Caroline heads up the 30-strong Brain Injury Division at Bolt Burdon Kemp, which comprises the firm’s specialist Child Brain Injury and Adult Brain Injury teams. A leader in the field and widely praised for her exceptional client care, she has been a partner since 2006, client care partner since 2008 and is co-author of the APIL Guide to Catastrophic Injury Claims (4th Edition).
The Legal 500 2027, says:
“I rate Caroline Klage as one of the very best birth brain injury solicitors in the country. If a member of my family needed a recommendation, she would be at the very top of the list. Clients love her warm and caring manner. Her level of knowledge within the field is also second to none”.
“Caroline Klage – one of the best litigation lawyers there is. Her ability to forge a relationship with clients and make them feel like they are her only clients is unsurpassed.”
“Caroline Klage – a hugely experienced partner who is able to deliver complex and sometimes difficult information to clients with such clarity and skill. She is able to identify key issues quickly and focus on delivering solutions. She secures the best possible outcomes for clients.”
“Caroline Klage – brilliant strategist and absolutely wonderful with clients.”
“Caroline Klage has particular strength in birth and child brain injury cases, with additional experience of psychiatric injury and delayed diagnosis claims. She also advises on issues of informed consent.”
“An excellent lawyer who is always knowledgeable about the topic in hand, well informed, always available and excellent with clients and suppliers.”
“She has fantastic knowledge and is very creative and really authoritative.”
As Head of the Brain Injury Division, Caroline has strategic oversight of cases featuring both child brain injury and adult brain injury. She has achieved strong results in a number of high value complex matters, including one of the largest ever clinical negligence settlements for a capital equivalent of just under £33.2 million for a birth injury claim. She feels privileged to act for clients who have sustained brain injury due to substandard medical treatment during pregnancy, labour, birth and the early years or as a result of a traumatic accident including road traffic accidents.
Caroline champions a pro-active, practical and empathetic approach. Her priority is to ensure her clients receive rehabilitation at the earliest possible opportunity to maximise their chances of achieving the optimum outcome. She also understands the critical role family has to play in this process, seeking to provide both practical and essential support to her clients’ families at the outset. she works closely with her clients’ families, schools and healthcare professionals to ensure their complex needs are well met so that they can flourish and thrive post-injury.
Caroline is regularly invited to comment in the national press on healthcare issues and was invited to share her expertise on Times Radio, discussing the findings and implications of the Ockenden Report.
Caroline is accredited to the specialist Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel and is an IPSEA qualified Special Educational Needs advisor.
Her expertise also features on The BBK Free Speech Podcast, where she has hosted episodes dedicated to child brain injury alongside leading specialist guests:
- Beyond recovery: Creating accessible homes for our clients
- Understanding sensory integration and regulation
- Sensory integration therapy for children
- Contact: the charity for families with disabled children
Media contributions and commentary
- Fast-track payouts for birth injuries – a poor sticking plaster? – The Brief
- ‘Stronger’ leadership needed at Shropshire’s hospitals – Shropshire Star
- Will the Francis report make a difference to the NHS in the long term? – The Guardian
- Will a duty of candour provoke a culture change in the NHS? – The Guardian
- NHS whistleblowers still face consequences – The Times
- How rehabilitation and support can help a child with an acquired brain injury to flourish and reach their potential – Cerebra
- Nottingham NHS Trust was warned of ‘cover up’ seven years ago – The Times
- Caroline Klage speaks to Law Careers – Law Careers.net
- East Kent trust baby deaths: How the NHS can fix maternity care without spending more money – i News
