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Case studies
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Settlement for elderly woman injured in hotel room
Our client was an elderly lady who had been holidaying in Devon. On the day of her departure, she emptied her wardrobe and as she did so the wardrobe, which had been placed in an unstable position before her arrival, toppled over.
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Settlement for elderly woman who tripped on car park drain cover
We recently secured £13,825 in damages for an elderly client who sustained injury as a result of tripping on a depression where a drain cover was sited in a car park of a private premises.
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Settlement for failure to investigate lung abnormality resulting in terminal diagnosis
We settled a claim against Princess Royal University Hospital in Kent for a radiologist’s failure to investigate a lesion identified on our client’s chest X-ray, which resulted in him losing the likely prospect of curative surgery.
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Settlement for failure to seek consent for subtotal hysterectomy
The claimant in this case received £60,000 for a private gynaecologist’s failure to amend her consent form and discuss with her the change in surgical procedure to be performed.
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Settlement for family of woman who received negligent care while suffering from endometrial cancer
We have secured settlement for a client who pursued a clinical negligence claim on behalf of the estate and dependants of his late wife.
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Settlement for haemorrhage and lasting psychological symptoms caused by retained products of conception
We have represented a client with a claim arising from poor midwifery care following delivery of her child. It was our client’s case that a large piece of retained placenta was negligently missed during her daughter’s birth.
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Settlement for lady who tripped over broken paving stone
Our elderly client tripped over a defective and broken paving stone when walking along a busy high street. She fell forwards landing on her dominant right arm and sustained a nasty fracture and a shoulder injury.
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Settlement for negligent breast symmetrisation surgery at London hospital
We have recently settled a claim for a woman whose consultant breast and oncoplastic surgeon failed to take correct measurements prior to performing breast symmetrisation surgery in 2017.
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Settlement for negligent catheter insertion at Hampshire hospital
Our clinical negligence team has settled a claim for a man who suffered a perforated bladder and bowel after an error was made during surgery to insert a suprapubic catheter.
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Settlement for negligent delay in diagnosing and treating fallopian tube torsion
We have recently settled a complex case for a client who experienced a significant delay in diagnosing and treating her fallopian tube torsion.
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Settlement for negligent management of fractured finger
We have agreed the settlement of a claim against Royal Berkshire Hospital for an alleged failure to investigate and diagnose our client’s finger fracture appropriately, causing her prolonged and unnecessary pain.
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Settlement for negligent nerve damage during orthopaedic surgery
We have recently settled a claim for a client who suffered serious and permanent loss of function as a result of severe damage caused to his ulnar nerve during a routine elbow arthroscopy.
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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.
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Settlement for negligently performed right primary total knee replacement
We have recently settled a claim, for a significant sum, on behalf of a lady who suffered injury during surgery for a right primary total knee replacement.
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Settlement for nerve damage suffered by top athlete after surgeon’s failure to advise of spinal surgery risks
We settled a claim against Nottingham University Hospitals for a client who underwent spinal surgery in 2009. Our client was a high-achieving elite athlete who was one of the top 10 fastest female cyclists ever in the UK over 10 and 25 miles.
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Settlement for patient who suffered facial burn during wisdom tooth extraction surgery
We have secured settlement for a client who pursued a clinical negligence claim against her private maxillofacial surgeon and The London Clinic. The claim arose following her wisdom tooth extraction surgery, during which she suffered a burn to her lower lip and cheek.
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Settlement for patient who suffered loss of sight following hospital’s failure to diagnose and treat giant cell arteritis
We have secured a considerable financial settlement for our elderly client who suffered permanent loss of sight from both eyes as a result of admitted negligence at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre in April 2016.
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Settlement for patient who suffered loss of sight following hospital’s failure to report orbital X-ray correctly
We have secured settlement for a client who pursued a clinical negligence claim against Royal Surrey County Hospital, following a negligent delay in diagnosing and removing an object in his left eye.
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Settlement for patient whose delay in treatment for wet AMD caused irreversible loss of eyesight
We have secured settlement for a client who pursued a clinical negligence claim against Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. The claim related to a delay in diagnosis and treatment of his wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD).
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Settlement for pressure sores caused by negligent nursing care
Our client had long-standing hip degeneration and eventually was told she needed a total hip replacement. Following the surgery it became apparent the wound was infected and investigations revealed she had acquired an MRSA infection whilst in hospital at the site of the surgery in her hip.
