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Barcan+Kirby top ranked in 2022 edition of Chambers and Partners UK
We are proud to have received top rankings for our Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury and Family Law expertise in the 2022 edition of The Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession...
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Cancer Research study finds delays in referrals for breast cancer symptoms
A retrospective study, funded by Cancer Research UK and published in the BMJ Quality and Safety Journal, found that only 40% of patients with red flag signs and symptoms of...
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Barcan+Kirby ranked top in Legal 500 2022
The firm has maintained top rankings in legal guide, The Legal 500, for medical negligence, personal injury and family law. The rankings include a top tier ranking for our clinical negligence expertise, and...
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Shoulder dystocia: how can improvements in care help prevent devastating outcomes?
Shoulder dystocia is a time-critical obstetric emergency and can result in death or severe brain injury in babies, as well as injuries to mothers. In February 2021, the Healthcare Safety...
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Maternity claims and the Early Notification Scheme
As you may have seen in the news recently, NHS Trusts are being investigated over the number of children born on their maternity wards with severe brain damage, were stillborn...
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Case study: fatal cardiac arrest after hospital neglected to treat high potassium levels
Our medical negligence solicitors represented a gentleman who had sadly lost his beloved wife at a South West hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest as a result of untreated raised...
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Fiona Dabell receives Law Society Clinical Negligence Accreditation
We are proud to announce that Senior Associate, Fiona Dabell, has become a member of the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme. The Clinical Negligence Accreditation is a recognised quality standard for...
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Case study: delayed meningitis diagnosis led to premature death
Our medical negligence solicitors advised the family of a woman who sadly died after sustaining a catastrophic brain injury after contracting meningitis. ‘Severe ear infection’ diagnosed by GP Mrs S...
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This month, Barcan+Kirby will mark Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, which was started in 2006 by a cerebral palsy advocacy group and has grown in popularity over the years. How can...
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Case study: multi-million-pound settlement for boy diagnosed with severe cerebral palsy
Our medical negligence solicitors helped a family claim compensation after their child (C) was diagnosed with level 5 cerebral palsy as a baby, following a difficult delivery. Background Difficult delivery...
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Safe birth over normal birth: why we must listen to and empower mothers
In December 2020 an interim report by Donna Ockenden, Senior Midwifery Advisor to the Nursing and Midwifery Council, was published on the inquiry into the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS...
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Why are black and Asian women more likely to die or suffer injury in childbirth?
According to a 2020 report by MBRRACE-UK (Mothers and Babies Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries), black women are four times more likely to die as a result of...
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