specialist Clinical Negligence solicitors
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.
