Changing your Solicitor
Changing your medical negligence solicitor
If you have already instructed another firm of solicitors, but you would like to instruct us instead then you have the right to do so.
Often people start a case with a firm who are local to them or who may have advised them on other types of law in the past. The firm may not be specialist medical negligence solicitors or you may be dissatisfied with the level of service you are receiving.
Just because you have started a claim with one firm of solicitors does not mean that you must stick with them, particularly when you have lost confidence in them. Patients usually only have one chance to investigate and pursue a medical negligence claim so it is important to instruct specialists who will provide the expertise and level of service to ensure that the claim has the best possible outcome.
Changing solicitors is a straightforward procedure which can be done at any point in your case. It does not matter whether your case is funded by legal aid, a conditional fee agreement ('no win, no fee') or through insurers, you still have the right to choose your solicitor.
You can give us a call to discuss the position with no obligation. With your written consent we can request your file from your solicitor. We can then assess your case and if we feel the prospects are sufficient and we can genuinely help you, with your consent we can arrange to have the file transferred across to us. We will discuss with you what the next steps in the case should be and ensure you feel informed and in control.
Depending on the funding arrangement you had with your old solicitor this should not cost you a penny.
To arrange a free discussion with a medical negligence solicitor click here or call us free on 0800 0382 382. We are available to take your call twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
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