Serious Injury Claims

What Is a Serious Injury?

Serious injuries, often referred to as catastrophic injuries, are those that have a significant and long-term impact on the life of the injured person and their family. This can include brain injuries, injuries to the eye, chronic pain, and spinal cord injuries, as well as amputations, and serious burns.

Compensation for serious injuries will consider the impacts the injury will have on your future, which can include:

• Adaptions to your living arrangements
• Loss of earnings now and in the future
• Long term care needs and support
• Rehabilitation
• Mobility aids and transport

While no amount of compensation can undo the past or alleviate the pain and suffering caused by a serious injury, it can help relieve financial stress and help you live your life to the fullest.

What Are the Types of Serious Injury Claims?

Our serious injury solicitors have extensive experience dealing with serious injury compensation claims, including complex cases and cases involving medical negligence. The team have experience securing interim payments and rehabilitation support to help our clients get the best support available and a fighting chance at the best quality of life possible.

Our specialist solicitors can help compensation claims involving:

• Head Injuries – these are any injuries that seriously effect your head, including brain injury.
• Spinal Cord Injuries – these injuries can seriously effect mobility issues and paralysis, requiring rehabilitation and ongoing support and care.
• Amputation and Loss of Limbs – losing a limb dramatically limits ability to work and mobility, also it can affect a person’s mental health restricting them of hobbies and leisure activities they previously enjoyed.
• Limb Damage – this can reduce mobility and seriously effect ability to work, causing loss of earnings and causing distress in your personal life.
• Burn Damage – these types of injuries have the potential to severely impact your life and finances in the long-term
• Chronic Pain – living with chronic pain is often incredibly distressing, with one of the most difficult aspects being that there may be no outward sign of the pain people experience.
• Eye Injuries – these injuries can lead to significant sight loss or complete blindness.
• Nerve Damage
• Cauda Equina
• Dental Negligence 
• Orthopaedic & Trauma Negligence

A serious injury is likely to be life changing and is often referred to as catastrophic, resulting in you having to rebuild your life and potentially changing it forever. Our serious injury solicitors can help you make a claim for compensation, usually on a no win, no fee basis*.

Fill out an assessment form or call us on 0114 2496 611 to book your free appointment today.

Free Medical Negligence Claim Assessment

Our medical negligence team provides a free, confidential assessment to help you understand whether you may have a personal injury claim. During this initial review, a specialist considers your account, relevant paperwork, and how the situation has affected you. This assessment is not legal advice and does not involve opening a claim unless your case is suitable to proceed. You’ll receive a clear outcome, an explanation of what could happen next, and information about funding options, including No Win No Fee*.

If your case requires further investigation, we will explain the process, costs, and timescales before any further work begins.  We offer flexible appointments by phone, secure online meetings, or in person at our Sheffield, Barnsley, or Rotherham offices, ensuring expert legal support that fits around you.

Find out more Free Personal Injury Claim Assessment

How the Free Assessment Works

Step 1 – Check if you may have a medical negligence claim. Contact our medical negligence team by completing our online form or calling 0114 2496 611. We will gather some initial information to understand your situation.

Step 2 – Share Your Information. You provide a summary of what happened and any relevant paperwork you already have. This helps us understand the background to your concerns.

Step 3 – Initial Review. A medical specialist will review the information against the compensation claim criteria.

Step 4 – Outcome Explained. We will let you know whether:

• We may be able to help and take the matter further, or
• We are unable to assist and should signpost you elsewhere If the case is suitable, we will explain the process, timescales, and funding options before any appointment or further work is arranged.

Spinal Injuries

Spinal injuries are often caused by a physical impact to your body that results in damage to the back or neck and can be life changing. Our solicitors can help you apply for compensation and help you receive ongoing support and rehabilitation to improve your quality of life.

Brain Injuries

Brain and head injuries can be caused in any number of ways, from collisions on the road to accidents playing sport, trips at work, or even because of illness. They can be a life-changing and traumatic, and often require long term, ongoing medical support. Our solicitors can help you apply for compensation and help you receive the support you deserve and need.

