Legal support & rehabilitation

We can help you feel more confident about returning to work after a major trauma, by ensuring your needs are met and your rights are protected. Returning to work after a major trauma can be an anxious time, but with the right help you should feel confident you have the support and arrangements you need to help you manage more easily. If your injuries prevent you from returning to work, you may require support and guidance through the process with your employer.

Our highly-experienced employment team provides a full range of employment law services, including advice on terms of employment and contracts, making sure your employer fulfils their duty to make reasonable adjustments, and matters involving dismissals, discrimination and employment tribunal claims.

After a major trauma, your or your family member’s home may no longer be suitable and you might need alternative accommodation or to adapt your current property. Whether you rent or own your property, we will advise you on your options. Our conveyancing team can help you with a range of legal services, such as buying and selling your home, advising on your lease, obtaining consent for any adaptations and dealing with any disputes.

At various stages, you or your family member may require advocacy support to navigate the complex health and social care pathways and assist with any challenges where necessary. This can include NHS Continuing Healthcare appeals, Care Act assessments, best interest meetings and discharge planning. We can arrange specialist advice for our clients at these key stages to maximise support and ensure that the professionals involved comply with their duties and the legal processes. This support is particularly crucial for vulnerable clients with complex needs.

A major trauma can affect the whole family in any number of ways, from your day-to-day life to any arrangements you have in place if you are separated or divorced. Our family team is on hand to provide practical advice and support, to help you make sense of your situation and work out the best course of action. Our support is wide-ranging, from general advice to reviewing financial orders, to securing care arrangements for your children.

A major trauma can change how you think about your Will, so we’ll help ensure you have a Will that reflects your wishes exactly. You may want to write a will or change aspects of your current will; whatever help you need, we’re here to give you advice and help ensure your Will reflects what you really want. Our wills, trusts and tax team can guide you through the process of writing or updating a will. The instructions we follow will be yours alone; it’s important that you are not under pressure from others. We will give you whatever advice you need, for example on issues such as tax planning or how best to protect your assets for future generations. Above all, we will make sure your will is written exactly as you want it to be.

You may find yourself in financial difficulty following a major trauma, if you’re unable to work or due to your increased day to day needs. Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for certain welfare benefits. We can arrange an initial review with a specialist advisor to check which benefits you may be entitled to and give you advice on how to apply for them. The advisor may also be able to assist if you wish to challenge a decision that has already been made.

If your child has suffered a major trauma, this can often impact on their access to education. We work closely with a team of education lawyers who can advise on the need for an Education Healthcare Plan (EHCP) and/or any other measures that ensure your child’s needs are addressed and supported.

A major trauma can often be a life-changing event and depending on your circumstances, you or family member may experience immigration-related issues as a result. This can introduce complexities when accessing NHS or social care services and can often be a source of significant anxiety. We work closely with a team of specialists who can advise on any appropriate applications for extension and/or appeals.

Our team works closely with charities that can help our clients in their recovery and rehabilitation. We have established close and productive links with respected charities whose work involves adults and children who have suffered life-changing injuries.

Whenever it’s appropriate, we will put you directly in touch with the relevant charity, who can help provide extra information and support. Liaising with these charities also increases our understanding of these injuries and the recovery process, helping us further improve our service to you.