Medical Negligence

If you have a claim then we will handle all negotiations with the responsible health professional (or their insurance company). Our medical negligence lawyers will get medical reports from doctors relating to your injuries and, often, evidence about the incident. Throughout your claim our medical negligence team will liaise with you, the responsible health professional and the doctors to gather enough information to accurately assess your compensation.

Before your claim is finalised we will take into account your pain and suffering, the wages that you have lost (from not being able to go to work), the medical expenses that you have incurred and may incur in the future and your loss of future earning capacity (if your ability to work is reduced). Our medical negligence lawyers will discuss these entitlements with you throughout your claim.

The length of your medical negligence claim depends on how long it takes you to recover from your injuries. Your claim cannot be finalised until you have fully recovered or you have recovered as well as can be expected (in the opinion of your doctors). This is because an assessment of your future medical expenses and permanent incapacity will form a part of your claim. Once your claim has been finalised it can’t be changed, so it is important that your claim not be resolved until our medical negligence lawyers are fully informed about what future problems you may have.

If the claim is going to go to court, it needs to be filed with the court within three years of the injury occurring. However, we recommend that you get legal advice as soon as possible after the injury occurs. Our team of experienced medical negligence lawyers can help you.