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Cases

£20,000 damages awarded in Cancer claim

Sixty-six year old Sarah had a dry throat and a chesty cough for a number of weeks. She had a bronchoscopy and a lung biopsy. This showed evidence of lung cancer. Sarah opted to undergo chemoth...

£720,000 awarded to Baby J who was left blind and suffers from autism after negligent surgery

Jamie was diagnosed with congenital bilateral cataracts when he was four months old. He underwent surgery to treat the cataracts and restore his vision to a level of 6/60. The surgery failed and ...

Husband sues King George Hospital for delayed diagnosis of fatal tumour

In June 1995, Felicity started suffering from severe headaches, photophobia (sensitivity to light) and vomiting. She consulted her GP and King George Hospital on several occasions and after a sho...

Parents suffer severe depression after death of baby son at birth

Gayle fell pregnant for the first time in February 1995. Her due date was 19 November 1995. She had an uncomplicated pregnancy and on 24 November 1995 was admitted to hospital in established l...

£35,000 for unnecessary removal of ovaries at Guy's Hospital

We pursued an obstetrics negligence claim for Melissa who's ovaries were removed unnecessarily causing early menopause. Paul McNeil settled the claim against Guy's Hospital for £35,000....

Damages for depression after stillbirth at Kingston Hospital

We took an obstetrics negligence claim on Faye's behalf following the still birth of her baby in 1996. The case was settled for £40,000. Faye had had a long history of pelvic inflammatory...

£1.5million plus indemnity awarded in cerebral palsy claim

We pursued a cerebral palsy negligence claim for Rose who has cerebral palsy because she was starved of oxygen at birth. We secured £1.5 million compensation for Rose which will ensure...