Birth Injury Solicitors in Swansea
If you or your baby suffered harm during birth because of medical negligence, we can represent you in obtaining compensation. Our specialist birth injury claims solicitors in Swansea have experience in dealing with this complex, high-value type of case and will provide the expertise, representation and guidance you need.
We know how emotional it is to deal with the aftermath of birth negligence, and our birth injury lawyers are always understanding, helpful and sympathetic. We will make sure that you have our support throughout your case, ensuring that we are available to speak to you as needed.
Birth injury compensation claims are typically complicated and often exceptionally high value. It is essential to instruct experts to ensure that you secure the compensation you or your child needs for the future. At JCP Solicitors, we hold the Law Society’s accreditation for clinical negligence in recognition of our legal excellence and high service standards.
Our birth injury solicitors in South Wales have dealt with numerous birth negligence claims and have a proven track record of obtaining the compensation payments our clients need to support them going forward.
For expert representation for birth injury claims in South Wales, please contact our Swansea office or use our simple contact form to ask a question or request a call back.
Our services for birth injury compensation claims in Wales
We deal with all types of birth injury compensation claims in South Wales and beyond, including:
- Birth asphyxia and birth hypoxia claims
- Birth trauma claims
- Cerebral palsy claims
- Infection claims
- Erb’s palsy claims
- Brachial plexus injuries
- Epilepsy claims
- Meningitis claims
- Claims for broken bones during birth
- Claims for birth injuries to the mother
- Multiple birth claims
The claims we are able to take on include cases arising from inadequate care at Singleton Hospital, where the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has raised a number of concerns.
How to make a birth injury claim
The first step in claiming compensation for birth injuries is to speak to an experienced birth injury lawyer. If you ring us, we will talk through what has happened and answer your initial questions.
We will give you an honest assessment of your case and the potential for success.
The next step is to obtain your medical records as well as other evidence such as witness statements. We will also involve medical experts who will be able to provide medical and expert witness reports.
We can then contact your healthcare provider and notify them that you intend to make a claim. They may admit liability, in which case we may be able to negotiate a settlement. Alternatively, if liability is denied or an insufficient amount is offered, we will prepare your case for a court hearing. The vast majority of cases will settle before the court hearing.
How do I prove a birth injury claim?
We will need to establish that the healthcare professional, such as a doctor or midwife, owed you or your baby a duty of care and that this duty was breached. The service provided by medical staff should be of a standard reasonably expected of a medical professional in that area of practice.
We will then need to show that the harm suffered by you, or your baby was because of the breach of the duty of care.
How much is compensation for birth injury medical negligence?
It is impossible to give a standard answer to questions about the average birth injury settlement in the UK, as each case differs in severity and the compensation paid can vary widely. Similarly, a birth injury compensation calculator is not generally an accurate way of assessing the amount that might be paid.
Our birth injuries team have extensive experience of dealing with all types of claims and if you ring to speak to us, we will be able to give you some guidance.
The most severe cases, where a child will need care for the rest of their lives, can run into many millions of pounds.
Is there a time limit for making birth injury compensation claims?
For an adult, there is generally a three-year period in which to start a medical negligence compensation claim. If you were not aware of the injuries you sustained at the time, this period will start from the date on which you should reasonably have known of them.
In the case of children, the three-year period starts from the date of their 18th birthday.
If an individual has not had the capacity to instruct a solicitor in a medical negligence claim since the injury, there is no time limit. There is, however, a presumption that a Claimant has capacity unless and until proven otherwise, so it is advisable to obtain advice as soon as possible.
Why use JCP Solicitors for birth injury claims in Swansea?
Birth injury claims are often particularly complex and it is important to use a solicitor with genuine expertise. The amount paid for birth injuries can be exceptionally high and cases are often lengthy and involve substantial documentation.
Our birth injury solicitors in Swansea have the experience to handle this type of complicated claim efficiently and to ensure that the maximum amount is claimed for you or your child.
We know that taking on a legal case when you are dealing with the effects of medical negligence during birth can seem exceptionally difficult. Our team understands this and will stay by your side during your case, providing the assistance and support you need.
At JCP Solicitors, we have one of Wales’s largest medical negligence teams. Director and Head of Birth Injury claims Keith Thomas, and Director and head of Medical Negligence Matthew Owen, both specialise in the most severe types of birth injury. Both are a recognised national authority in the field and have successfully represented clients in many leading cases in this difficult area of law.
In dealing with child birth injury claims in the UK, we are happy to speak with you in English or Welsh. We have several Welsh speakers as well as a Welsh Language Co-Ordinator.
We deal with birth injury compensation claims at our offices in Swansea as well as at our other offices across South Wales, East Wales and West Wales.
Fees for birth injury claims in Swansea
A range of funding options are available to pay for birth injury compensation claims. These include:
Legal Aid – this may be available for some claims.
Conditional fee agreements – sometimes referred to as no win no fee birth injury claims. If you enter into a conditional fee agreement, you do not have to pay anything upfront and will only be required to pay if your claim is successful.
Insurance funding – you may have an insurance policy, such as household insurance or another type of personal insurance that covers the legal costs of a birth injury claim. If so, you are entitled to use your choice of solicitor.
If you would like to discuss funding a birth injury claim, call us today and we will talk through the available options with you.
Contact our birth injury solicitors in Swansea
For expert representation for birth injury compensation claims in Wales, please contact our Swansea office or use our simple contact form to ask a question or request a call back.