Legal Aid Board Clinical Negligence Franchise.

"I have recently been the victim of a medical accident and believe that I am eligible for legal aid, but when I went to my solicitor they advised me that they couldn't make an application for legal aid as they were no longer franchised. What does this mean and what should I do?"

As of August last year, firms who have not been awarded the Legal Aid Board Clinical Negligence Franchise are no longer able to pursue clinical negligence claims with the benefit of legal aid. 

This has developed because cases for injury caused by healthcare treatment are often complex, and it is vital that claimants receive a quality assured service in this specialist area of law.

All firms who have received this franchise have been identified and checked by the Legal Aid Board to make sure that they give a quality service.