Specialist Solicitors

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Clinical Negligence Law

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LEGAL AID SOLICITORS


Clinical Negligence Claims

Legal Aid solicitors are in a minority. Less than 1% of solicitors are legally permitted to apply for funding for legal costs on behalf of their clients when it comes to clinical negligence claims.

Legal Services Commission

The Legal Services Commission outlines the requirements for public funding applications regarding medical negligence. Legal Aid solicitors will where possible ensure your case complies with and satisfies the conditions of acceptance. Some of these requirements are:

  • Cost-Benefit – There are particular parameters in place that dictate what ratio must exist between the expected legal costs of a claim and the estimated value of compensation.

  • Prospects of Success – Public funding is not typically available for claims in which the prospects of success are less than even. If the costs exceed the likely benefit this will also be the case. However where cases have good prospects funding is more likely.

  • Importance of the Case – The Legal Services Commission will sometimes make a judgement regarding the importance of the case. This is a measurements dictated in part by the importance of the situation to the outside `reasonable man' and therefore not based on the passionate involvement of the particular person applying. Such judgements involve the estimated compensation level and the eventual consequences for the person applying should the application be denied.

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