Choosing a clinical negligence solicitor
Your solicitor will be crucial to the success of your claim and will be able to explain and support you through each and every step of the process. Make sure you do some research and speak to a few firms before deciding who you would wish to instruct. An initial meeting with your solicitor should be without obligation and free of charge.
Making a claim can be a difficult and emotional experience for parents and carers, especially during the early stages of an investigation. Choosing the right solicitor with appropriate experience, understanding and knowledge can make things much easier.
When choosing a solicitor you should:
- ask some questions to ensure you get someone with appropriate experience and previous success in making clinical negligence claims
- contact other specialist organisations who will be able to provide further information to help you with your choice
Questions to ask when choosing a solicitor
The way to make sure a solicitor is right for you is to ask them some questions. A good solicitor will expect you to do so.
- Use these questions as a guide and ask any others that you may want answered.
- Make sure you understand the answers you are given and take a note of the key points. If you do not understand the answers, say so and ask for more explanation or information.
- Meet with more than one solicitor to help you make your choice. Any firm should provide an initial interview free of charge or obligation and should be happy to visit you.
- You might want to ask for contact details of previous clients whom you can speak to about their experience, as a reference (subject of course to client confidentiality).
- Remember you have the right to change your solicitor at any point during the process if you are unhappy with the service you are receiving. This may be subject to approval by the Legal Services Commission if you are in receipt of their funding.
Questions to ask when choosing a solicitor.
The following solicitors have experience in dealing with medical negligence cases. This list has been compiled to assist people seeking the services of solicitors experienced in medical negligence litigation, in the context of medical intervention resulting in a disability. We have been careful to include only those firms which have declared that the criteria set down by Scope have been met. However, this list is not meant as a recommendation and does not imply that Scope can offer any guarantee in respect of the information and services provided by each firm. As such no liability will attach to Scope or any of its servants or agents as a result of any person relying upon this list.
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