Medical Negligence
A woman has secured compensation after a consultant failed to diagnose skin cancer at an early stage when it would have been more easily treatable.
After experiencing skin problems,...
A woman has secured compensation totalling £82,500 after undergoing a hysterectomy during which she sustained damage to an internal organ.
The woman had suffered from painful menstrual bleeding for...
The High Court has approved a settlement worth almost £17 million in a tragic case involving a girl who suffered a brain injury during her birth.
The girl was...
A woman who discontinued her personal injury claim after evidence was obtained indicating that she had exaggerated her injuries has agreed to pay £323,000 in costs.
The woman had...
A woman whose husband died after suffering two cardiac arrests in hospital has received compensation of £160,000.
The man suffered from diabetes and ischaemic heart disease. After he had...
A woman who suffered complications after undergoing a mastectomy has achieved a settlement of her claim against the NHS trust that employed the surgeon who operated on her.
She...
Medical negligence claims can be complex and expert legal representation is essential to ensure a just outcome. In a recent case, the High Court awarded damages of nearly £200,000 to...
A woman who was left with life-changing disabilities after medical staff missed several opportunities to diagnose a serious neurological condition has secured substantial damages.
She was admitted to hospital...
A man who was left with lifelong injuries after undergoing bowel surgery has achieved a settlement of his claim against the NHS trust responsible for his care.
After initially...
A 40-year-old man who died of a sudden cardiac arrest on the day his daughter was born might have lived if doctors had not missed signs of a heart defect,...
A woman who needed specialist treatment after her dentist failed to spot signs of gum disease for a number of years has secured £40,000 in damages.
The woman had...
The NHS has paid nearly £3.6 billion in damages over 11 years in settlement of negligence claims involving babies who were born with cerebral palsy or other brain injuries.
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A woman who was left unable to conceive after an unnecessary medical procedure has reached a settlement of her claim against the responsible NHS trust.
The woman experienced bleeding...
To succeed in a personal injury claim in court, it is necessary to show both that the other party was negligent and that the negligence was the cause of injury....
Medical staff often have to choose between different treatment options, which can lead to questions being raised about their decisions if something goes wrong. However, in the tragic case of...
Interim payments of damages can help meet an injured person’s ongoing needs, such as care costs, before their case is settled. When deciding whether to order such payments, however, the...
Damages claims for medical negligence are often resisted on the basis that there was no breach of duty on the part of medical staff and that earlier treatment would not...
The impact of witnessing the sudden death of a loved one can never be underestimated, and in such instances people may be compelled to seek legal redress if they feel...
The government is expected to report back soon on findings from a public consultation regarding a proposed licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.
The government brought forward...
The general public places enormous trust in the medical profession, a reliance that is rarely misplaced. Where incidences of clinical negligence occur, however, specialist lawyers can prove invaluable, as was...
Serious injury or death in childbirth is thankfully a rare event nowadays. However, as a High Court case in which a mother received more than £5.5 million in damages showed,...
Those who undergo cosmetic surgery overseas take a step into the unknown and, if things go wrong, it can be very difficult to obtain just compensation. However, as a High...
Clinical negligence claims inevitably take time to resolve but, as a High Court ruling showed, judges have the power to provide immediate financial assistance to alleged victims long before their...
Doctors are neither machines nor infallible, but patients are entitled to expect them to exercise a level of care and skill commensurate with their years of training. The High Court...
A young man who sustained catastrophic brain damage after contracting the herpes simplex virus when he was a baby is set to receive a multi-million-pound settlement of his clinical negligence...
The High Court has praised the dedication and professionalism of lawyers after they achieved a settlement of a little boy’s clinical negligence claim. The boy sustained injuries of near-maximum severity...
When an operation ends badly, leaving a patient seriously disabled, any sympathetic person might think that a damages award will follow as night follows day. However, as a High Court...
When children suffer asphyxia in the womb, a delay of minutes – even seconds – in their delivery can make an enormous difference to the level of disability, if any,...
Those who delay lodging clinical negligence or personal injury claims take a serious risk that their cases will be dismissed without a hearing. However, as a High Court ruling showed,...
For personal injury lawyers, negotiating and risk assessment skills are just as crucial as their knowledge of the law or their ability as advocates. That was certainly so in a...
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