Case studies

We have recently settled a claim against a GP surgery after our elderly client was prescribed the wrong medication in terms of type and dose, and suffered a fall as a result of side effects from the medication given.

Our clinical negligence team has recently achieved a settlement for a client who received inappropriate A&E treatment after sustaining a dog bite injury.

We recently concluded a birth injury case following a very complex investigation considering care dating back several decades.

We have obtained significant compensation for our client in her negligence claim against Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust after surgery to remove a cataract from her left eye.

We recently secured judgment at trial for our client, who suffered a permanent neurological injury following penetration of her spinal cord by an anaesthetic needle.

Our clinical negligence team has reached a six-figure settlement for the family of a man in his 70s, who died following heart surgery after doctors failed to treat a life-threatening condition which caused a build-up of fluid in the tissue surrounding his heart. While the man’s family may never fully recover from his death, the money secured will help support them with the financial losses and expenses they have incurred, and will continue to incur, as a result of his loss.

We have settled a claim for a man in his fifties who suffered avoidable neurological injuries following a delay in diagnosis and treatment of Cauda Equina Syndrome in 2019. The claim settled for a six figure sum.

This claim related to a hospital’s failure to manage a significant seizure, to identify and act upon serious neurological deterioration, including respiratory distress and decreased level of consciousness, to intubate in a timely fashion, and to avoid the hypoxic brain injury a young child claimant suffered. 

Our clinical negligence team has settled a compensation claim for a young woman who experienced a ruptured aneurysm which caused her to suffer a brain haemorrhage four years later. It was our client’s case that if the NHS trust responsible for her care had followed up her intracranial aneurysm, which was detected incidentally on a CT scan, it would have been monitored and treated with endovascular surgery, and would not have ruptured.

We have recently settled a claim for a young woman against a private dermatological surgeon. The claim related to laser skin treatment for acne scarring, which caused irreversible damage to our client’s skin and had a significant psychological impact on her.

Our clinical negligence specialists represented a young woman who had a history of pelvic inflammatory disease, particularly in her left fallopian tube, and who attended hospital with a suspected ectopic pregnancy.

We have recently settled a very complex compensation claim for a brain-injured young child.