Case studies

Our client underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (the removal of her gallbladder) as she was suffering from pain due to gallstones. The operation was performed negligently and her bile duct was severed during surgery.

We achieved a settlement for a young woman left seriously disabled by failures in her care at Hull Royal Infirmary, which led to a delay in diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome.

We have secured settlement for our client who pursued a clinical negligence claim against her former private orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Sait. This is one in a series of cases in which we are advising patients treated by Mr Sait.

We have secured settlement for our client, who pursued a clinical negligence claim in relation to her treatment for knee pain against her former private orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Sait. This summary is one in a series of case studies concerning similar claims.

We settled a claim for a client in her forties who developed a significant pain in her left knee, and after a number of investigations was advised to have a high tibial osteotomy.

We have secured settlement for our client who pursued a clinical negligence claim against his former private orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Sait. This is one in a series of case studies relating to procedures performed by this surgeon at Fawkham Manor Hospital.

We have successfully settled a clinical negligence claim for an elderly patient’s family against Royal London NHS Foundation Trust for a failure to perform a CT scan after the patient, who was on blood-thinning medication, suffered a fall during his admission for a fractured hip.

We concluded a claim for a woman who was informed she had pancreatic cancer and underwent major surgery to remove her pancreas, only to be told her tumour was benign.

We recently achieved a settlement against Barts Health NHS Trust for a failure to diagnose our client’s scaphoid fracture despite several opportunities. Our client is an architect, and has been left with reduced grip strength and a limited range of movement in her dominant wrist.

We have settled a claim for a client against Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust following a delay in diagnosing her anal cancer.

We successfully recovered damages for a brain injured foreign national, working in a senior role for an international charity, who was hit by a car when returning home from Peckham Rye train station.

Our client, who is a vulnerable adult with learning difficulties, was at work when a door closed on top of him, causing him to sustain a fractured hip.