Medical Negligence
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Trainee Solicitor, Personal Injury & Medical Negligence
Samantha is currently undergoing her first seat as a trainee Solicitor in our Personal Injury & Medical Negligence team, assisting Alex Brown, head of the Personal Injury department with claims in relation to severe and life changing injuries resulting in:
Samantha previously worked as a Paralegal in the Dispute Resolution team running her own possession claims assisting landlords recover their residential property along with any rent arrears owed and a successful Judgment for their legal costs.
Samantha worked closely with a well-known local managing agents to help clients achieve the best possible outcome. She also assisted senior members in the team with more general litigation matters.
Samantha can be contacted by email: slb@deanwilson.co.uk or on her direct dial: 01273 249298.
Partner & Head of Department, Personal Injury & Medical Negligence
Alex is the head of the Personal Injury and Medical Negligence team specialises in severe and life changing injuries to Claimants who have suffered Personal Injuries, Criminal Injuries & Medical Negligence resulting in:
Senior Chartered Legal Executive, Personal Injury & Medical Negligence
Ben is a Senior Chartered Legal Executive in the Personal Injury & Medical Negligence team. He specialises in complex personal injury and medical negligence claims, acting for the injured party or the families. He specialises in a wide range of life-changing injuries ranging from road traffic accidents, employment claims to severe injury medical negligence claims. Ben is also frequently instructed to represent families at inquest.
Ben has dealt with a number of profile matters which have been reported in the regional, national, and international media.
Personal Injury
Medical Negligence
Inquests
Human Rights
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
Ben works hard to get the best possible results for his clients. He is organised, has good analytical skills and a good eye for detail – Chambers & Partners 2024
Thinks outside the box – he sees and acknowledges my struggles – The Legal 500 2023
Years of relevant experience and can take cases forward and to successful conclusions with vigour – The Legal 500 2022
Truly outstanding professional – he is willing to go the extra mile and you can always rely on him to ensure clients get justice - Chambers and Partners 2022
Ben Davey was highly professional, diligent and constructively helpful in his explanations. Ben quickly identified the issues and provided a practical approach to deal with the issues in question and accordingly I have no hesitation in recommending him and his firm – Google review
Solicitor, Personal Injury & Medical Negligence
I am a Solicitor specialising in personal injury and medical negligence claims. I qualified as a Solicitor in March 2022, having previously spent 4 years working with the team assisting on high value catastrophic injury cases involving brain and spinal cord injury.
I only act for the injured party (Claimants). My specialism is working with people who suffer serious injuries, which may have been caused by:
I have previously reached settlement for my clients who have suffered a range of injuries including fractures, soft tissue injuries and PTSD. Following an accident, a client’s day to day life is affected. My role is to secure compensation for client’s whose ability to work and earn has been impacted and to help them meet future treatment needs on a private basis to assist their recovery.
I am currently assisting my colleague, Ben Davey, with the David Fuller inquiry and compensation scheme, and we act for many the affected family members.
Paralegal, Personal Injury & Medical Negligence
Tom is a Paralegal in the Personal Injury and Medical Negligence team, assisting Ben Davey and Jessica Edwards with a variety of cases ranging from minor to severe. Tom has assisted on the successful settlement of a number of cases involving severe orthopaedic and psychiatric injuries.
Paralegal, Property Disputes and Landlord and Tenant
Katiee is a paralegal in the Dispute Resolution team assisting on a variety of major and routine legal matters within the department. Katiee manages her own cases and prides herself on getting the best outcome for our clients. Katiee is experienced in rent mediation and section 21 and section 8 claims.
Katiee also leads the Welsh matters within the team giving her experience in both English and Welsh claims.
Paralegal, Personal Injury & Medical Negligence
Natasha is a Paralegal in the Personal Injury and Medical Negligence team, and assists Ben Davey and Jessica Edwards with a variety of cases involving:
Senior Legal Assistant / Paralegal, Personal Injury & Medical Negligence
Becca supports Alex Brown and the Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Team in cases involving severe and life changing injuries to claimants who have suffered personal injuries, criminal injuries & medical negligence resulting in: