Clinical Negligence – Page 2

June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 Katie Marie Clinical Negligence

3 Elements You Must Prove To Win Your Clinical Negligence Claim

Every clinical negligence case is made up of three distinct elements. These elements have to be met and satisfied before you do anything else. Before you value your claim, before you consider issuing at Court, before you even send the Letter of Claim, you must be confident that your claim will meet these three elements.

The reason being that if your claim does not meet and satisfy these elements, your claim will not be successful. It was laid down by law that for a Defendant to be found guilty of negligence and have to pay out compensation these three elements must be proven.

In this article, we will be explaining these elements, so that you can have a better understanding of your claim.

What Are No Win No Fee Agreements & 5 Key Questions To Ask Your Solicitor

In this article, we will explain what a No Win No Fee Agreement is and what questions you need to ask your solicitor before you sign one.

What Is No Win No Fee

LawCat Definition: No Win No Fee (Proper legal name: Conditional Fee Agreement or Contingency Fee Agreement depending on which you use) is very straight forward. It means that if your claim is unsuccessful, you will not have to pay any legal costs.

This does not mean that you will pay nothing!

How Long Do You Have To Bring a Claim

You do not have an indefinite period in which to bring a claim. To prevent individuals from being sued for events that transpired many years previously (when all evidence of these events is likely to be difficult to locate or in poor condition) legislators have set a time limit on how long you have to bring a claim.

Will You Have To Go To Court?

When you bring a claim for either clinical negligence or personal injury one of your main concerns might be whether or not your case will go all the way to trial. Going to trial can be a daunting thought, the idea of standing in front of a Judge and having the Defendant’s pick your case apart can be very stressful.

Can You Claim for the Cost of Future Treatment?

In this article, we will be looking at claiming for future losses when you bring a claim for clinical negligence of personal injury. In particular the cost of future treatment and how you would go about claiming for such a loss, considering that it may not have happened yet.