Sameena Munir in the Court of Protection team.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sameena is a solicitor in the Private Client Department and had been with the team since 2015.
Sameena has a Court of Protection focus, supporting property and financial affairs deputies. She works closely with clients who lack capacity, with a particular specialism of cerebral palsy and severe brain injury cases. She prepares statutory will and gift applications to the Court, and creates personal injury trusts. She also advises on lasting powers of attorney and probate matters.
We welcome views and opinions about the issues raised in this blog. Should you require specific advice in relation to personal circumstances, please use the form on the contact page.
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