Case studies

We were instructed to act on behalf of a client after she experienced significant burns during a liposuction procedure to remove excess fat around her hips.

We recently acted for a young woman who suffered life-changing injuries following the unnecessary surgical insertion of mesh to treat stress incontinence. The trust admitted liability after the claimant developed mesh erosion leading to the removal of the eroded part of the mesh and urinary problems including frequency, urgency and nocturia. She subsequently required future treatment including bladder physiotherapy and Botox.

We act for a number of clients who are pursuing medical negligence claims for a failure to remove all of their appendix during surgery.

We are representing a young woman in her early 20s with a medical negligence claim arising out of a delayed diagnosis of thyroid cancer. The central allegations relate to a 15 month delay in diagnosis and the implications this has had for her.

We have secured substantial damages of £200,000 for a young man injured in a road traffic accident on a bend in a country lane in Dorset.

Our clinical negligence specialists have represented a patient who lost the sight in his right eye after a hospital failed to organise proper follow-up care for his retinal detachment surgery. The case was reported, before its successful conclusion, by the Daily Telegraph in April 2019, as part of a feature about systemic problems within the NHS.

Our clinical negligence team has settled a claim on behalf of the estate of a woman who died following the negligent failure to provide critical and life-saving treatment during an admission to Bedford Hospital.

We have represented a young man who suffered multiple injuries when he fell some 25 feet from a bridge. Our client was extremely lucky to survive the fall but sustained head, chest and pelvic injuries. He was taken to hospital where a subcutaneous pelvic fixator ‘INFIX’ device was attached to his pelvis. Unfortunately, this trapped his femoral nerve.

We have secured settlement for a client whose ruptured Achilles tendon was misdiagnosed by A&E practitioners when she attended the emergency department at Epsom Hospital in August 2016. As a result of the misdiagnosis, our client’s injury was not managed and she mobilised on her injured Achilles tendon, causing her significant pain. Her injury was only diagnosed when she saw a private orthopaedic surgeon six months later.

We have secured settlement for a client whose orthopaedic surgeon failed to ensure that the correct components used to complete his revision hip replacement surgery were available. The negligence in his case caused surgery to be abandoned and led to increased pain for our client and the need for additional surgery. The mistake which occurred was completely preventable.

We have secured a settlement for a child who was burnt with phenol acid during a routine toenail avulsion procedure. The mistake which occurred was completely preventable.

We have recently represented the parents of a baby who tragically died at Kettering General Hospital when he was eight days old.