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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The principle of restitution in personal injury and medical negligence claims is ultimately a fair one – compensation aims to put the victim of the…
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…
A stroke can be devastating – and when it is not treated quickly or properly, the damage can be permanent. If a stroke may have…
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…
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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…
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…
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…

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’…
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