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Cases

General Medicine claim conducted on a Conditional Fee agreement

Henry, a 50 year old male consulted his GP with a history of a few days of sweating, malaise, mild cough, tiredness and waking up shivering in December 1997. On examination, Henry had lost weight...

£305,000 settlement anaesthetist failure at Mount Alvernia Hospital

We pursued an anaesthetics negligence claim for Mary who was deprived of oxygen during surgery and has a result suffers memory impairment, poor concentration and degeneration of her intellectu...

Damages for delay in diagnosis of appendicitis at Royal London Hospital

We pursued a paediatrics negligence claim for Martin following a failure by A&E to diagnose appendicitis on a number of occasions. This resulted in Martin undergoing unnecessary surgery. H...

£1.6million settlement for birth injuries at Hillingdon Hospital

We recovered £1.6 million compensation in a birth injury claim for Brett who suffered brain damage during his birth because of a failure of the midwifery staff to recognise fetal distres...

£450,000 settlement in cerebral palsy negligence claim

We pursued a cerebral palsy claim for Penny who developed a mild form of cerebral palsy following a delay in her delivery. The claim was settled for £450,000. Penny was born six weeks...

GP's misconduct results in the death of nine year old girl

We pursued a fatal GP negligence claim for Caroline's mother. Caroline's GP failed to examine her stomach on a number of occasions and when she was eventually admitted to hospital she had beco...

Wrong incubator settings caused brain damage at Greenwich Hospital

We pursued a paediatrics negligence claim for Thomas who suffered brain damage at Greenwich Hospital because the settings in his incubator were wrong. The claim settled just before trial for &...

£400,000 recovered for MRSA patient from Whipps Cross Hospital

We pursued a hospital infection claim for Mrs Lock who contracted MRSA at Whipps Cross Hospital after a hip replacement operation. The hip became infected and eventually Mrs Lock had to have t...