Case studies

We have secured a settlement for a child who was burnt with phenol acid during a routine toenail avulsion procedure. The mistake which occurred was completely preventable.

Our clinical negligence team has settled a claim on behalf of the estate of a woman who died following the negligent failure to provide critical and life-saving treatment during an admission to Bedford Hospital.

Our medical negligence team in London has secured a settlement for a 56-year-old mother of four whose diagnosis of ovarian cancer was delayed for seven months. She had presented to her GP complaining of abdominal symptoms.

We have recently settled a case against an NHS trust for failing to diagnose a fracture of our client’s right foot.

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.

Our clinical negligence team has secured a six-figure settlement for a client following unnecessary orthopaedic surgery to remove an asymptomatic tibial screw.

A woman suffered a catastrophic brain injury after an NHS trust failed to administer life-saving treatment while she was under its care. She was left severely disabled and later died.

A young woman has been awarded substantial damages following failings in her maternity care during and after labour at Royal Preston Hospital (part of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust).

Our clinical negligence team has achieved a substantial six-figure settlement following a failure to diagnose and treat an extensive epidural abscess.