No win no fee help for disabled children
A solicitor from St Michael’s whose daughter was born with cerebral palsy is launching a programme to help victims of brain damage.
Andrew Lindsay is working alongside another solicitor working on a no win no fee basis, giving victims up to £125,000 to pay for vital and quick rehabilitation, instead of waiting until the end of a long compensation battle.
Rehab4Life is the first scheme of its kind in the UK, with two lawyers specialising in medical negligence cases, brain injury and spinal injury.
Mr Lindsay, 52, said: “David and I know from personal experience that traumatic brain injury patients need intensive input from an early stage – 30 minutes of physiotherapy a month isn't good enough.
“Rehab4Life means the patient is in control, there are no long delays or uncertainties and the chances of a better recovery are substantially increased. It's a win-win situation in which the patient is able to get on with his or her life.”
Updated on 26/02/2009