Our client was 28 years old at the time of her
injuries, the case concerned the treatment she received during the
birth of her baby in 2005.
Unfortunately, the doctors failed to correctly
interpret the results of the relevant tracings during delivery. As
a consequence they delayed the caesarean section and this meant
that our client's baby did not survive.
Had the doctors delivered the baby by
caesarean section at the correct time it is likely, on a balance of
probabilities, that the baby would have been born alive.
The client was devastated by the events and
suffered a moderate to severe psychological injury.
Legal Aid was granted to investigate the claim
and after the medical records had been obtained, an expert was
instructed.
The expert's report supported our client's
claim and a Letter of Claim was sent to the Hospital explaining in
detail the nature of the claim. At that stage the Defendant had 3
months within which to respond to the Letter of Claim.
The Defendant admitted liability in their
Letter of Response. We put forward an offer to settle the claim on
behalf of our client and kept her informed throughout the
negotiations.
The Defendant agreed to an out of court
settlement in favour of our client for the sum of £20,000 without
the need to commence Court Proceedings.