Spinal Injury Compensation Claim

The serious and devastating consequences of a Spinal Injury require the specialist services of a firm that knows how to deal with and assist you with the practical and emotional problems that a spinal injury causes.  

The problems that you now face in adjusting to the seriousness of a spinal injury requires time and patience in order to fully assess your needs for the future.

With over 30 years of experience in personal injuries litigation, we know how to address the concerns that you and your family have in dealing with a spinal injury.  

We have the experience in guiding you through the litigation process and quantifying the claim with the engagement of our panel of experts. 

We commit to providing you and your family with excellent service through the difficult transition period that a spinal injury causes. 

Spinal Injuries

The most common causes of spinal injuries are from 

• road traffic accidents, 
• accidents at work, 
• medical complications during surgery, 
• sports injuries, 
• assaults, 
• hit and run accidents and
•  accidents on farms.

Assessing your situation

In assessing your client’s needs we engage with a panel of spinal injury experts in the following areas; 

• Nurses and Physiotherapists with regard to current rehabilitation care and future care.  
• Occupational Therapists in assessing aids, equipment and extensions/alterations to homes & transport.
• Vocational assessors: in assessing employment and educational needs. 
• Doctors and Consultants for future medical costs. 
• Consultant engineers to assess the circumstances of the accident leading to the spinal injury. 
• Actuaries to assist with the calculation of present and future loss of earnings for the clients/ dependent children or spouses.
• Consultants in assessing the severity of the impact of the injury and mobility into the future.   

We ensure that all the consequences that a Spinal Injury causes are considered by our panel of experts in conjunction with your expectations.  

Costs

Fear of the cost and difficulties of bringing a case can be overwhelming. We appreciate this and we offer to talk to you – talk costs nothing.

The initial consultation is complimentary and without obligation.  One of our experienced Spinal Injury solicitors will listen to your story and advise you.

If we believe in the merits of your case we will not be afraid to take on your case. If we believe you do not have a stateable case we will be clear with you about our opinion.  

If we believe we can make a difference for you and believe in the merits of your cases we will advise you so, discuss the process and costs in detail.

In some cases, we can also seek to have part payment of damages paid over by an insurance company  in advance of a settlement in order to relieve immediate financial pressure caused by a spinal injury.

The majority of legal costs are recoverable from the persons responsible for the injuries,we can fully advise you in regard to the nature of these charges within an initial consultation

Compensation

If after we investigate the circumstances of the accident that caused the spinal injury, you do have a case, you may be entitled to compensation. 

Compensation is awarded under the following headings; 

1. General damages for pain and suffering
2. Special damages which cover financial under the following headings;
   • cost of past and future medical treatment,  
   • cost of past and future loss of earnings;
   • cost of aids, equipment and extensions/alterations to homes & transport. 

Our Services

We offer you or your family member who has been the victim of a spinal injury, on a no obligation consultation basis, to hear your story and advise you of the best practice to follow.

If you simply require initial advice and do not wish to proceed with a matter we understand.

If you need more information start by telling us about your case.

To contact us call us on 1850 940 140 or +353 (0) 1 649 99 00, email us at law@traceysolicitors.ie or we can call you back. After examination of your case we can decide how to proceed.

• Providing you with independent legal advice without obligation
• You deal with a Specialist Solicitor
• Plain English – no legal jargon
• Work with you through email/phone/meetings
• Not afraid to take on Difficult Cases
• Making a Difference to you.