Medical Negligence Solicitors In London

Our medical negligence law services

Law Lane Solicitors handles the full spectrum of medical negligence claims, from straightforward prescription errors to catastrophic birth injuries requiring Court of Protection and personal injury trusts. Our excellent reputation is built on winning compensation in difficult-to-prove, high-value cases.

Because we have in-house medical expertise, we can spend more time examining the merits of a case than other firms are willing to. It follows that we can take on cases that other firms reject as being too complicated or, upon a quick initial evaluation, lacking merit.

The types of medical negligence cases we advise and represent on

We are routinely instructed on the full range of clinical negligence matters, from single incidents of avoidable harm through to multi-party claims involving systemic treatment failures. These include:

• Surgical errors and complications Where a procedure has been performed negligently, including wrong-site surgery, retained instruments, anaesthetic errors, and avoidable post-operative complications.
• Failure to diagnose and delayed diagnosis Cancer misdiagnosis is among the most common and serious categories of clinical negligence claims. Where a GP, radiologist, or hospital clinician failed to investigate symptoms that should have prompted further action, we swiftly assess whether that failure caused a material worsening of prognosis or outcome.
• Birth injuries Avoidable harm to a mother or baby during pregnancy, labour, or delivery, including cerebral palsy, hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy, and Erb’s palsy. These are among the highest-value claims in clinical negligence, and require the advice and representation of Medical Negligence Solicitors who understand both the obstetric standard of care and the long-term rehabilitation and financial needs of the injured infant.
• Failure to gain consent Patients must be informed of all material risks they would attach significance to before consenting to treatment. Where that duty was breached, and harm resulted, a claim may succeed even where the treatment itself was competently performed.
• Prescription and medication errors Mistakes in prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication can cause serious injury and are frequently preventable. The firm advises on claims against GPs, hospital clinicians, and pharmacists.
• A&E and emergency care negligence  Failure to act on symptoms presented in accident and emergency, including missed sepsis, missed fractures, missed cardiac events, and inadequate triage decisions that led to avoidable deterioration.
• Spinal and orthopaedic negligence Delayed or negligent treatment of spinal injuries, disc herniations, fractures, and joint conditions, including errors during spinal surgery that caused or worsened neurological damage.
• Brain injury claims Whether caused by surgical error, anaesthetic failure, delayed treatment of stroke or meningitis, or oxygen deprivation during birth, brain injury claims often require specialist handling and large compensation awards to cover lifelong care.
• Dental negligence Including negligent extractions, failed root canal treatment, delayed diagnosis of oral cancer, and avoidable nerve damage caused during dental procedures.
• Care home negligence Where elderly or vulnerable residents have suffered avoidable harm through inadequate care, medication mismanagement, pressure sores, or falls that should have been prevented.
• Cosmetic surgery claims Private cosmetic procedures gone wrong, including complications from breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, and other elective procedures where the standard of care or consent fell short.

Law Lane Solicitors carries a 4.9 out of 5 Trustpilot rating based on over 1,200 reviews. Our clients are ordinary people who have suffered serious harm, often at the hands of medical professionals they trusted, and who needed a law firm willing to fight for them when others would not.

Funding your personal injury claim

We may be able to offer you a No Win No Fee agreement (also known as a Conditional Fee Agreement). Under this arrangement, you will only pay our legal fees if we win your compensation claim.

If your claim is successful, you will pay a ‘success fee’, which is deducted from your settlement. If your claim is unsuccessful, you pay nothing for our legal work. However, you will need to pay for any expenses related to your case, such as court and expert report fees. These are known as disbursements.

We can also advise on After the Event (ATE) insurance, which protects you against the risk of having to pay the other side’s legal costs if your claim does not succeed.