Amputation

Amputation can be one of the most significant and life changing results of a serious injury. If you’ve suffered limb loss after an accident or medical negligence, our amputation claim solicitors can help you get the amputation compensation settlement you deserve.

Can I Make a Serious Injury Claim?

If you were hurt with a serious injury that was the fault of a medical professional, you may be able to make a serious injury compensation claim. To better understand the claims process, here’s what you can expect if you choose to pursue a claim:

• The injury, illness or accident will need to have occurred in the last 3 years (exceptions may be made, for example in children’s claims).
• You will need to be honest, and you need to tell us when, where and how you suffered your injury.
• We will listen, be sympathetic and listen to your story, and we will offer advice when suitable.
• We will help you gather all information and evidence needed for your case.
• We will then work with you to prove that your injury or illness was caused by someone else’s actions.
• We will work hard to help you receive interim payments where possible.
• We will try our best to use dispute resolution methods to keep your claim out of court.
• We can help with rehabilitation, therapy and specialist medical care to help you get back on your feet.
• We can help get compensation for damage to personal property or vehicles out of pocket expenses.

There are other factors that can impact your personal injury claim which can be discussed when you contact our personal injury team. Fill out an assessment form or call us on 0114 2496 611 to book your free appointment today..

No Win No Fee Injury Claim

We believe that everyone deserves access to justice, regardless of their financial circumstances. Our no win no fee agreement, also known as a conditional fee agreement (CFA), helps you take legal action. You don’t have to worry about upfront costs.*

In most cases, if accepted on a no win, no fee basis, you won’t pay a penny upfront for our legal services*. The basis of a CFA is that you will not be required to pay our legal fees if the compensation claim is unsuccessful. Meaning, you will not pay any fees to us unless we win your case for you*.

*There are circumstances where you would be asked to pay any outstanding costs even if you don’t win your case.

You may need to pay for services from Howells Solicitors in certain situations. These include being dishonest, not giving your solicitor instructions, or rejecting an offer against their advice. Other examples are the death of the claimant, cancelling your claim, and moving without telling your solicitor.

In these cases, you might also have to cover the defendant’s costs. Client’s may be asked to pay disbursements up front or must stand to the cost of a medical report if a second opinion is obtained. In some instances, you may need to pay for medical reports or other third-party payments upfront. We would discuss this with you before making any decision.

Flexible Appointments

We understand that dealing with medical negligence matters can be stressful, and finding time to attend in-person appointments isn’t always easy. That’s why we offer our full range of personal injury services remotely, offering a more efficient and convenient service. We can offer our medical legal support via telephone or secure remote online meetings.

This approach allows you to access expert legal advice from the comfort of your home, without the need to travel or rearrange your schedule. If your case requires a court hearing, many procedural matters are now handled remotely too, ensuring your legal journey is as smooth and accessible as possible.

Our remote services are designed to be just as personal and confidential as in-person consultations, with clear communication and full transparency every step of the way. Remote appointments are offered throughout the case, and most correspondence can be handled by email and Howells secure Client Portal.

Whether you’re dealing with sensitive medical negligence matters or simply seeking guidance, we ensure a smooth, stress-free experience that puts your needs first. Whilst we appreciate that remote services offer convenience, they may not be suitable for everyone. If you do wish to meet us face to face, you can book an appointment at one of our offices in Sheffield, Barnsley or Rotherham.

Our Serious Injury Solicitors

Our medical negligence solicitors cover the entirety of England and Wales, and have physical offices in:

– Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham

– We also cover other areas of the UK, such as London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds and Nottingham.

You can arrange appointments face to face, or we offer telephone or video call options available. If you can’t make it to our office, we could arrange for a member of the team to visit you at home. We can also arrange flexible appointments to fit around lunch breaks or work commitments.

Fill out an assessment form or call us on 0114 2496 611 to book your free appointment today.