It is Headway’s #Action for Brain Injury Week ( 20th May 2019 to 26th May 2019)This year the focus is on fatigue.

Sign…. Before you Jump! Waivers appear to be everywhere: trampoline parks; bouncy castles; parachute/bungee jumps; charity obstacle courses; even children’s sports days for the parents’ 100m dash!; even before your first work out at the gym! You may be asked to sign a waiver before undertaking these or a similar event, but are they legal?

The term ‘fundamental dishonesty’ is referred to in both Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) 44.16(1) and Criminal Justice and Courts Act (CJCA) 2015, Section 57. CJCA 2015, Section 57 allows for an entire personal injury claim to be dismissed, including any genuine elements, on the basis that the claimant has been fundamentally dishonest in relation to the primary claim or a related claim.

It can often be confusing for a client following an accident as to their rights to bring a claim for personal injury and in particular the costs associated with bringing a claim. In this blog I will try and address the most common methods of funding a personal injury claim.

Injury to a particular part of the brain can produce impairment in the function that it controls. If the damage is limited to a small area, then it is likely that a few functions will be impaired. More commonly, there is widespread damage, which can produce a complex assortment of physical and psychological problems. The level of impairment will depend on the type, location and severity of the injury but given what the brain can do, any damage to it can have a devastating effect.

It is therefore important to ensure that the solicitor you instruct to deal with your personal injury claim is a specialist in brain injury claims.