08 December 2003
RA suffered from sickle cell anaemia, which required frequent
admissions to hospital. One such admission was to St Thomas’
Hospital in January 1996 and RA remained an inpatient for several
m...
08 December 2003
Mr and Mrs P instructed Paul McNeil
in connection with the birth of their son, Gareth, on 26 April
1999.
Mrs P became pregnant with Gareth in July 1998 and attended a
routine anomaly ultra so...
01 December 2003
Mrs A suffered from gallstones an on 6 July, underwent a
laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The operation appeared to proceed
without complication. Following the procedure, Mrs A suffered from
abdomina...
22 August 2003
Oliver was born at the Horton General Hospital on 9 February
1995. His mother had been admitted to hospital the previous day
expecting twins. She was then 34 weeks pregnant. At about 04:48,
Willia...
07 July 2003
Paul McNeil acted for Mr and Mrs W in
connection with a claim for medical
negligence arising out of the treatment Mrs W received at
hospital during the pregnancy ending with the birth of AW on...
02 June 2003
M, born in February 1978, suffered from Alstrom Syndrome, which
caused blindness, diabetes and excessive weight gain. In October
1991, M was a pupil at the RNIB College in Worcester. He attended a
...
23 May 2003
Proportionate Liability
In the House of Lords hearing, Leading Counsel for both sides
accepted that, if a defendant had materially contributed to a
mesothelioma , it would be liable to pay
t...
14 March 2003
Mrs K then aged 76 was admitted to the Accident and Emergency Department at Walsgrave
Hospital on 18 August 1998 complaining of constipation. She
was noted to have a past history of heart disease a...
01 February 2003
On 18 June 1999 about 14 volunteers took part in a research
trial of the drug Foscan held at the Charterhouse Clinical Research
Unit in London. Foscan is a drug being developed by Scotia
Pharmaceutic...