Medical / Clinical Negligence Claim

The serious and devastating consequences of Medical Negligence require the specialist services of a firm that knows how to deal with and assist you with the practical and emotional problems that this traumatic experience causes.  

The problems that you now face in adjusting requires time and patience in order to fully assess your needs for the future.

With over 30 years of experience in personal injuries litigation, we know how to address the concerns that you and your family have in dealing with a medical negligence case.

We have the experience in guiding you through the litigation process and quantifying the claim with the engagement of our panel of experts. 

We commit to providing you and your family with excellent service through the difficult transition period that injury causes.

Our Services

Our Solicitors have experience in severe or catastrophic medical injuries claims as a result of medical accidents, negligent medical treatment, GP error or clinical mistakes, in appropriate treatment or missed diagnosis. These include:

• Brain and Spinal Injuries
• Birth injury & Neonatal
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cosmetic/plastic surgery
• Surgical errors
• Obstetric/gynaecological Injuries
• Cancer Misdiagnoses
• Cauda Equina

Assessing your situation

In assessing your client’s needs we engage with a panel of experts in the following areas; 

• Nurses and Physiotherapists with regard to current rehabilitation care and future care.  
• Occupational Therapists in assessing aids, equipment and extensions/alterations to homes & transport.
• Vocational assessors: in assessing employment and educational needs. 
• Doctors and Consultants for future medical costs. 
• Actuaries to assist with the calculation of present and future loss of earnings for the clients/ dependent children or spouses.
• Consultants in assessing the severity of the impact of the injury and mobility into the future.  

We ensure that all the consequences that an injury causes are considered by our panel of experts in conjunction with your expectations.  

Costs

Fear of the cost and difficulties of bringing a case can be overwhelming. We appreciate this and we offer to talk to you – talk costs nothing.

The initial consultation is complimentary and without obligation.  One of our experienced medical negligence solicitors will listen to your story and advise you.

If we believe in the merits of your case we will not be afraid to take on your case. If we believe you do not have a stateable case we will be clear with you about our opinion.  

If we believe we can make a difference for you and believe in the merits of your cases we will advise you so, discuss the process and costs in detail.

In some cases, we can also seek to have part payment of damages paid over by an insurance company  in advance of a settlement in order to relieve immediate financial pressure caused by your injury. Medical professionals are required to maintain professional liability insurance to offset the risk of lawsuits based on medical malpractice

Compensation

If after we investigate the circumstances of the accident that caused the injury,and we consider that you may have a case, you may be entitled to compensation. 

Compensation is awarded under the following headings; 

1. General damages for pain and suffering
2. Special damages which cover financial under the following headings; 
   • cost of past and future medical treatment,  
   • cost of past and future loss of earnings;
   • cost of aids, equipment and extensions/alterations to homes & transport. 

Important Time Frames

An individual who has been injured as a result of a medical procedure has 2 years from the date of the injury or 2 years from the date of knowledge in which to take a case and issue proceedings.  In the case of those under 18 years of age or those with intellectual impairment time limits are extended by legislation.  If in any doubt about whether your case is within the statute of limitations it is important that you seek legal advice immediately.

Our Services

We offer you or your family member who has been the victim of an injury, on a no obligation consultation basis, to hear your story and advise you of the best practice to follow.

If you simply require initial advice and do not wish to proceed with a matter we understand.

If you need more information start by telling us about your case. 

To contact us call us on 1850 940 140 or +353 (0) 1 649 99 00, email us at law@traceysolicitors.ie or we can call you back. After examination of your case we can decide how to proceed