Medical Negligence Solicitors

Many people would not know where to begin after being a victim of medical negligence. With recent publicity of on how to make a clinical negligence claim as a result of another person mistake, more and more people are looking around for reputable claims management companies or negligence solicitors who will take on such a claim. We will handle your claim and assign it to of one of the UK's leading medical negligence solicitors that are on our panel.

How to start the claims process?

The first thing to do is contact one of our trained medical advisors immediately for an initial assessment of the claim, they will be able to give you an instant answer within minutes as to whether or not you have a valid claim. All the advice given by our claims advisors is free. You will then be passed over to a clinical negligence solicitor. The solicitor would visit the claimant if and you needed any questions answered you may talk through the process and what evidence needs to be gathered in order to make the claim for compensation a success with your solicitor.

When making a medical negligence claim we need to prove two things negligence and causation.

• Negligence - This is the evidence needed to prove that treatment given would fall below medical standards.
• Causation - This would be the proof needed to show it was the medical professional whose actions were the cause of the injuries.

Funding the claim

There are many ways to fund the medical negligence claim but the most common are listed below:

• Legal aid - For legal aid you must meet certain requirements before being accepted, these are based upon your financial situation and the strength of your claim.
• Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) - With this you must pay the initial costs of the investigation, this would be provided at the initial consultation. Once the initial investigation has been carried out the rest of the claim would be able to be processed under a no win no fee * basis.
• Legal Expense Insurance / Legal Cover - This is an insurance policy that can be purchased After the negligence has occurred "After the Event Insurance" or the client may already have it before the negligence took place "Before the Event Insurance". Many people have Before the Event Insurance in their Home contents insurance, your solicitor will always help you check.
• If the case is not successful then the legal cover will all the solicitors fees will be covered. These premiums can be expensive but the solicitors in most cases can recover this cost from the responsible party in successful cases.

How much can I claim?

Calculate a how much your injuries could be worth in compensation by clicking on the links below (please note all quotes are estimates)