Paediatric medico-legal reports
Cerebral Palsy Compensation Claims: Paediatric Medico-Legal Reports
A cerebral palsy compensation claim turns on independent paediatric evidence. We provide the expert witness reports that address whether the cerebral palsy could have been avoided with proper care, and the child’s condition, prognosis and lifelong needs. You see the expert’s CV before you instruct. The report is written to the expert’s CPR Part 35 duty to the court. We act for instructing solicitors on either side.
Overview
What cerebral palsy means in a claim
Cerebral palsy is a group of lifelong conditions affecting movement and coordination, caused by a problem with the developing brain, often around the time of birth. In a claim, the central questions are usually whether the injury was avoidable and what the child will need over a lifetime.
Why it matters legally
Among the highest-value clinical negligence claims
Most cerebral palsy claims are clinical negligence claims arising from the management of labour and delivery. They are among the highest-value claims because they turn on a lifetime of care, therapy and equipment.
Reports we produce
The reports a cerebral palsy claim relies on
Experts who assess it
The paediatric specialists on a cerebral palsy claim
Paediatric neurologists, neonatologists and paediatric neuroradiologists address cause and timing; a consultant paediatrician can coordinate the clinical picture.
Case-type context
Where these claims sit
These claims sit in clinical negligence and birth injury proceedings. Where the injury involves oxygen deprivation around the time of birth, see HIE and hypoxic brain injury.
FAQ
Cerebral palsy claims: common questions
A solicitor brings a clinical negligence claim supported by independent expert evidence on causation, condition and prognosis, and the lifelong care needs.
For a child, the usual limitation period does not begin until their 18th birthday, and different rules apply where the child lacks capacity. Your assessment of the specific case governs.
Yes. Our experts report independently on the standard of NHS and private care alike.
Whether the injury was avoidable, the child’s current condition and prognosis, and the care and equipment they will need.
Instructing on a cerebral palsy claim?
Send your case details and we will allocate a cerebral palsy expert within 48 hours, with a same-working-day quotation and the CV before you instruct.