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Case study: failure in care provided by psychiatric unit
Our client’s husband had a history of anxiety and Bipolar Disorder type 2. He left his psychiatric facility without an escort, against the advice of the treating Psychiatrist. He later...
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Case study: £40,000 settlement for delay in treatment for heart failure
Our clients got in touch with us following the sudden death of their father due to a hospital’s mismanagement of his illness. Our clients’ father had a chest X-ray which...
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Case study: failure to spot pregnancy in young mother with brain tumour
We acted on behalf of a young mother who had an inoperable, terminal brain tumour which she was undergoing treatment for. She had told the hospital doctors who were treating...
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Case study: cardiac arrest after ‘low risk’ diagnosis
We acted on behalf of a 32 year-old woman who had a history of myocardial infarction. She awoke with chest pain and, given her pregnancy and history of heart problems,...
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Case study: workplace injury leads to £700,000 settlement
Our client tripped over a bench whilst at work, sustaining a major injury to his right shoulder including: dislocation; complete rotator cuff tear; brachial plexus injury; and nerve damage. He...
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Case study: acquisition of seaside industrial site
Our Commercial Property team acted for a developer in the acquisition of a former industrial site in a seaside town. To avoid the risk of buying the site only to...
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Case study: restructure of a criss-cross leasehold
Commercial Property Associate, Salma Maqsood, acted for a seller on the restructure of their property to increase its potential and investment. The property was split into two flats, held as...
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Case study: spinal surgery errors lead to disability
Our client was a lady who was suffering from isthmic spondylolisthesis, a spinal cord condition where a small fracture causes one of the bones in the spine (vertebra) to slip...
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Case study: £21,000 for dooring accident
Our client was knocked off her bicycle when she was cycling along a road and the Defendant opened the driver’s door of his parked car. This caused her to collide...
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Case study: £49,609 settlement for fall on poorly lit surface
Our client was an 80-year-old woman who, on leaving the Defendant’s premises, tripped over a poorly lit paved area. A Letter of Claim was sent to the Defendant who admitted...
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Case study: breach of duty lead to cerebral palsy
A mother was admitted to hospital for an induction of labour at 38 weeks and delivered her baby by trial of forceps. The baby (the Claimant and our client) was...
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Case study: delayed diagnosis of haemochromatosis lead to liver cancer
Our medical negligence team acted on a fatal case involving the delayed diagnosis of haemochromatosis leading to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. The claim was initiated by Mr...
