Medical negligence
Understanding medical negligence
Our skilled team are here to help and support you throughout your claim and beyond.
We know it can be daunting to pursue a claim against the NHS or a private doctor. This can feel even more formidable when you are still suffering long-lasting effects of your injury, and your livelihood has been impacted as a result.
If you have been a victim of medical negligence, our solicitors can help provide you with personalised legal advice to get the compensation you deserve.
How our medical negligence solicitors can help you
Our multi-disciplinary nature means we’ve got your back.
Through our medical (or clinical) negligence team’s long experience, we know the stresses placed upon the victim and the family. We work closely with you and your loved ones to assist with your rehabilitation, ongoing care and, if necessary, help appoint a case manager.
Beyond the initial claim, we can also advise on a range of additional issues such as wills, trusts, court of protection and conveyancing to deal with all aspects of your life post-injury.
Birth injury, cerebral palsy and maternal damage claims
If you think you have sustained a birth related injury or your child has suffered a birth injury or cerebral palsy, it is vital that you speak to legal experts who have...
Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis claims
Sometimes doctors make mistakes by diagnosing the wrong condition or cause delays even when they eventually make the correct diagnosis. Conditions such as...
Infectious diseases and sepsis claims
Infections can have serious consequences if treatment is delayed due to the failure of doctors, nurses or surgeons to make a timely diagnosis. It is vital...
Surgical claims
General surgery on any part of the body is performed either as an emergency or a scheduled operation - but mistakes can happen in either case. Mistakes...
Approachable, pragmatic, high level of empathy which is extremely important in highly stressful and often live changing situations. Professionalism, expertise and experience in dealing with both parties involved in the cases.
Our approach
Personal touch and attention to detail.
Our approach to funding claims is flexible. We act for many clients under conditional fee (‘no win no fee’) agreements. As a multi-disciplinary firm, we can draw on expertise from other departments to best support our clients. For example, our specialist education team assists brain-injured clients in securing appropriate education, health and care plans.
We always aim to secure interim payments at the earliest opportunity to help pay for ongoing rehabilitation and to repay the victim and their
family for any expenses they have incurred as a result of their injury.
Medical negligence funding information
The main funding options relevant to compensation claims are set out below. We would be pleased to offer potential clients a free no obligation half hour interview...
Get in touch
If you would like to speak with a member of the team you can contact our medical negligence solicitors by telephone on +44 (0)20 3826 7517 or complete our enquiry form.
Our medical negligence experts
Get in touch with one of our team
Made up of specialist lawyers, our team are accredited members of panels including the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel, Action Against Medical Accidents Panel and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
The team is excellent - prompt, efficient and accessible.
A team consisting of clear leaders in their field. They always have the client’s interests at the forefront of their thinking and are tenacious, but pragmatic, in achieving the best possible results.
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