Williamsons Solicitors
DRIFFIELD based clinical negligence lawyers are warning that proposed government cutbacks to Legal Aid could seriously affect patients’ entitlement to damages.
The coalition government’s proposed changes could adversely affect all patients who suffer avoidable injury as a result of medical errors.
This may prevent patients from obtaining any compensation or, where a successful claim is pursued, being forced to accept only 75% of their agreed compensation, warned Nick Gray, of Williamsons Solicitors, Exchange Street.
“Under the current civil justice system one of the central guiding principles is that the victim of any ‘wrong’ should receive appropriate monetary compensation to put them back in the position they would have been, had the ‘wrong’ not occurred.”
“The government intends to force injured patients to contribute towards their legal costs, instead of the losing party, such as a hospital, paying all the patient’s legal costs.
“This could mean the injured patient paying for legal costs of up to 25% of what is very carefully calculated compensation."
Source: driffieldtoday.co.uk
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