Birth Injury Claims in Northampton
Birth Injury Compensation Claims in Northampton
In pregnancy and childbirth, we rely heavily on medical professionals. When our faith in them is broken, the results can be devastating for both you and your child.
A birth injury compensation claim will not reverse the impact on your family, but it can help to improve the child’s access to necessary treatments and the overall family’s quality of life. The case can also provide the means for you to begin to look to the future after such a distressing event.
Our birth injury compensation claims solicitors in Northampton can offer you several services tailored to suit the aftermath of your experience, including a free initial consultation where you can get to know our team, and no win no fee funding, which makes legal help not only accessible but guarantees that you won’t be left worse off for trying.
We practice a negotiation-led approach, which means most claims are settled out of court, which we find is less stressful for our clients and incurs fewer costs. Our highly accredited expert team has a very high track record of successful claims and upholds standards of care tailored to support you during this difficult time.
Our rehabilitation support team provide a service that can aid your child or you through recovery and is available to you no matter the outcome of our case.
Our birth injury compensation claims in Northampton services include:
- Assessing your birth injury claim and arranging funding via a ‘no win no fee’ agreement
- Building your birth injury medical negligence case, including access to experienced medical experts to support your claim
- Drafting and submitting a Letter of Claim to the defendant
- Mediation processes to reach a settlement
- Representing you in Court if necessary
- Free advice regarding welfare and benefits from our specialist rehabilitation team.
Contact our Birth Injury Compensation Claims Solicitors in Northampton
If you would like to make a claim, please contact our experienced birth injury solicitors in Northampton.
You can contact us by calling 0330 191 4447, emailing enquiries@ashtonslegal.co.uk, or filling in the enquiry form on the right-hand side of our contact page.
Our Birth Injury Claims Service
Assessing your birth injury claim
The first step is to assess the details of your birth injury. We’ll provide a safe place for you to share your experience with us and detail how the event has affected you and your child. From this initial discussion, we can assess the merits of any potential claim and explain your options to you, reviewing your available funding options, including how our ‘no win, no fee’ agreement could suit you.
Building your birth injury medical negligence case
Our pregnancy negligence lawyers will begin collecting evidence to build your claim, including witness statements and medical records, and organising meetings with medical experts to produce professional assessments. This step lets us put together a detailed picture of what happened in your circumstances and how the injuries have impacted your and your child’s health.
Drafting and submitting a Letter of Claim
Following this, we’ll put together a Letter of Claim to be issued to the Defendant, outlining and establishing the accusation of medical negligence and how it caused you or your child’s otherwise avoidable birth injury.
The Defendant has four months to respond and either accept their wrongdoing or deny that the incident occurred. If negligence is admitted, then we can proceed to work towards a settlement and arrange interim damages for the Defendant to pay to meet your immediate needs.
Alternatively, if the Defendant denies the accusation, our medical malpractice lawyers will review the details with our experts and you to assess the best next steps.
If we can continue supporting the claim, we will issue proceedings on your behalf. This does mean that proceedings will be issued at court, but we will attempt to resolve the claim out of court regardless. However, if a trial is necessary, we’ll proceed with your instruction, and bring representation suited to getting you the best possible outcome.
Mediation processes
If the Defendant admits to their failings, our birth injury claims solicitors will seek to negotiate a settlement using arbitration or mediation processes. Our lawyers in Northampton are highly skilled in various birth injury cases and have an impressive track record for securing high sums of compensation.
Representing you in Court if necessary
When matters cannot be resolved through mediation or other types of out of court settlement, we will represent you at trial. Ashtons Legal work with a team of extremely talented and knowledgeable barristers who will provide outstanding representation and preparation for the process.
Free Support and Rehabilitation Service
Rehabilitation is often a vital but expensive step in the beginning stages of managing cerebral palsy. We aim to support you through your rehabilitation journey, regardless of the outcome of your claim.
With our specialist client support and rehabilitation team we can support you to:
- Access medical and therapeutic treatment for your condition
- Ensure a smooth transition from hospital to home (including aids and adaptations)
- Apply for disability and/or welfare benefits
- Access funding to pay for care in your home
- Seek education funding for children and young people.
Why work with Ashtons Legal?
Ashtons Legal has a track record in securing the best compensation possible for our medical negligence clients, meeting or exceeding the average birth injury settlement in the UK. We know exactly what makes a compelling case and will craft one tailored to your needs.
With every client, we use all possible evidence to build a bespoke claim that reflects your priorities. We guarantee you our discretion, respect and sensitivity as we become a part of your story and help with your circumstances.
Senior members of our friendly and highly accredited team are recognised by APIL as either Senior Fellows or Senior Litigators. Furthermore, our team members sit on the Law Society Clinical Negligence panel.
Birth Injury Compensation Claims Fees
‘No win no fee’ birth injury claims
Ashtons Legal is glad to offer ‘no win no fee’ birth injury claims funding. This means that we’ll only ask you to contribute to your legal fees if you are awarded compensation.
Contact our Birth Injury Claims Solicitors in Northampton
If you would like to make a claim, please contact our experienced birth injury solicitors in Northampton.
You can get in touch by calling 0330 191 4447, emailing enquiries@ashtonslegal.co.uk or filling in the enquiry form on the right-hand side of our contact page.