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Useful Personal Injury Web Sites

www.avma.org.uk
A charity to help people who have suffered as a result of poor medical treatment.
www.headway.org.uk
A charity to provide support and information to people who have suffered head injuries.
www.lcd.gov.uk
The Lord Chancellors website which has extensive links to Acts of Parliament; court reports; the courts etc
www.legalservices.org.uk
This may provide means tested funding for medical negligence claims.
www.venables.co.uk
Contains endless information about free and pay for legal advice sites as well as other very useful links.
www.courtservice.gov.uk
If you want to bring a court action or defend one this has lots of useful information as well as all the court forms free.
www.duhaime.org/diction.htm
Although Canadian this contains definitions of legal terms applicable to English law.
www.cica.gov.uk
On this site you will find a full copy of the 1996 Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. (In .pdf format so you will need Acrobat Reader to read it).
www.victimsupport.com
A guide to all Victim Support services. Iincludes a very helpful section on compensation for criminal injuries
http://www.barrieoncompensation.co.uk
Compensation for Personal Injuries website written by barrister, Peter Barrie. Includes notes on compensation, practice notes, Compensation for Personal Injuries case digest, liability notes etc
http://www.exchangechambers.co.uk/billbraithwaite/
Chapters from Bill Braithwaite's excellent book "Brain and Spine Injuries - the fight for justice"

In the News

"Personal injury victims short changed" - BBC News March 23 2000
Judge recommends higher compensation for accident victims.
"Record award for paralysed boy" - BBC News March 20 2000
10 year old boy receives £5.1 million paralysed as a result of a road accident.

"£9.2 million for Road Crash victim" - BBC News December 21 1998
22 year old student completely paralysed as a result of a car crash is awarded £9.2 million in anticipation of loss of future earnings and cost of his care.

"Accident victims win higher damages" - BBC News July 16 1998

Mrs Wells, severely brain damaged as a result of a car crash had her damages restored to £1.6 million by the House of Lords following the Court of Appeal's decision to cut her damages to £1.1 million. The Lords considered that £1.1 million was insufficient.

Kevin Page, brain damaged when a steel rod pierced his skull, received £1 million.