Serious Injury Claims
A serious injury doesn’t just cause physical harm, it can turn your work, your income and your family life upside down overnight. If someone else is responsible, you deserve straight-talking legal support and the full compensation you’re entitled to. Our serious injury solicitors in Manchester, Sale and Chester are ready to help.
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What are serious injury claims?
Serious injury claims are legal claims brought by people who have suffered a severe, life-changing injury as a result of someone else’s negligence. Qualifying injuries typically include brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations, serious burns, crush injuries and those resulting in a fatality. A successful claim can secure compensation for pain and suffering, lost earnings, rehabilitation costs and longer-term care needs.
How we can help with serious injury claims
Our serious injury solicitors in Manchester, Sale and Chester handle a wide range of high-value personal injury claims. Below is an overview of the types of cases we deal with regularly.
Brain and spinal cord injuries
Brain and spinal cord injuries are among the most complex and high-value claims in personal injury law. These injuries can affect mobility, cognition and independence for life, and the compensation awarded must reflect that long-term reality. Our team has extensive experience securing the rehabilitation support and financial compensation that clients with these injuries need.
Amputation and limb loss
An amputation claim arises where a person has lost a limb or suffered partial limb loss due to an accident or medical negligence. We help clients access prosthetics, specialist rehabilitation and the compensation needed to adapt their home and working life.
Serious burns
Serious burns claims cover injuries that require surgical intervention, cause permanent scarring or result in long-term psychological harm. We work with leading medical experts to ensure the full impact of a burns injury is properly valued in your claim.
Fatal accident claims
A fatal accident claim allows the family of someone killed through another party’s negligence to seek compensation. We handle these cases with sensitivity and work to secure financial security for those left behind.
Rehabilitation support during your claim
In amputation injury cases, we work with specialist rehabilitation consultants to arrange assessments and put the right support in place as your case progresses. We don’t wait for it to settle first. Where interim payments can be secured to fund rehabilitation early, we will pursue them. Getting the right input at the right stage can make a significant difference to your recovery.
How a serious injury claim works
- Free initial consultation
We listen to what happened and give you an honest view of whether you have a claim worth pursuing.
- Funding agreed
Most serious injury claims run on a no win no fee basis. We confirm the funding arrangement before anything else moves forward.
- Evidence gathered
Medical records need to be obtained before we instruct an independent medical expert. For personal injury cases, we typically deal with liability first. Thorough medical evidence is the foundation of a strong claim; rushing this stage almost always costs clients’ money in the long run.
- Interim payments secured
Where liability is clear, we push insurers for early interim payments and rehabilitation so you’re not left without financial support while the claim progresses.
- Claim settled or litigated
Most claims settle without going to court. If they don’t, we’re experienced litigators who will see it through.
Why choose Slater Heelis for serious injury claims
Recognised excellence you can trust
We’re listed in The Times Best Law Firms for 2026, and The Legal 500 recognises us as one of the leading firms in the North West. Alex Barley, Partner in the Personal Injury team was shortlisted in the Manchester Legal Awards for Partner of the Year 2026 and is ranked Up and Coming in Chambers and Partners. Our serious injury solicitors are consistently praised for their expertise and the care they show clients during some of the most difficult times imaginable. With over 1,800 reviews and an average rating of 4.9/5 on ReviewSolicitors, our clients trust us enough to recommend us to others in the same position.
No win, no fee: no financial risk
We handle serious injury compensation claims on a no win, no fee basis, meaning no upfront costs and no financial risk to you. We only get paid if your claim succeeds. You’ll deal directly with our team from day one, not a claims company that takes a cut and hands your case to someone else.
Serious injury claims demand serious experience
Serious injury cases are among the most complex and high-value claims in personal injury law. Proving liability, quantifying life-changing losses and pushing back against well-resourced insurers requires solicitors who have done this many times before. Our team has decades of experience handling brain injuries, amputations, spinal injuries and fatal accident claims across Manchester, Sale, Chester and beyond. We know how these cases are built, and how defendants try to undervalue them.
If a serious injury has affected you or someone you care about, our serious injury solicitors in Manchester, Sale and Chester are ready to help. We’ll listen carefully, assess your situation honestly, and handle everything if there’s a claim worth pursuing.
Call us on 0330 111 3131 or get in touch through our online enquiry form. We handle all serious injury compensation claims on a no win, no fee basis, so there’s no financial risk to you.
We’re based in Manchester, Sale and Chester with offices open for face-to-face meetings, and we regularly work with clients across the UK. Making a serious injury claim can feel overwhelming, so we’ll take as much of the weight off you as we can and keep you informed at every stage.
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