Clinical negligence is a highly complex and specialist area of
law. It requires medical as well as legal knowledge, and an empathy
with the feelings and needs of the people and their
families who have been harmed by negligent treatment. The
evidence shows that specialist solicitors are much more likely to
make an accurate assessment of the chances of success in claiming
compensation for clinical negligence and to get the best result for
their clients. Unfortunately many claimants have been badly let
down by solicitors taking on clinical negligence cases which they
are not competent to handle.
Blake Lapthorn solicitors are members of the Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA)
Lawyers' service and Alison McClure and Sue Jarvis are
accredited specialists on AvMA's clinical negligence panel.
Furthermore, if you would like to
read an interesting piece on AvMA by Caron Heyes, who is the head
of our Clinical Negligence team in London, please click on the following link:
working with
AvMA. Caron spends one day a week working at AvMA and has
written the piece focusing on her experience in general, an
overview of AvMA and her involvement with the
organisation.
AvMA is a registered charity promoting patient safety and
justice for people affected by medical accidents or
negligence. Membership of AvMA's clinical negligence panel is
widely recognised as the quality mark of expertise in clinical
negligence. Membership of AvMA's Lawyers service ensure
access to specialist advice, information, training and medical
experts for clinical negligence lawyers.
The Clinical
Negligence team is also a member of the Law
Society clinical negligence panel.
