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Time limits
If you want to pursue a claim for damages for clinical negligence, you need to act quickly because the law imposes time limits. The general rule is that court proceedings must be commenced within three years of the date of the treatment in question. However, any claim will need to be investigated in detail before court proceedings begin. The investigation can take time and therefore it is important to instruct a specialist solicitor as soon as possible.
The law on time limits is quite complicated. It recognises that in medical cases, a patient may not realise that treatment has failed until some time after the event. For that reason, you should consult us even if more than three years have passed since the treatment you are concerned about. There may be special circumstances applicable to your case which will still allow you to claim. The rules on time limits where a child has been injured are different again. Generally speaking, the three-year period will not start to run until the child reaches the age of 18.
If you need more information then please contact us.
