Call Us
08000 224 224
You are in: Home Page | News Desk | News Story
19th October 2006
In a move to provide medical negligence claimants with easier access to justice, Thompsons Solicitors has introduced a new funding aspect to its Clinical Negligence Service. It follows the curtailment of legal aid and the need to help claimants who might otherwise be put off taking action because of the costs involved.
Where Thompsons decides to take on a case and the individual is not entitled to legal aid, the firm can in certain instances help pay the fee for access to a client’s medical records to help them determine the strength of their case.
Many people who have sustained injuries through clinical negligence are put off accessing justice because of the need to pay for external medical records and reports. From 1st November 2006, Thompsons can offer greater flexibility in helping clients with good cases to fund the payments needed for a medical expert’s fees for reports. These report fees can sometimes be prohibitively high.
“Our aim is to ease the upfront financial burden for people whom we consider to have a strong case,” explains Cathryn Davies, Partner at Thompsons Solicitors. “Cutbacks in public funding mean that more people are having to fund their own claims. And further confusion arises because so few firms are up front about the costs involved in bringing a claim.
“Transparency is essential for clients because they want to know where they stand, not only from a legal perspective but with the costs involved. Our aim is to secure maximum compensation for injured people and ensure that they can receive the same high quality, low cost service in clinical negligence as in other areas of personal injury.
“Many firms simply aren’t clear about the legal costs involved in bringing a claim. Furthermore, it’s not unusual for people to find themselves with a £5,000 bill just to investigate whether or not they have a case. Others win their cases thinking their costs will be paid by the other side only to find that their own solicitor has sent them a bill too.”
Thompsons Solicitors has been getting compensation for working people for over 80 years. Mindful of the fact that many people do not have the money to spare for legal costs bills, the firm’s approach is to seek realistic and cost effective solutions for their problems.
Thompsons has also issued guidance on the process involved with bringing a clinical negligence claim, which can be viewed by visiting our online brochure.
Care has been taken to explain legal terms to ensure that people fully understand what is involved.
The clinical negligence team at Thompsons forms part of the most experienced personal injury firm in the UK. Individuals can also get legal aid funding through the firm as it is recognised by the Legal Services Commission as a specialist provider in this field of law.
If you or anyone you know has suffered due to clinical negligence, telephone us now for accurate claim advice.
There are strict time limits in place to make any injury claim. For further information, contact us or visit our Questions Answered page.
Thompsons Solicitors are experts in all personal injury matters. We will be able to advise you whether or not you have a valid claim for compensation. Our specialist personal injury lawyers will be happy to talk you through the process of making a claim in plain English and will be happy to answer any questions or queries you may have. If you do have a valid personal injury compensation claim and you decide to instruct Thompsons Solicitors to deal with the matter for you, we will recover our legal fees from the person responsible for your injury, ensuring that the entire procedure is cost-free for you. Telephone us now on 08000 224 224 or complete one of our online compensation claim forms.