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Medical Negligence

Birth Injury Compensation Claims

Our dedicated and experienced team of solicitors are regarded as leading specialists in Medical Injury dealing with birth injury claims – particularly those where a child has developed cerebral palsy as a result of poor treatment during pregnancy, during birth or shortly after birth.

Our team have successfully claimed multi-million-pound damages payments for our cerebral palsy clients in medical negligence claims.

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Birth Injury Claims Team

Birth injury cases can be extremely complex; however, our specialist team are able to assess the injuries suffered from medical records and CTG traces, pinpointing the time when things may have started to go wrong and identifying the action that was, or in many cases wasn’t, taken. We are experienced in building a strong claim to ensure appropriate compensation is awarded, thus improving a child’s quality of life and obtaining security for the entire family.

We believe that our responsibility extends beyond simply winning a claim for our client. Our team work closely with skilled and caring rehabilitation specialists to ensure that the best possible care can be provided for as long as it is needed. We always try to secure interim payments so rehabilitation or treatment can start as soon as possible and does not have to wait until the end of a case.

Understanding, Empathy and Professionalism

We appreciate that the circumstances and consequences of your injuries are stressful enough without the worry of choosing a specialist solicitor and wondering what making a claim and dealing with Courts might involve. For this reason we are determined to treat each and every one of our medical negligence clients as an individual, with the understanding, empathy and professionalism they deserve.

We recognise that you may have already lost faith in one profession, doctors, and will do all that we can to build and maintain your faith in us as your solicitors.

For further information please see Frequently Asked Questions about Clinical Negligence Claims. We do not charge for dealing with initial enquiries even if we do not take the claim on. This way you can be safe in the knowledge that you can receive expert legal advice about your complaint without committing to any obligations regarding fees. If we consider that you have a claim which is likely to be successful then we can offer you a “no win no fee” agreement.

If you would like to discuss a potential birth injury claim please contact us on 01273 249200 for a free, no obligation discussion.

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Cerebral Palsy

Experts in Compensation Claims Services

Cerebral Palsy can often be caused by medical negligence during birth.

This can come because of several possible issues such as a difficult birth which has caused injury to a baby or underlying infections or issues with your baby that were not identified during the pregnancy that should have been.

Frequently Asked Questions

Medical Negligence

Birth Injuries are claims for either a child or their parents who suffer a traumatic birth that results in injury to either the parent or child. Injuries can be both physical and psychological. Usually for children, birth injuries sadly mean a brain injury (such as cerebral palsy) has occurred, or other physical injuries. For a mother, this could be physical harm or psychological injury as a result of a negligent birth. Other parents may also have a claim if they witness the traumatic birth.

Birth injuries can occur in a number of ways however, the most common is usually due to a delay in recognising that a baby is in distress during labour which results in the baby being deprived of oxygen and suffering a brain injury. Other issues such as poor delivery technique that result in harm to the baby or mother, or failure to recognise issues just after birth in the neonatal period can also lead to possible birth injury claims. See more medical negligence FAQ’s here

Alex is a real star. He is capable of running the most serious clinical negligence claims. He is personable, efficient and knows his cases inside out.

All the lawyers I have worked with at Dean Wilson are well organised and thorough in their approach.

A wonderful firm that has helped me from beginning to end of my case.

Alex Brown and his team have guided and advised me during my recent personal injury claim in a most professional and courteous manner. Their advice has been faultless throughout and the attention to detail when constructing statements and building my case resulted in a settlement that was on the high side of my expectations.

Leigh Barnard
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After our son had an accident at work resulting in life-changing injuries, we were given the name of this law firm to help us deal with the aftermath. Ben Davey and his team were efficient, friendly and caring and, after a great deal of hard work, we achieved a very satisfactory outcome for our son. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this firm.

Judy Wilson
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Great service and expertise during a tricky case and time in my life. Ben was brilliant and did his best to understand the confusing world of motorsport and translate to the legal world in the best way possible.

Jack Bartholomew
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Ben Davey and Tom Saady Gardiner supported us through navigating our son’s inquest. With the professionalism of Dean Wilson, delivered by Ben and our Barrister, the outcome of the inquest recognised the failings in our son’s care, which was the outcome we had hoped to achieve. Tom’s empathy and kindness was greatly appreciated over the course of the 5 day inquest. If you find yourself in this unenviable position then we would not hesitate in recommending Dean Wilson to help you navigate this overwhelming process.

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My experience with Dean Wilson was an excellent one. At the start of my claim, I didn’t understand what was going on and how it worked but thanks to Ben Davey, Jessica Edwards and the rest of the team who helped me comprehend how the claim works from start to finish and was always ready to give advice.

Yanesi Cadogan
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I had a case of medical negligence and I can’t praise Ben Davey enough. I was kept informed of everything all throughout my case which took a long time but was there to help all the way. I would highly recommend to anyone who needed help and my claim was settled way beyond what we expected.

Rachael Marcou
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My father sadly lost his sight due to a failure in the system in the NHS, from the moment we raised this with the team led by Ben Davey we felt in safe and trusted hands. Things were made easy for me to assist my father we came to very pragmatic conclusion to ensure my dad’s last days can be improved. Professional, supportive, timely, and kind would be my summary. Highly recommended.

Karen Deacon
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I can’t thank Dean Wilson enough for what they did for me after I was involved in a horrific road traffic accident, followed by major surgery and long rehabilitation. Ben and Tom followed my case and patiently explained to me the legal intricacies of personal injury claims. They always replied promptly to my queries using easily understandable terms. They were professional throughout, extremely competent and, last but not least, very kind and empathic.

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