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£350,000 recovered for psychiatric patient who sustained brain injury in hospital

28 June 2010

A had a history of serious mental illness. On the evening of 10 March 2001 A’s family called an ambulance. A was taken to A&E at the Hospital. It was recorded that he was suffering from psy...

Autistic child recovers damages after negligence at birth

12 December 2006

S was born at the Ipswich General Hospital on 24 April 2001 when her parents were on holiday in Suffolk. She was born at 29 weeks gestation and was transferred to the Lister Hospital, in Stevenage ...

Successful art teacher wins £290,000 following a serious road traffic accident

29 November 2006

Mrs J was involved in a very serious road traffic accident which occurred on the 30 May 2003. A motor vehicle left the carriageway and collided with her (and others) as she descended down stair...

£1million and annuity recovered for adult born with cerebral palsy to help him live independently

06 November 2006

K was born on 19 May 1983 and suffered brain damage prior to and during his delivery. As a result he suffers from mixed dyskinetic and athetoid cerebral palsy. During labour K’s mother was...

£50,000 for employee who lacerated his fingers in work accident

30 October 2006

In June 2003 Mr M suffered an injury at work . He was employed by the Defendant as the operator of a CNC (computer numerical controlled) lathe. He was a qualified engineer and was well used to ...

Damages of £148,000 recovered in case against BT

31 August 2006

From 1980 until 1994 Mr Harper was employed by BT as an installation engineer. The work involved running cables through walls and ceilings which often contained material made from asbestos . As...

Cyclist recovers damages after suffering brain and spinal cord injury in road traffic accident

28 July 2006

"Although I survived my accident from June 2003 it seemed that my injuries had stripped most of my life away. This was until Jill Greenfield from Field Fisher Waterhouse helped us r...

Misuse of deffective ladder

14 July 2006

PS v. Brighton University Mr S was a lecturer at the University of Brighton. He was a member of NATFHE trades union (now known as UCU). In July 2003 he was assisting his students who were mounting ...

Children awarded £250,000 following the death of their father in a road traffic accident

31 May 2006

Richard Earle acted on behalf of MT and LT as the administrators and personal representatives of the estate of JR claiming damages under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 and th...

Significant compensation recovered after a detached retina leads to total blindness

01 May 2006

C aged 67, is diabetic. She developed diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy in both eyes. She was seen by a Consultant in April 1998. He recommended surgery, namely vitrectomy, membrane peeling a...


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