Case studies

• Compensation following plastic tubing ‘never event’ during weight loss surgery
  We secured compensation from Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust for a client who had a small piece of plastic tubing left inside her after weight loss surgery.
• Successful claim relating to gastric banding procedure – failure to warn of and manage complications
  We have dealt with a substantial claim for damages for a client seriously injured as a result of a gastric banding procedure performed privately by Professor Nadey Hakim.
• Settlement against Spire Healthcare for injury sustained following gastric bypass reversal surgery
  We have recently settled a claim against Spire Healthcare Ltd for a client who suffered an anastomotic leak following gastric bypass revision surgery, leading to the need for further surgery and causing her a problematic recovery.
• £35,000 settlement following failure to release subclavian artery during surgery
  Our client was 18 years old when she first saw her GP in 2009 with problems with her right arm circulation and pain in her right shoulder. She was diagnosed with Raynaud’s phenomenon, a common condition that affects the blood supply to some parts of the body.
• Failure to recognise risks of deep vein thromboses
  Our client had a complicated medical history, with diabetes, hypertension and gallstones. She fractured one of her toes and had a below knee plaster cast fitted and was then admitted to hospital to have her gall bladder removed.
• Failure to identify bleeding following heart surgery
  Our client underwent heart surgery after which he was found to be suffering inadequate blood circulation. The hospital failed initially to consider that this might be caused by internal bleeding and it was several hours before this was identified.
• Claim against hospital for injuries caused by negligent circumcision
  We have recently settled a claim against Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust after our client suffered injuries following a negligent circumcision.
• Compensation achieved for delayed diagnosis of ovarian torsion
  We have recently settled a claim against an NHS trust for a delay in diagnosing and operating on ovarian torsion. This claim related to care received by the claimant, who was in her twenties, after being admitted to a hospital run by the defendant trust with severe abdominal pain on her left side, vomiting and haematuria.
• Failure to investigate and treat testicular torsions properly
  Testicular torsion is a relatively rare occurrence, but when it arises it requires treatment within a very short timescale or the testicle is at risk of being lost.
• Inappropriate prostatectomy and negligent surgery
  Our client underwent a prostatectomy for which no prior tests or investigations had been conducted. The surgery itself left him incontinent and impotent and despite attempts at remedial surgery these problems remained.
• Settlement achieved against private consultant following delayed gallbladder surgery
  We have recently settled a claim on behalf of a client against a private consultant gastroenterologist at the BUPA Cromwell Hospital in London for alleged failings in the management of a gallstone.
• Failure to identify and correct error in bowel surgery
  Our client had a temporary colostomy whilst she was treated with radiotherapy for anal cancer. After the successful cancer treatment, the temporary colostomy was reversed, but she suffered on-going problems and eventually decided to have a permanent colostomy.
• Negligent surgery on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
  Our client underwent ACL reconstruction to repair damage to the ligament but the surgery ended up causing significant further damage to the knee leading to revision surgery.
• Fatal surgical error in gall bladder removal
  Our client's wife died following surgery to remove her gall bladder in which the operating surgeon failed properly to identify her anatomy.
• Compensation received following negligent gallbladder surgery
  Our client underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (the removal of her gallbladder) as she was suffering from pain due to gallstones. The operation was performed negligently and her bile duct was severed during surgery.
• Settlement for negligently performed cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)
  We have recently settled a claim against a private surgeon for errors during surgery to remove our client’s gallbladder.
• Claim for patient’s death following delay in diagnosis and management of infection
  We settled a claim against Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust on behalf of the daughter of a man from Ilford who died following a delay in recognising and treating his serious infection.
• Amputation following podiatric surgery
  Our client was advised by a podiatric surgeon to undergo surgery for hammer toes, but during the operation the oxygen supply to her toes was depleted leading to ischaemia.
• Tendon damage during podiatric surgery
  Our client was advised by a podiatric surgeon that she needed a tibial tendon augmentation to improve her pain and mobility.
• Swab retained post-operatively
  We acted for a client who underwent major pelvic exenteration surgery for vaginal cancer during which a swab was left in situ.

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