Case studies

We have recently settled a claim for a woman who experienced a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of her severe bone infection.

We recovered a seven-figure settlement for the mother of a child who was born with an inherited chromosomal disorder: an insertion translocation between chromosomes 2 and 9.

We settled a claim for a client who had unnecessary surgery due to incorrect advice about her risks of developing cancer, compounded by significant post operative issues.

Our clinical negligence team has acted on a significant case involving a couple whose repeated concerns about their child’s breathing and swallowing difficulties were persistently disregarded by the defendants. 

Penningtons Manches Cooper's medical negligence team has recently settled a claim for a man who underwent an epididymectomy without providing his informed consent and understanding the implications to his fertility.

We acted in the case of Challis v Bradpiece [2024] EWHC 1124 (SCCO) (13 May 2024) on behalf of the claimant, in relation to a clinical negligence claim that was settled.

A young mother had previously undergone a caesarean section for the delivery of her first child, who was breech. Following this, she was found to have a uterine scar niche which was surgically repaired.

We have recently achieved a settlement for a failure to correctly interpret abnormal CTG traces and facilitate a discussion around preterm delivery, leading to the avoidable stillbirth of a client's child.

We have settled a claim for a young woman whose bladder was negligently injured during appendix removal surgery resulting in a bladder injury and long-term urinary urgency and urinary incontinence.

We settled a claim against Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust for a man who died following a delay in recognising and treating his serious infection. If intravenous antibiotics had been prescribed earlier, he would have likely survived.

We settled a claim on behalf of the estate of an elderly lady who suffered a stroke after her anticoagulant treatment was not recommenced following surgery.

Our elderly care specialists secured a settlement for the family of a woman in her 80s who suffered a series of avoidable injuries while under hospital care.