Spinal injuries can be lifechanging so securing any compensation you are owed can be essential to make sure you have the right support for you and your loved ones. Our spinal cord injury solicitors in Leeds can help you to pursue a claim and win fair compensation.
Whether a spinal injury was the direct result of negligent treatment or medical errors meant that the damage was worse than it might have been, compensation may be available. This can cover the full range of ways an injury has affected you, including where you are experiencing ongoing pain and mobility issues, numbness, loss of bowel and bladder control, impaired sexual function and/or serious paralysis.
At Ashtons Legal, we are here to make sure you get the support you deserve to rebuild your life. We will handle your case with sensitivity and compassion while robustly fighting for your rights so you can be confident of getting the maximum compensation possible.
Our experts can advise on both traumatic spinal injury claims as well as those related to issues such as Cauda Equina syndrome, negligent treatment of spinal cancer and spinal surgery errors.
Our Spinal Injury Solicitors in Leeds Can Support You with:
- A free initial consultation for spinal injury claims
- No win no fee funding
- A negotiation-led approach that means most claims are settled out of court
- Independently accredited expertise you can trust
- A very high track record of successful spinal injury compensation claims
- A sensitive, personal service
- A free rehabilitation service to aid your recovery
- The chance to find out what happened
Book a Free Consultation About Spinal Injury Claims in Leeds
We offer a free first appointment with one of our experienced spinal cord injury solicitors in Leeds to discuss your situation and how we can help. This can be over the phone or via videoconferencing for your convenience.
To book your free consultation with an expert spinal injury solicitor, please contact our Leeds office or you can use our online enquiry form to request a call back.
Our Spinal Cord Injury Solicitors’ Expertise
Ashtons Legal puts our clients and their needs at the heart of our service. Our medical negligence solicitors in Leeds are committed to providing a first-class service that treats you as an individual, recognising your specific needs and supporting you through what can be a very tough time.
With many years of experience to draw upon, we have the expertise to secure the maximum available compensation for even the most complex and challenging claims. Our team have an excellent track record of negotiating settlements as well as supporting clients through court proceedings where required.
Ashtons Legal is an industry-leading law firm. We are recognised by top client guides the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners and also hold many specialist accreditations, including Lexcel, AvMa, Brain Injury Group, APIL and many more.
Senior members of our team are recognised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) as either Senior Fellows or Senior Litigators. They are on the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel and Sharon Allison, our Head of Medical Negligence, also belongs to the Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) Clinical Negligence Panel.
Spinal Injury Claims Case Studies
Our expert spinal injury claims solicitors in Leeds have an excellent track record of successful claims, please see the case studies below:
- Six figure settlement obtained after delayed diagnosis led to paraplegia
- Settlement of over £250,000 obtained for lady who was left paraplegic after surgery
How Spinal Injury Compensation Claims Work
Our spinal cord injury solicitors offer a comprehensive service including:
- Assessing spinal injury compensation claims
- Building your case
- Making a cclaim
- Working towards a settlement
- Court proceedings
- Free rehabilitation support
Assessing spinal injury compensation claims
Whether you are likely to be owed compensation for a spinal injury will depend on whether someone else’s negligence was a factor. This negligence might be in the form of a failure to take appropriate action (e.g. due to a misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis) or where negligence directly caused a spinal injury (e.g. errors during spinal surgery).
To establish grounds for a claim, it will be necessary to show that:
- A clinical professional or professionals owed a duty of care
- Errors were made that were so serious this duty of care was breached
- Your spinal injury was either caused or made worse due to those errors
Building your case
When putting together a claim for a spinal injury, it is necessary to make sure you have the strongest possible evidence. This increases the likelihood of the defendant admitting liability at an early stage and, therefore, can speed up the process of securing compensation.
Our experts will look at various types of evidence to support your claim, including your medical records, witness testimony and reports from independent medical experts.
Making a claim
When we are satisfied that your claim is as strong as possible, we will prepare a formal Letter of Claim. This Letter specifies all of the key details relating to your claim, including the negligence that is alleged to have occurred, how your health and life have been affected, and the compensation we are seeking on your behalf.
Once the defendant has received this Letter, they should respond within four months. They will need to either accept liability or dispute the claim.
Working towards a settlement
If the defendant accepts liability, then we will work with them to negotiate a suitable settlement. Where appropriate, we may be able to secure interim damages (compensation) while negotiations are ongoing, giving you access to essential funds sooner.
The majority of spinal injury claims are resolved in this way, meaning that contentious court proceedings are rarely needed.
Court proceedings
Should the defendant dispute your claim or be unwilling to agree a reasonable settlement, then it may be necessary to pursue the matter in court. If this proves to be the case, then we will ensure your case is robustly prepared and that you have expert representation for any hearings that take place.
Free rehabilitation support
We believe that nobody should have to wait for their claim to be resolved before they can access the support they need. For this reason, we provide a free rehab service which clients can access whether their claim is successful or not.
Fees and funding for spinal injury claims in Leeds
‘No win no fee’ spinal injury claims
Our spinal injury solicitors offer no win, no fee funding to ensure that our services are accessible to everyone who needs them. Advantages of this approach include that there is no need to worry about how you will pay our fees and there is no financial risk to you.
A no win no fee funding deal is more properly known as a ‘conditional fee agreement’. It means that you will only need to worry about our fees if we are successful in winning compensation for you.
Additionally, if your claim succeeds, then often the defendant will cover some or all of our fees, allowing you to keep more of the compensation secured.
Book a Free Consultation About Spinal Injury Claims in Leeds
We offer a free first appointment with one of our experienced spinal cord injury solicitors in Leeds to discuss your situation and how we can help. This can be over the phone or via videoconferencing for your convenience.
To book your free consultation with an expert spinal injury solicitor, please contact our Leeds office or you can use our online enquiry form to request a call back.