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How acquired brain injury can lead to isolation for survivors and families

There is a common misconception that people living with an acquired brain injury will show obvious or easily identifiable symptoms. While some effects, such as…

By Connor Hawkins
Headway’s Action for Brain Injury Week 2026: Isolation after brain injury

When most people think about a brain injury, they tend to focus on the immediate trauma: the injury or accident itself, the hospital treatment and…

By Ipek Tugcu
Could cooling treatment help babies born with mild HIE? An important research study may have…

As a clinical negligence solicitor specialising in child brain injury, I spend a great deal of time thinking about hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). I have…

By Sally Simpson
Understanding prolonged disorders of consciousness and how legal claims can help

The impact of a catastrophic brain injury can be profound and long-lasting. In some cases, a person may not regain consciousness or awareness of themselves…

By Ipek Tugcu
The importance of accommodation

The importance of accommodation cannot be underestimated in a child brain injury claim. From my decades of working as a child brain injury solicitor, I…

By Caroline Klage
Interim report from Baroness Amos finds both significant and alarming maternity care failings

Baroness Amos, chair of the review into maternity care set up by Health Secretary Wes Streeting has today produced an interim report, the findings of…

By Claudia Hillemand
Lost years claims for children – an ultimately fair but long overdue decision

The principle of restitution in personal injury and medical negligence claims is ultimately a fair one – compensation aims to put the victim of the…

By Caroline Klage
Up to one in five stroke patients seriously harmed by NHS shortages, doctors warn

Many will have been shocked by the headline in the Guardian last week claiming thousands of stroke victims were dying or left with irreversible injuries…

By Hokman Wong
Who can bring a compensation claim for stroke?

A stroke can be devastating – and when it is not treated quickly or properly, the damage can be permanent. If a stroke may have…

By Berivan Akay
Interim report from Baroness Amos finds maternity care failings are worse than anticipated

Baroness Amos, chair of the review into maternity care set up by Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said that what she has seen so far “has…

By Caroline Klage
Access to justice: Is the Government doing enough?

At the end of September, I attended the Labour Party Conference, where justice was a major focus but one key point was missing. One of…

By Lucy Wakeley
BBK Manifesto 2025: Provide reasonable adjustments for students with serious injuries

Universities must offer disabled and severely injured students reasonable flexibility so they can fairly access education – a point we’re calling for in our latest…

By Emily White
BBK Manifesto: Appoint an Independent Commissioner for seriously injured people

It is time the UK established an Independent Commissioner for seriously injured people to ensure justice, support and policy reform for those who suffer life-changing…

By Cheryl Abrahams
BBK Manifesto 2025: Framework for lifelong brain injury rehabilitation

The NHS must roll out a nationwide plan to treat children with brain injuries from the moment they are born to give every child the…

By Mollie Benjamin
Lives saved, families changed: BBK’s support for Air Ambulance Week

This week, Bolt Burdon Kemp are proud to support Air Ambulance Week, which shines a light on the amazing work carried out by the UK’s…

By Ipek Tugcu
Liability for injuries between players in sports

The number of people playing sport and taking part in physical activity in England is at the highest level on record, according to a Sport…

By Hokman Wong
Group B Strep Awareness Month – raising awareness of GBS

July is Group B Strep Awareness Month, an international event where organisations globally campaign to raise awareness of Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a type of…

By Sally Simpson
How making a complaint about medical treatment can help your medical negligence claim

If you have concerns about medical treatment you or a loved one has received, it’s best to speak with a specialist medical negligence solicitor as…

By Hokman Wong
Changing your solicitor during a claim

Sometimes, after instructing a solicitor, you may begin to feel they’re not providing the level of service or support you expected or need, and may…

By Josh Hughes
‘But I thought only old people had strokes’ – What can you do if you,…

Stroke tends to be considered as an illness of old age, and although it is true that your stroke risk increases with age, ‘young stroke’…

By Hokman Wong

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