Birth Injury Claims

If you are making a claim for injuries you have sustained during childbirth as a result of negligence, the claim must be brought within 3 years of the date of the alleged negligence or from the date on which you first knew or suspected that you were injured as a result of the alleged negligence.

To make a birth injury compensation claim on behalf of your child, you are able to make a claim at any time before their 21st birthday. However, if your child lacks the mental capacity to manage their own affairs, a claim can be made at any time.

If you’re making a claim because your child sadly passed away due to birth injury, then you have 3 years to make the claim from the date of their death.

If you or your baby have been injured during birth as a result of medical negligence then you may be entitled to claim compensation. Please contact our team of medical negligence specialists on 033 3344 9613 or simply email [email protected] with your request. We offer a free 30-minute consultation, where you will be able to discuss your details in confidence and we will assess if we think you have a claim.

Many people are often concerned about how much it will cost to pursue a birth injury claim. Due to the complexity of birth injury cases, they can be expensive. However, there are a number of ways birth injury claims can be funded depending on your individual circumstances and the facts of your potential claim.

We may be able to assist you with your birth injury negligence claim on a no win, no fee basis giving you the reassurance that you will not have to pay anything if the claim is unsuccessful. Our team of medical negligence specialists will be happy to discuss your funding options in detail.

As a specialist Law Firm, we hold a clinical negligence Legal Aid Franchise. This means we are one of a select group of law firms approved by the Legal Aid Agency to offer Legal Aid funding in certain clinical negligence claims. 

We are able to assist with claims arising throughout England and Wales but have particularly extensive experience in pursuing birth injury claims against NHS Trusts in the Yorkshire region. We are proud to be the only firm with an office within the BD postcode to hold a Clinical Negligence Legal Aid franchise.

Legal Aid for clinical negligence claims is only available in very limited circumstances for:

• Claims where a child has suffered a severe brain injury during pregnancy/childbirth or within the first 8 weeks of life;
• Claims deemed to be ‘exceptional’ by the Director of Legal Aid Casework.

If you are eligible for Legal Aid, you will not have to pay anything towards your legal fees. Our team of medical negligence specialists will support you through the process and make the application on your behalf.

Morrish Solicitors are one of West Yorkshire’s leading Law Firms specialising in medical negligence claims. Our specialist solicitors are experienced in all types of medical negligence cases including; Birth Injury; Brain Injury; Delayed Treatment Claims and Cancer Negligence Compensation Claims to name a few.

As experts in medical negligence, we have solicitors who are accredited members of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel so, you can have peace of mind your claim will be handled by a legal practitioner with proven competency in clinical negligence law. Also, we are one of the few Law Firms in West Yorkshire to offer legal aid funding for claims through the Legal Aid Agency.

If you would like to discuss a potential medical negligence claim please contact us on 033 3344 9613 or simply email [email protected] with your request.