No two amputations are the same. Whether it is pre or post-amputation, adult or child, our specialist solicitors can help secure access to the nation’s best rehabilitation and therapy providers, experts, and equipment, all tailored to the individual’s particular needs.
With over 35 years’ experience of working with amputees, their support networks, as well as experts in the field, we understand that there’s life beyond limb-loss. In using this expertise and knowledge, our solicitors ensure that the right compensation package is secured, allowing those affected to focus on maximising their independence and restoring any quality of life that may have been lost.
Examples of how amputation may occur:
Our specialist amputation compensation claims solicitors have represented amputees injured in the following circumstances:-
- Road traffic accidents including cycling and pedestrian collisions;
- Industrial accidents and accidents at work;
- Accidents in public places; or
- Medical negligence accidents
How our amputation negligence claims lawyers can help
Compensation for amputation can help to cover the costs of any adjustments you need to make to your home, as well as ongoing medical care.
When you make an amputation compensation claim with us, our expert lawyers will do all they can to give you the best long-term quality of life.
Interim payments & rehabilitation
When you are injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault, particularly where the outcome is as serious as limb-loss, there are almost always financial consequences. This might be because you are unable to work, support your family or even access the right rehabilitation or treatment.
Our priority in acting for amputees is to obtain, as early as possible, interim payments that will lessen the financial burden and allow, where necessary, access to private rehabilitation centres and therapists that can help maximise your recovery during the case and not just at the conclusion.
We can also assist you in ensuring that you are receiving all the welfare benefits you are entitled to and where necessary, set up a Personal Injury Trust so that where interim payments are obtained, your eligibility to those benefits is unaffected.
We will never lose sight of the fact that the legal process can be a stressful experience. Our specialist solicitors will work tirelessly to ensure that you are provided with all of the necessary support needed, both physical and emotional, throughout the litigation process.
Prosthetics & orthotics
We are proud to have close ties with some of the nation’s best centres for prosthetic and orthotic care.
One of the regular steps taken by our solicitors is to obtain a specialist report from an expert who will assess your unique prosthetic requirements both now and long into the future, whatever your goals and aspirations.
Our clients have already benefited from this approach. Many have been able to trial and later purchase state-of-the-art prostheses whether they have suffered digit loss or partial hand loss all the way though to those requiring the most advanced microprocessor-controlled prosthetic limbs.
Returning to work and leisure
As those within the limb-loss community will know, amputation does not need to mean the end of the world. With improving support, rehabilitation and advancements in assistive technology, more amputees than ever before are re-entering the workplace and re-engaging with pre-accident activities.
At Bolt Burdon Kemp, we see it as part of our role to help facilitate your return to “normal life” and where achievable, full independence. This can be achieved by utilising our existing links with rehabilitation centres and vocational experts who, together, can advise on what equipment, training or adaptations may be required for you to reach your goals.
Accommodation
Not all amputations will require adaptations to be made to an existing property or mean a new property is needed. However, where this is the case, our solicitors are experienced in conducting personal injury claims where funding for modifications, such as ramps, lifts, rails or hoists must be included within a compensation package. Where modifications cannot be made to your current property to allow you to live without undue restriction, we will explore alternative options including, for example, single-storey properties.
Charity support
Our deep-rooted passion for supporting those living with amputation is demonstrated by our track record of providing legal advice and fundraising for charities specialising in this area.
In particular, Bolt Burdon Kemp is the proud sponsor and legal panel member of the Limbless Association – a nationwide charity providing vital support to the limb-loss community.
As well as providing financial support, our solicitors are committed to spending time with amputees, their friends and their families to truly understand what can be achieved with the right support. In doing so, our clients can be confident that we have the necessary passion, knowledge, and specialism to secure the right compensation necessary to provide security long after their case has concluded.
