Medical Negligence Attorneys in Gauteng

Information to Provide Medical Negligence Attorneys in Gauteng to Claim Compensation

If you want to recover damages related to injury suffered as the result of medical negligence and stay in Pretoria or Johannesburg, your first step should be to make an appointment with medical negligence attorneys in Gauteng. The attorneys will assist you in determining the merits of your claim and advise you regarding the legal procedures.

Keep in mind that a medical negligence lawsuit can take years before you get a successful outcome. As such, it is imperative to understand that you will need sufficient prove regarding the malpractice and the relation to your injuries. Not all medical mistakes are the result of negligence and not all mistakes lead to serious injury.

That being said, your child may have died as the result of the actions of a medical caregiver or may have suffered considerable physical damage. Likewise, your spouse and the breadwinner in your family may have died, leaving you with loss of financial support. The negligence may have caused you to be disfigured and you may have suffered emotional and physical damage as a result.

If any of the above applies to you, then the injury and damages suffered are sufficient cause for initialising legal procedures to get compensation with the help of medical negligence attorneys in Gauteng. First, however, it must be determined whether medical malpractice has taken place and whether such has been the cause of your injuries and damages.

In order to help you determine the merits of the case, your chosen medical negligence attorneys in Gauteng will need as much as possible information at the first appointment. As such, gather the following documents and information before the appointment:

• IRP5 statements for the three years preceding the medical injury incident.
• Contact information of the medical caregiver or institution in question.
• Proof of income, such as bank statements or salary slips.
• Bank statements for a period of five years preceding the incident.
• Vouchers, invoices and payment receipt slips for expenses incurred for travelling, accommodation, treatment, tests, additional care, and communication directly related to the injury suffered.
• ID document.
• Medical aid statements for the three-year period before the incident and thereafter.
• Detailed explanation of the circumstances before and after the incident.
• Detailed explanation of how the treatment came about, treatment received and the results thereof.

The medical negligence attorneys in Gauteng will, upon assessment of the particular case, advise you whether you have sufficient grounds for initialising legal procedures to get compensation for damages suffered. Should you decide to continue with the claim the attorneys will collect more information, such as your medical records, the records where you have been treated, and also expert opinion from medical experts in the particular field of care.

They will commence the legal action with the drafting of a letter of demand. How the defending party responds to the letter of demand will determine what legal procedure will be followed. If a settlement cannot be reached, then litigation will follow to get compensation.

This will entail court procedures and you may need to testify. The judge will decide on whether or not it was malpractice, whether or not the injuries sustained have been a direct result of the malpractice, and what the compensation for the damages suffered must be.

Speak to the Adele van der Walt team of medical negligence attorneys in Gauteng to help you determine the merits of your claim and for advice regarding procedures to follow for claiming compensation.

Disclaimer

Information in this article is not intended as legal advice and is only for informational purposes. Please seek legal guidance from Adele van der Walt before relying on this information to make any legal decisions.

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