We are urging anyone who has not yet started a case to claim now for vaginal mesh compensation before it’s too late as many people are missing the deadlines.
We have previously published a great deal of advice about the time limits that people have to claim and the consequences of missing them. Recent news of the £50m settlement in Scotland looks to have triggered a few more people looking into claiming as we have received a few more enquiries lately than we normally do.
Sadly, we have had to turn people away due to the limitation period, in our view, having expired. As such, we are again warning about the consequences of leaving it too late.
How long do you have to claim?
Without being able to assess your case, this isn’t easy to answer at all. That’s why we always recommend that you claim now for vaginal mesh compensation and don’t leave it to chance. The longer you leave it, the riskier it can be that a deadline is approaching or has already passed.
You may be familiar with the general “three-year” rule, which may mean that you only have three years from the date of surgery to make a claim. The limitation period can run from different dates in a case like this, so it’s not easy to just rely on this as your absolute date. To be able to properly calculate the date, we need to speak to you and properly advise you.
If the date is too close, we may not have enough time to start a case either. If you think it has passed, you should still get in touch so we can be certain.
Missing the deadlines
We recommend that you claim now for vaginal mesh compensation if you have yet to start your case. If you miss a key deadline like the limitation deadline, you may be statute-barred from claiming. This means that the opponent can raise a defence in law that says that you have not brought the claim in time and the case can then be struck out.
In short, this can leave you without any ability to recover compensation at all. You can apply to the court to claim even when you are outside of time, but you normally need to have a good reason for doing so. Simply not knowing about the deadlines is not usually an acceptable excuse.
If we consider that the limitation date for your case has expired, we may not be able to represent you for a compensation case at all. This could mean that you have missed out on the chance to receive thousands or even tens of thousands of pounds in compensation.
So, don’t miss out!
Claim now for vaginal mesh compensation
The best thing to do is claim now for vaginal mesh compensation by contacting our team here today for free, no-obligation advice.
If we can represent you for a case, we can also offer to do so on a No Win, No Fee basis. So what have you got to lose?
By not starting a case as soon as you can, you could have a lot to lose. We don’t want to see anyone miss out, so don’t keep putting it off. Get in touch now – there’s no-obligation to proceed if you decide that you don’t want to, but at least get the key advice that you need before it’s too late.
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