Claims Against Medical Negligence
Injuries/illness caused by a medical or healthcare provider
If you have sustained an injury or illness due to medical malpractice, such as the fault of a medical or healthcare provider, or whilst in their care, you may be able to make a claim for compensation. This may include medical injuries or illnesses, as well as health and fitness injuries such as from massage or personal training, and also applies to fatalities/deaths from negligence.
Expert assistance is vital in such cases, especially since the law surrounding medical and health treatments is complicated, and is always evolving in terms of science and technology.
There can be many types of personal injury claims relating to medical negligence or malpractice, including:
- Surgical and anaesthesia errors
- Misdiagnosis or delay in diagnosis
- Failure to refer for specialist consultation, further investigations or emergency treatment
- Injuries sustained during birth
- Prescription and medication errors, or defective medical products,
- Fatalities/deaths
Popular Questions
Medical negligence or medical malpractice is the failure from a medical or healthcare provider, including hospitals, general practitioners (GPs), surgeons, dentists, physiotherapists, and other medical or healthcare specialists, to treat you with reasonable care. Medical negligence might be the result of errors in diagnosis, treatment, aftercare or health management.
If you have sustained an injury or illness as a result of this lack of reasonable care or professionalism, you may be able to file a claim for compensation.
To know more about your particular personal injury claim, you should consult professional legal advice.
Each circumstance is unique. To get a better idea if you have a claim for medical negligence you should consult professional legal advice as soon as possible, as generally there are time limits with such claims. Most times, other expert medical feedback will also be needed.
If a medical or healthcare treatment you have received has been severely lower than the acceptable standard, even where a professional is acting with good intention and appropriately, and you suffered an injury or illness, you may be entitled to compensation.
This sub-standard or lack of reasonable care must be evident, or clearly shown. It must also be shown that your injury or illness would have been avoided if your medical or health care had been appropriate.
To know more about your particular personal injury claim, you should consult professional legal advice.
Generally, you may be entitled to compensation for any harmed personal property, present or future medical expenses, rehabilitation and care expenses (from professionals or family), and loss of income/financial loss, and/or lump sums for loss of income, medical and rehabilitation care, pain, suffering and reduced quality-of-life, as well as other expenses, such as purchase of any special equipment related to the injury you suffered.
To know more about your particular personal injury claim, you should consult professional legal advice.
When it comes to compensation amounts for personal injuries, there is no definite answer that can apply across the board. Overall, one may claim for general damages and special damages. But of course, every personal injury is different and therefore compensation amounts can vary greatly, depending on a number of factors. For instance, the severity or nature of the injury, likely recovery time and prognosis, as well as various damages need to be taken into account. These are just some examples of factors; there are many elements that need to be taken into consideration and depending on consequences.
When assessing compensation for a claim, reference is also made to expert medical reports, Cyprus case law and of course, the wider legal system.
We handle all sorts of personal injury claims, at various levels.
To know more about your particular personal injury claim, you should consult professional legal advice.
A personal injury can relate to many different types of harm you have endured, both physical and emotional. If you have sustained a personal injury, caused by the carelessness or negligence of others, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
To know more about your particular personal injury claim, you should consult professional legal advice.
Generally, if you have sustained a personal injury or illness by the fault of someone else – often even if you were partly at fault – you may be entitled to claim for compensation. Everyone is entitled to go about their daily life in safety and if this has been hindered by the carelessness or negligence of others, you may be within your rights to sue for compensation.
To know more about your particular personal injury claim, you should consult professional legal advice.
Our special ‘No Win, No Fee’ arrangement offers peace of mind to potential claimants, by providing access to justice and legal representation to those with a valid claim, but who would otherwise not be able to afford a lawyer.
With the ‘No Win, No Fee’ arrangement, if you don’t win the case, you don’t pay our legal fees. We’ll explain more about this type of arrangement in more detail and if it may apply to your case in our initial discussion. It is important to note that not every claim can qualify for our ‘No Win, No Fee’ arrangement.
Learn more about our No Win No Fee arrangement.
To know more about your particular personal injury claim, you should consult professional legal advice.