This is not true. The main cause for delay in medical negligence claims is the necessary delay while waiting for your medical condition to fully stabilise after the adverse outcome or complication. Because compensation is assessed to cover both the past and future consequences of negligent care, it is necessary that we can accurately predict what the future is likely to hold for you. Our experience is that claims can generally be concluded within a period of 12 - 18 months from our first contact with our client. If necessary, this can be substantially shortened (we have conducted cases which were finalised in less than 3 months of our first acting for a client, when necessary).