Case studies

We were instructed to represent the widow of a care home resident with dementia who entered a room in the home while he was unsupervised. He subsequently became entangled in equipment and died.

We acted on behalf of the family of a man in his 30s who was tragically killed by a car when crossing the road as a pedestrian. We supported the family throughout the inquest, where we played an active role in examining the evidence.

We acted for a young woman in her 20s who sustained catastrophic injuries when she was involved in a head-on collision while travelling as a passenger in a car. By attending the inquest, we were able to obtain crucial evidence.

This case involved a claim against The Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for a client whose husband died following a fall in hospital. The trust repeatedly failed to adequately carry out falls risk assessments.

We settled a claim against Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust for the neonatal death caused by an incorrect placement of a neonatal long line which penetrated the right atrium causing cardiac tamponade.

We have settled a claim for a client whose mother died following a fall in a Care UK home in Surrey. In the five days leading up to the incident, she suffered four falls while she was unattended in the home.

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 was instructed by the family of an elderly lady who had passed away. Prior to her death she was admitted to hospital, during which time a significant pressure sore developed and deteriorated.

We have secured a considerable financial settlement for our clients who pursued a claim on behalf of their late mother relating to a delay in diagnosing and treating her ankle infection which caused her premature death.

Our clinical negligence team has reached a six-figure settlement for the family of a man in his 70s, who died following heart surgery after doctors failed to treat a life-threatening condition which caused a build-up of fluid in the tissue surrounding his heart. While the man’s family may never fully recover from his death, the money secured will help support them with the financial losses and expenses they have incurred, and will continue to incur, as a result of his loss.

Sepsis is a medical emergency which must be diagnosed and treated quickly to avoid what can be devastating consequences. We have settled a case where a failure to act on characteristic signs of sepsis very sadly led to a fatality.