Old Cases or Cases where you have a lawyer already.

More and more of our workload consists of what we call “second- hand” cases, by which we mean cases which we take over from other solicitors. Unfortunately it is the case that often lawyers accept instructions in brain injury cases without having the appropriate knowledge and experience to deal with them properly. This often leads to stagnation in the case; the injured person failing to get treatment, equipment and care they need and additional distress and frustration. More often than not, the injured person and their family have never been involved in litigation before and they do not appreciate that things are not going as they should, and therefore tolerate sub-standard service, sometimes for many years, with devastating effects. These can include prolonging the case unnecessarily; failing to obtain crucial evidence before it is forgotten, lost or destroyed; failing to secure liability and interim payments, meaning that essential treatment and care is not provided; lacking the knowledge and experience to obtain the correct medical and non-medical evidence to prove the case and finally, severe under-settlement of the case.

We are very happy to talk to you if you feel your case is not going as it should be and if we feel you are right and if we have capacity to do so, we can take over your case. Whilst such cases are satisfying for us when we do manage to change things and obtain help and damages that our clients truly deserve this is not a nice situation to be in and if you have any doubts you should obtain a second opinion as soon as you can.