Medical Negligence
Have you or a member of your family
suffered an injury because of a mistake during medical
treatment?
Your first step is to talk to
specialist solicitors who can advise you on how to proceed.
If you feel you may have a claim,
contact our friendly and approachable team today.
We will advise you if you have a valid
claim for compensation.
Hugh James' experienced solicitors
will make the whole claim process as easy to understand as possible
and provide you with regular updates throughout your case.
Our Medical Negligence team is the
largest in Wales. Every year, we win millions of pounds in
compensation for our clients.
Based in South Wales but advising
clients nationwide, our team of specialist solicitors work closely
with our in-house qualified nurse executives, welfare benefits
advisors,
medical records officers and
qualified social workers to ensure that your
case has the best possible chance
of success.
Hugh James medical negligence
services:
Supportive information
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation focuses on
enabling an injured individual to regain control over their body
and life. The aim is to enable the injured person to live as
independently as possible and to enable them to make their own
decisions about what to do, when to do them and how. For more
information on rehabilitation please see our rehabilitation information
page.
Time limits
Different types of cases
have different time limits in which they have to be pursued. If the
wrong time limit is applied it can have devastating consequences
for your claim. The law in relation to this area is very
complex but it is fair to say that time really is of the essence.
For more information about time limits please see our time limits information
page.
Compensation
If your claim is
successful, you will receive an award of damages, often called
compensation. The aim of compensation is to put you, as far as
possible, in the same position that you would have been in had the
accident not occurred. The amount of compensation varies in
each case. For further information on compensation please read our
compensation information
page.
Interim payments
Claims for damages following severe
injuries will often take a number of years to be resolved, not
least because it can take a considerable time for the medical
position to be clarified and future needs to be identified.
Interim payments are therefore very
important to the injured person, their families and carers. These
payments are necessary both to assist financially during this
difficult period and also to ensure that any care and
rehabilitation can be paid for. For more information see our interim payments
page.
Funding your
claim
There are a number of ways of
funding your case. Public funding (legal aid) is generally no
longer available for personal injury actions. To read about the
different ways to fund your claim please read our funding your claim
information page.
Free
consultation
We are more than happy to arrange
an initial free interview at any of our offices
or, if necessary, at your home or even at hospital if treatment is
ongoing. Our legal team will discuss all the options available to
you and will proceed on the most appropriate basis for your
particular case. To read about our free interivew offer please read
our free
consultation information page.
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Hugh James personal injury
lawyers:
- assist some of the 700,000 or so people who are injured each
year and wish to seek compensation for their losses – and we can
assist those who have been injured and who could claim but feel
unable to
- investigate each potential claim thoroughly and offer early and
ongoing assessments as to the prospects of success in your claim
and the likely level of compensation and other remedies you may be
entitled to
- help clients who have suffered relatively minor injuries and
those who have had the misfortune to suffer catastrophic and life
changing injuries
- work to the highest service standards so that we conclude your
case as quickly as possible with the right remedy
- work on conditional fee agreements so that if we don’t win your
case there is no bill to pay (if we do win it your opponent will
pay)
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Contact
Stephen
Webber
Partner, Head of Medical Negligence
E stephen.webber@hughjames.com
T 029 2022 4871
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