Medical Negligence
Before any step in court, one question needs an honest answer. Was there in fact a medical error? We review the file together with specialist doctors and tell you plainly where the case stands.
Medical liability cases are demanding. They are decided on medical records, protocols and expert opinions, not on impressions. The first stage is therefore always a review of the complete medical file with doctors of the relevant specialty, and a written, candid assessment of whether there is any indication of negligence. If the answer is no, you will hear it plainly, before you invest time and money in an uncertain dispute.
Where the case does stand up, we pursue it on every front: a civil claim for compensation, criminal proceedings, and disciplinary proceedings before the hospital and the regional health authority. We also act for doctors and nursing staff who need representation in a sworn administrative inquiry, the internal investigation a Greek public hospital opens into an incident, and before disciplinary bodies.
Matters we typically handle
Opinion following review of the file
We examine the complete medical file together with doctors of the relevant specialty and give you a written assessment of whether negligence is made out. Every decision that follows rests on it.
Liability for medical negligence: civil, criminal, disciplinary
We handle all three strands together and in a coordinated way, so that a step taken in one does not undermine the others.
Claims for compensation
Damages for financial loss and compensation for pain and suffering, with the claim documented in full, medically and financially.
Representation in inquiries and before disciplinary bodies
We act for doctors and nurses in sworn administrative inquiries and before the disciplinary boards of hospitals and of the regional health authorities.
Frequently asked questions
How will I know whether I have a viable case?
Only after the complete medical file has been reviewed by a lawyer and by a doctor of the relevant specialty. You will have a written, candid assessment before you decide whether to proceed, and if the case does not stand up you will be told so plainly.
When does my claim become time-barred?
As a rule five years from the point at which you learned of the harm and of the person liable, but where a public hospital is involved the periods are shorter. Assessing it early is critical.
What documents do I need for the first assessment?
The complete medical file, which you are entitled to receive from the hospital or clinic, together with test results and any written correspondence. If you meet with refusals, we obtain it ourselves.
The answers above are general information and do not constitute legal advice on any specific matter.