Making a Medical Negligence Claim – Part 2
As explained in Part 1 of this guide, a team of solicitors will meet to discuss whether we believe your case has a good chance of success and whether we are the appropriate practice to pursue your claim.
Responding to your inquiry
If we decide that we are able to support you with your claim, we will contact you to confirm this decision and also to explain key aspects of the contract that we will be making with you, specifically the following:
- how your case could be funded
- what our charges are and how they will be applied
- compensation payments
- the need for insurance to provide cover for you against paying the defendant's costs should your case not succeed
Most cases are run on a 'No Win, No Fee' (Conditional Fee) arrangement. This means that, if you win your case, your opponent will pay your costs. If you lose the case, costs will be covered by insurance. However, due to recent changes in the law, if you win your case, we have to claim our success fee from you rather than from your opponent.
Creating a contract between us
Before investigating your case further, we will need to agree a contract between yourself and Glynns Solicitors and our agent will arrange to visit you to further explain the details of that contract and to obtain your signed agreement and authorisation as necessary.
Our agent will cover the following requirements with you:
- obtain evidence of identity
- explain the agreed funding arrangement, such as a Conditional Fee Arrangement, and obtain your signature to this
- explain the basis of your contract with Glynns Solicitors and obtain your formal, signed agreement
- check any legal expenses insurance which you may already have
- explain and complete relevant insurance documents with you
- support you to complete a questionnaire regarding the details of your alleged medical negligence event
- obtain your signature to authorise us to obtain your medical records etc.
Following this meeting, we can begin to gather all the evidence relevant to your case and start negotiations with your opponent's solicitors.
Important Note
Medical negligence cases can be extremely lengthy and complex. At this early stage, the precise nature of your experience, the medical circumstances and outcomes remain to be clarified. It may be that we will, at some future point, decide that it would not be appropriate to continue to pursue your case. We would, of course, advise you of this fact. This would not prevent you from contacting another legal practice to discuss your claim.
Speak to a solicitor
If you feel you have been the victim of medical negligence and wish to discuss the chances of making a claim for compensation, contact Glynns Solicitors to speak to a specialist medical negligence solicitor.
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