A brain injury is a very serious injury that can have grave consequences. This includes paralysis, slurred speech, loss of mobility and a change in personality. It is a fact that over 150,000 people are admitted to casualty with brain injuries in the UK each year. With such a serious and life affecting injury it is increasingly important that when claiming injury compensation all steps are followed correctly so that enough compensation can be claimed to pay for possible recuperation or to assist in helping you adapt to the conditions that the injury brought about.

First of all it needs to be a winnable claim. It is vital it is stated and made perfectly clear that the accident was someone else's fault. It is important to take in mind that claims should be made within three years of discovering the injury, as brain damage can cause a long time and also affect personally making a claim if the injury is serious.

You also need to prove it. It is best to show medical reports and for your injury lawyer to get expert medical advice as to the scale of the injury. Testimony of a medical expert on such things as scans and x rays can improve the claim. The family may want to contact the Doctor in charge and the personal injury lawyer's medical contacts would strengthen the case.

You also need to choose the right Solicitor. Brain injuries are a specialist area of medicine, and a specialist area of personal injury law. This is specialist area dealing with the negligence that causes injuries. It is important to look into the best Solicitors to deal with the brain injury case. You would want a Solicitor who has a history of brain injury compensation claims. Your Lawyer would work hard to make sure a good claim will be won and with the help of medical experts. Their years of being brain injury lawyer means they may have many contacts, and the skills needed to piece together a timeline of events before and after the injury, the lawyer will be able to put a good case across.

You should also be able to demonstrate the effects it has had on your life. This is again where Doctor's report could be used, or evidence that the injury has forced you to change jobs. This will then be linked to loss of earnings from the injury. You can also demonstrate that the activity which caused the injury was illegal. If it was a work place injury, for example something falling on your head, or a car crash caused by another driver then appropriate documentation proving this will be needed.

For closed injuries it will be harder to prove. This is because it may be deemed minor and you may not display visible signs that an open injury would have shown. Proof should therefore be shown about the condition and the effects it has had on your life. Therapists and neuropsychologists should be consulted by your personal injury lawyer that proves the problems with your brain that have occurred since.

The top tips, therefore, for claiming brain injury compensation are to make sure the claim is winnable, obtain adequate proof, choose the right solicitor, demonstrate the effect the accident has had on your life and to show proof if the effects are not visibly shown to the plaintiff. The main thing is to rely on an expert lawyer in brain injuries, as their contacts and knowledge of brain injury cases should give you an indication of the strength of your case.

N Glover writes information and advice about legal services including brain injury compensation and brain injury solicitors.