Close

How can we help you?

Search for a legal service, topic or question

Insights

Insights

Insight

Podcast

Video

How to get an independent school in your child’s EHCP

A new case, Essex County Council v TB, provides further clarification about what the Tribunal will look at when you are seeking an independent school in your child’s Statement or EHCP. The starting point is the law...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Compensation ruled out for ‘wrong school’ claims

On 29 October 2014 the Court of Appeal gave a decision in what started life as a Judicial Review application. The case is R(ER) v Local Government Ombudsman and Hillingdon LB. The very clearly written...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Bullying of SEN children – will the new law help?

Research has shown that children with disabilities are more likely to be subject to bullying with substantially higher levels of constant and occasional bullying than peers without any form of disability or special educational needs. The research...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Access to your child’s school records – maintained schools and academies

If you are the parent of a child at an academy and you want to access your child’s educational records you should first check whether the information required is already in the public domain. Unless...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Boyes Turner secure settlement for highly complex birth injury case

Specialist cerebral palsy solicitors, Susan Brown and Vanessa Wand, of Boyes Turner secured a full admission of liability for Nicholas* in a highly complex birth injury case. The injury left Nicholas with bilateral cerebral palsy affecting all four...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Ruling handed down about gifts from a child’s compensation award

This recent case handed down by Judge Lush on the 20 March 2014 relates to an application for a gift to be made from the damages award of an 11 year old boy known as...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Boyes Turner secure settlement for birth injury claim

Specialist cerebral palsy solicitor Susan Brown of Boyes Turner secured a settlement at 50% of the liability case for Sophie* in a highly complex birth injury case.  The injury left Sophie with severe full body...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Specialist medical negligence solicitors secure compensation for Zac after a highly complex birth injury claim

Boyes Turner’s specialist cerebral palsy solicitors secured a settlement for approximately £3 million after a highly complex birth injury case.  Zac suffered a brain injury at the time of his birth in 2005, and suffers with quadriplegic cerebral palsy....
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Cerebral palsy claim settled for £1.4 million

Yesterday at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Mrs Justice Nicola Davies, a high court Judge, approved the settlement in a very complex cerebral palsy claim, handled by Boyes Turner, for a child with profound disabilities...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Boyes Turner secure £1.3 million settlement for 14 year old Malcolm

Specialist cerebral palsy solicitor Susan Brown of Boyes Turner secured a settlement of £1.3m for Malcolm after highly complex birth injuries were sustained.  The injury left Malcolm with moderate dyskinetic cerebral palsy. Malcolm needs some assistance with activities of...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Boyes Turner secure £7 million settlement for Jennifer

Specialist cerebral palsy solicitor, Susan Brown of Boyes Turner, secured a £7m settlement for Jennifer* after a highly complex birth injury case. The injury left Jennifer with dyskinetic cerebral palsy which affected all of her limbs. The injury was...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Boyes Turner secure compensation following delay in diagnosis of meningitis

Boyes Turner secured a 57.5% liability settlement in favour of 23 year old, Joanne* who developed a severe brain injury after a delay in diagnosis and treatment of meningitis in February 1990. Joanne has been diagnosed with cerebral...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Boyes Turner secure £3 million settlement for Jessica

Boyes Turner’s Cerebral Palsy compensation team secured a settlement for approximately £3 million for Jessica* after a highly complex birth injury case.  The injury left Jessica with athetoid cerebral palsy caused by oxygen starvation during birth.  She is physically...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

Maternity care negligence

The Care Quality Commission (CQC), the NHS care watchdog, has uncovered “a catalogue of failings” at Barts Health NHS Trust including uncaring staff, blood-stained equipment, poor hygiene standards, patients not being helped to eat and...
Read more
Insight

Podcast

Video

7 year old awarded £2.2m after negligent delivery led to cerebral palsy

Jonathan’s* mother was induced on 19 April at the defendant hospital, following which her labour progressed slowly. Intermittent heart monitoring was undertaken for the next couple of days. On the morning of 22 April Jonathan’s...
Read more
Ian video thumbnail
Insight

Podcast

Video

Amputation compensation – Ian’s story

Following a failure to diagnose an aneurysm Ian suffered an above knee amputation which impacted on all elements of his life. Upon contacting Boyes Turner we secured compensation to ensure his future needs are met...
Read more

Stay ahead with the insights from Boyes Turner

Sign up to receive the latest news on areas of interest to you. We can tailor the information we send to you.

Sign up to our newsletter