A legal duty of care is placed on your healthcare provider who must protect you and your baby from the risk of harm and to provide prompt and effective treatment. If you or your baby suffers an injury during their care, negligence may be a serious consideration. The doctor or midwife caring for you during labour and childbirth, or in the days following the birth may not have been competent in their procedures and actions.

Birth injury claims can be complex. We aim to take that strain from you. Speak to Shirley or one of her specialist birth injury legal team, we will listen and advise you appropriately.

A legal duty of care is placed on your healthcare provider who must protect you and your baby from the risk of harm and to provide prompt and effective treatment. If you or your baby suffers an injury during their care, negligence may be a serious consideration. The doctor or midwife caring for you during labour and childbirth, or in the days following the birth may not have been competent in their procedures and actions.

Birth injury claims can be complex. We aim to take that train from you. Speak to Shirley or one of her specialist birth injury legal team, we will listen and advise you appropriately.

Coming to terms with what may have happened to your baby during birth can be all-consuming and put unbelievable pressure on your everyday life, with the need for aftercare for the child perhaps for the rest of its life.

You’ve been through enough already, so the thought of going through a daunting legal case and making a claim for compensation is probably the last thing you want.  This is why we are reaching out to you. Our experienced and expert team will support and guide you, we do all the legal work, and find remedies that can and will make life easier and better for you and your baby.

You’ve been through enough already.  So the thought of going through a daunting legal case and making a claim for compensation is probably the last thing you want.  This is why we are reaching out to you. Our experienced and expert team will support and guide you, we do all the legal work, and find remedies that can and will make life easier and better for you and your baby.

If your baby has suffered a serious birth injury, it is likely they will need extensive care and support, potentially for the rest of their life. Shirley and her team will work with you and by utilizing top medical experts we can secure maximum compensation to improve you and your child’s quality of life. We always aim to get an early admission of liability so that we can get you payments that allow you to get the treatments and therapy you need that will make a difference to the quality of your life. We also aim to settle all cases for the maximum compensation we can get for you without necessarily going to trial, to remove the stress of the litigation.

For children under the age of 18, all successful claims of financial compensation are paid into the court and held on trust. It will be invested on their behalf until they reach the age of 18. As a parent or legal guardian, you can apply directly to the court to release funds to cover payment for things such as medical treatment, or education support. This will be authorized once the court is satisfied that it is necessary. This is usually done with the help of a Deputy who will budget and plan for your child’s spend throughout your child’s life until your child reaches 18, if your child has capacity then. A Deputy can be a family member if the court is satisfied that the family member is the right person to control the finances.

Any amount awarded to your child is approved at what is called an ‘infant approval hearing’. This is a necessary process before any money can be paid out. In some instances, your child may need to attend this hearing, or you may be able to attend on their behalf. Once they reach the age of 18, the money invested is generally paid in full, together with any accrued interest due.

Yes, if your baby sadly died due to a birth injury and someone else was to blame, you may be able to make a claim on behalf of their estate.

If your current legal team are not providing the service and support you need during your birth injury compensation claim, you are completely entitled to change solicitors at no cost. Call us for a second no obligation opinion.