Birth Injury Claims in Shrewsbury
When you are pregnant and giving birth, you’ll rely on healthcare providers to support you, keeping you healthy and safe, including where any complications may arise. Unfortunately, the treatment provided during pregnancy and birth is not always up to standard, which can cause devastating consequences.
Whilst we understand that a birth injury compensation claim cannot undo the harm that you and your family have suffered, compensation can provide the funds for necessary treatments and help to improve your or your child’s quality of life.
Our birth injury compensation claims solicitors in Shrewsbury can provide bespoke legal support designed to support you in the aftermath of birth injury. We can offer a free initial consultation where you can meet discuss your concerns with our team and learn more about the process.
We prioritise negotiation-led approaches, settling the majority of our claims outside of court. Avoiding unnecessary court proceedings often means a less stressful process for our clients. With our impressive track record for success and impeccable standards of client care, we assure that you will feel fully supported.
No matter the outcome of your claim, you have access to free rehabilitation service. This service was designed by our expert medical negligence lawyers and birth injury solicitors.
Our birth injury compensation claims service in Shrewsbury includes:
- Assessing your birth injury claim and discussing 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
- Advice regarding welfare and benefits.
Contact our Birth Injury Compensation Claims Solicitors in Shrewsbury
If you would like to make a claim, please contact our experienced birth injury solicitors in Shrewsbury.
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
At the start of the process, we will seek to understand the details of the birth injury, and the substandard care received. You will be invited to share your story with us and how it affected you and/or your child. Be assured, we appreciate the difficulty of discussing these matters and will always handle your case with sensitivity.
This initial discussion will allow us to assess the strengths of any potential claim and walk you through your options, including funding.
Building your birth injury medical negligence case
Our birth injury lawyers in Shrewsbury will gather evidence to start building your claim, which will include witness statements and existing medical records, but also, we may contact trusted third party experts to contribute their professional opinion. This allows us to construct a strong, compelling case that covers the injuries and how they have impacted you and/or your child.
To learn more, please contact our birth injury claims solicitors in Shrewsbury.
Drafting and submitting a Letter of Claim
Next, we’ll prepare a Letter of Claim to send to the Defendant that details the specific allegations of medical negligence and explains how it led to you or your child’s avoidable harm.
The Defendant will then have four months to respond. If they admit to negligence, we can negotiate a settlement to obtain interim damages to meet your immediate needs.
Alternatively, should the Defendant deny liability, then our medical negligence lawyers will assess the strength of their case and advise you on what steps are available to you.
If we are able to continue supporting the claim, then with your support, we can issue proceedings on your behalf.
Mediation processes
If the Defendant admits negligence, our birth injury claims solicitors will begin negotiating the claim using mediation or arbitration. Our team in Shrewsbury are highly experienced in various birth injury cases and will work hard to secure a high sum of compensation.
Representing you in Court if necessary
If matters are unable to be resolved through mediation, and if we consider you to have a strong claim, then we will issue your case at court. Ashtons Legal works with a team of extremely talented and knowledgeable barristers and 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 is known for our ability to secure high level compensation amounts for our medical negligence clients.
Each case is tailored to our clients unique experiences and needs, crafted out of strong evidence and put together through a process that guarantees our discretion and sensitivity.
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 pleased to offer ‘no win no fee’ birth injury claims processes. What this means is that usually we’ll only ask you to pay towards legal fees if you are awarded compensation. If your case is unsuccessful, you won’t be expected to pay us anything.
Contact our Birth Injury Compensation Claims Solicitors in Shrewsbury
If you would like to make a claim, please contact our experienced birth injury solicitors in Shrewsbury.
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.