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If your child has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy due to medical negligence during pregnancy or birth, our team may be able to help you.
Contact us nowWe understand the impact this condition can have on people and their families, and we strongly believe in holding medical professionals accountable for their negligence.
One of the main causes of cerebral palsy is what we call a “hypoxic brain injury” during childbirth. This is where the baby’s brain gets starved of oxygen. Sometimes this cannot be prevented, or it is impossible to work out what has caused the baby to be injured.
However, negligent mistakes by doctors and midwives can lead to a child sustaining a hypoxic brain injury. Errors that can result in cerebral palsy medical negligence claims include:
Call us free today to see how we can help you understand your options on 0808 164 0808, or request a call back if you’d like one of our no-win, no-fee experts to call you.
We carry out many of our claims on a no win, no fee basis. This means there are no upfront costs for you and, provided that you have not misled or acted against the advice that we have given you, no financial risk to you – even if your claim is not successful.
In most instances we will purchase ‘After the Event’ (ATE) insurance on your behalf to cover any legal costs should you not win the case. However, if you have a ‘Before the Event’ (BTE) insurance policy included in your home, car or credit card insurance then we may look to use that insurance to cover the legal costs and an ATE policy should not then be required.
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In general you have three years from the date of negligence or reasonable knowledge of mistreatment by a medical professional causing you harm to bring a medical negligence compensation claim. There are some exceptions to this rule; for instance where the matter involves a child in which case the child has three years from the date of their 18th birthday to bring a claim, therefore expiring on the individual’s 21st birthday.
It is important to speak to our medical negligence solicitors as early as possible to avoid any issues with limitation dates.
