{"id":8030,"date":"2011-07-27T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=8030"},"modified":"2011-07-27T13:01:51","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T12:01:51","slug":"compensation-claims-for-children-minors-protected-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/07\/27\/compensation-claims-for-children-minors-protected-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Compensation Claims for Children \/ Minors \/ Protected Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"This blog is designed to be a quick guide as to how a child or person deemed a \u2018protected party<\/strong>\u2019 under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 can bring a claim for compensation<\/a> for injuries arising from an accident that occurred through no fault of their own.<\/p>\n

As you will no doubt agree, a child or a \u2018protected party\u2019 is in no position to bring a claim for compensation on their own accord.\u00a0 Can you imagine, for example, your five year old boy solely dealing with lawyers and obtaining compensation? I thought not.\u00a0 So that a child or a protected party is able to bring a claim for compensation the law states that they will require a \u2018litigation friend<\/strong>\u2019.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

A litigation friend is a person, a responsible adult, who will act on the child or protected party\u2019s behalf and deal with their claim for compensation for them<\/strong>.\u00a0 In most cases a litigation friend will be a parent or a guardian, but equally a litigation friend could be a carer<\/strong>, social worker<\/strong>, another relative<\/strong> or close family friend<\/strong>.\u00a0 The most important thing is that the litigation friend is someone who is trusted and will do their utmost for the injured party to help their claim for compensation.
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\nImportantly, the use of a litigation friend does not have any real effect on bringing a claim for compensation; it is almost as if it was their claim for compensation, and can be run in the same way.\u00a0 The only thing that is different is that they will have to fill out a form called the \u2018Certificate of suitability of litigation friend<\/strong>\u2019.\u00a0 This is very straightforward and just takes down your details, your relation to the injured party, and provides authority for you to act on their behalf.<\/p>\n

Having a litigation friend does not mean that the injured person will receive less or more compensation, it just makes sure that they get the compensation they deserve; without a litigation friend they would be unable to make that claim for compensation in the first place.\u00a0 In fact, the more helpful and co-operative a litigation friend is, the speedier the claim might progress.\u00a0 As long as the litigation friend has the injured party\u2019s best interests at heart and is determined to obtain their compensation for them, there is no difference in the claim for compensation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If your child has been injured through no fault of their own and you believe that they will be entitled to compensation, give us at The Injury Lawyers<\/a> a call today and we will be able to assess the potential claim, provide you with some free legal advice, guide you through the compensation claiming process, and set you up as a litigation friend straight away<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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