When you give birth, you have faith that you will be looked after by qualified medical professionals. It’s an unfortunate truth that, sometimes, mistakes can happen which can result in a birth injury – the effects of which can be shattering.
If you or your child have experienced a birth injury, you may be in a position to claim compensation. This is something our birth injury claims solicitors will be able to help you with.
At Ashtons Legal, our solicitors understand the impact that a birth injury can have on you, your child and your family. We’re here to offer you considerate support, making the process of making a claim as simple and stress-free as possible.
While we appreciate that no amount of compensation will be enough to account for the damage that has already been caused, it can be used to help improve your general quality of life and reduce the financial pressures the injury may be causing.
At Ashtons Legal, our birth injury solicitors can provide you with:
- Free initial consultation for your birth injury claim
- 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 claims
- A sensitive, personal service to support you during this difficult time
- A free rehabilitation service to aid your child’s or your recovery.
Contact our Birth Injury Claims Solicitors near Doncaster
To make a birth injury claim, please contact our experienced birth injury solicitors. You will be offered a free initial consultation to sensitively discuss the particulars of your case and plan the potential next steps.
You can get in touch by calling 0330 404 0749 emailing enquiries@ashtonslegal.co.uk or filling in the enquiry form on the right-hand side of our contact page.
Our Birth Injury Compensation Claims Service
Assessing your birth injury claim
After you initially get in touch with our birth injury solicitors, we will work alongside you to review your case, the circumstances of your injury, and what sort of impact this has had on your life.
This will allow us to clearly determine whether you will be in a position to claim compensation for your birth injury and what the chances of success are likely to be. We can also talk you through the legal processes involved in making a claim and the types of funding options that will be available to you.
Building your birth injury case
Our birth injury solicitors will build a detailed case, gathering all of the appropriate evidence such as witness statements and medical records, as well as discussing the incident with independent experts.
During this process, we will build an understanding of how your birth injury occurred, the exact nature of the injuries you and/or your child sustained, and how your health, or your child’s health, has been affected.
Submitting the Letter of Claim
Your solicitor will send a Letter of Claim to the defendant which will set out the allegations and explain how and why the birth injury could have been avoided.
If the Defendant responds to the Letter of Claim and admits liability for the birth injury, your solicitors will value your claim and work towards obtaining a final settlement. If required, your solicitors can also look to arrange for interim damage payments which will be used to ensure that you are supported until you receive the full award of birth injury compensation.
If the Defendant contests liability, we will assess their grounds for denial. Where we continue to support the strength of your claim, we will move to issue Court proceedings on your behalf, continuing to try and resolve the claim.
Even where Court proceedings are issued, it is important to note that the majority of birth injury compensation claims are settled without a formal trial. That said, if court proceedings are required, we will be able to support you.
Mediation processes
If the Defendant admits liability for a birth injury, our team can use mediation or arbitration processes to secure compensation. We have substantial experience in advising on a range of birth injury claims, with previous success in securing high levels of compensation.
Court processes
If mediation is not successful, we will be able to represent you at trial. Ashtons Legal work alongside extremely talented and knowledgeable barristers, so you can be confident that you have the highest standards of support for the process that follows.
Free rehabilitation service
In some situations, it may be necessary for you to access specialist rehabilitation and health care support before you are able to access interim damages.
Whether or not your claim is successful, when you work with our team, you will always have access to the support of our rehabilitation team who provide a service free of charge.
Why work with Ashtons Legal?
At Ashtons Legal, we have experience in supporting clients with a wide range of birth injury claims affecting both mother and child. This experience has allowed us to build a strong track record for delivering successful results, with a knowledgeable team striving to provide the highest standard of service.
We understand the sensitive nature of these cases. As such, we always approach every case with the appropriate level of compassion and respect. You can trust that our team will always listen to your concerns and take the right approach for you and your circumstances.
You’ll benefit from working with a friendly, passionate, and highly accredited legal team. Senior members of our team are recognised by 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 AvMA Clinical Negligence Panel.
Birth Injury Compensation Claims Fees
‘No win no fee’ birth injury claims
Our birth injury claims solicitors provide a ‘no win no fee’ claims process. This means that you will only need to pay your legal fees if we are successful in claiming compensation on your behalf.
Even in cases where you are successful in claiming compensation, most of your legal costs are likely to be covered by the Defendant. Before you sign any agreement with us, the level that you will need to contribute to your fees will be explained to you.
If for any reason your claim is unsuccessful, you will not pay for your legal representation.
Contact our Birth Injury Claims Solicitors near Doncaster
To make a birth injury claim, please contact our experienced birth injury solicitors. You will be offered a free initial consultation to sensitively discuss the particulars of your case and plan the potential next steps.
You can get in touch by calling 0330 404 0749 emailing enquiries@ashtonslegal.co.uk or filling in the enquiry form on the right-hand side of our contact page.