Case studies

Our personal injury team acted on behalf of a man who sustained life-changing injuries after falling from a hospital roof while in a confused and agitated state. He had attended the hospital’s Accident & Emergency department.

An elderly client was injured when she visited her local Sainsbury’s supermarket. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the store marked out a queueing system in its car park, in places using cord which was not adequately visible.

The personal injury team at Penningtons has just settled a claim for substantial damages for a client who sustained a serious spinal injury rendering her tetraplegic after being hit by a taxi on the A303.

We have achieved a multi-million pound settlement for a young man who was hit while crossing the road by a vehicle that was being driven unlawfully and negligently. As a result, he sustained a catastrophic spinal injury.

We were instructed to represent the widow of a care home resident with dementia who entered a room in the home while he was unsupervised. He subsequently became entangled in equipment and died.

We acted on behalf of the family of a man in his 30s who was tragically killed by a car when crossing the road as a pedestrian. We supported the family throughout the inquest, where we played an active role in examining the evidence.

We acted for a young woman in her 20s who sustained catastrophic injuries when she was involved in a head-on collision while travelling as a passenger in a car. By attending the inquest, we were able to obtain crucial evidence.

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 were approached by the father of a man who had been involved in a significant road accident when a van drove into the rear of his bicycle.

We acted on behalf of a teenage client who sustained injuries in a horse-riding accident. Although she was a novice rider, she was given a spirited polo pony to ride.

We represented a client who was playing semi-professional football for a local club when he sustained a serious knee injury during a competitive match.

Acting upon personal recommendation from a leading medical negligence barrister, our client instructed us to investigate a claim relating to the death of her husband after he suffered a head injury at home.