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Case studies
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Negligent treatment of diabetic foot ulcer
In this case our client sadly ended up requiring a below knee amputation with reduced life expectancy of between one and two years.
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Negligently performed rhinoplasty
Our client underwent a rhinoplasty that was negligently performed as too much bone was excised, resulting in a nose graft that should not have been needed.
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Negotiating a settlement for private hospital dispute
The owners of a private hospital asked us to advise on disputes relating to the design and installation of a specialist metal roof as part of a new build construction.
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Negotiation and restructuring to avoid administration
Our specialist lawyers advised tenants and guarantors of various properties in different funds on negotiations with a group of Regus companies over applications to assign and re-gear leases.
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No time to waste
We are regularly instructed on claims for prolongation and extensions of time and related costs claims.
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North East housing association group restructure
Members of our housing corporate and governance team completed the restructure of one of the largest housing association groups in the North East. The project was key to the housing association group achieving financial savings to mitigate the impact of rent cuts to the social housing sector.
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Novated contract
Our team advised the developer of a residential scheme which was requested by its contractor to ‘novate’ the building contract to a new company (owned by the same shareholders) due to the first contractor’s potential insolvency.
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Obtaining validation order
Our dispute resolution team obtained a validation order for a company client which had inadvertently overlooked service of a winding-up petition by a creditor. Not only had the petition been served, but it had also been advertised, which meant that the client could not make any payments from its bank account to discharge the debt.
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Optical MBO acquisition
London Bridge Optical is a successful importer and exporter of spectacle frames.
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Orthopaedic infection claim
Our client suffered an ankle fracture that required surgical repair, but during which it was not recognised that he demonstrated early signs of infection.
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Out of court settlement for a substandard appendectomy
We have recently settled a claim against Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust for a client who endured avoidable pain and suffering following a substandard appendectomy (removal of the appendix).
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Out-of-court settlement for client who lost thumb tip due to delay in treatment
We recently secured £10,000 in an out-of-court settlement for a client who suffered a delay in surgical treatment to remove a blackthorn from his hand which resulted in the amputation of the tip of his thumb.
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Overcoming limitation problems in industrial building dispute
We acted for the owner of an industrial building in bringing claims under collateral warranties against the main contractor, structural engineer, ground compaction subcontractor and others for structural defects to the building which had been constructed on made up land with negligently designed foundations.
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Overturning of entry clearance refusal
Our client, an Indian doctor, had had his entry clearance application as a work permit holder refused. The entry clearance officer also imposed a 10 year re-entry ban.
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Paediatric claim for a child left brain-injured after seizures
Our clinical negligence team is currently looking into how a young child was so severely brain-injured after being transferred to hospital due to seizures.
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Panel warns registrant following failure to refer patient for further investigation
Mr F had been treating a patient when he failed to notice a potentially life-threatening condition. He appeared before the fitness to practise panel of his regulatory body which found that he ought to have made urgent arrangements to refer the patient for further investigation and had not done so.
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Passenger receives compensation for ship doctor's misdiagnosis
We acted for a client who was the victim of clinical negligence while on a cruise. Her claim was governed by the Athens Convention.
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Passenger with limited mobility sustains leg injury on airport tarmac
Our client requires wheelchair assistance when travelling by air. On arrival at Manchester Airport, she was transferred into a vehicle used to transport passengers with limited mobility from the tarmac in front of the aircraft to the arrivals lounge.
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Patient’s last viable embryo transferred to another woman
One of our solicitors acted for a woman who received treatment at the IVF Wales clinic in Cardiff. However, due to accident in the laboratory, her last viable embryo was transferred to another patient in error.
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Pedestrian hit by falling metal hoarding wins damages
We recently secured damages for a pedestrian who sustained injury while walking past a building site.
