Case studies

We have acted for a client who was involved in an incident where he was ‘doored’ by a car driver as he cycled past. His bike was extensively damaged and was taken to a cycle shop where he asked for it to be made roadworthy and safe to use. Two weeks afterwards, he had a second cycling accident when the carbon forks collapsed causing him to hit his head and fracture his cheekbone.

We recovered compensation for our client, a keen cyclist who was training for a competitive triathlon when hit by a car, sustaining serious injuries.

We settled a claim against the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust for its failure to counsel a patient about the risks of sustaining further perineal trauma after developing a third degree anal sphincter tear during her first delivery which required surgical repair, following which she had a number of complications.

We advised a client on a claim for delays in the diagnosis and treatment of her appendicitis at St Helier’s Hospital in Surrey. She was admitted to the hospital with severe pain in the right iliac fossa, vomiting and a high temperature and was placed under the care of the surgical team.

We are acting on behalf of a client for the alleged failings in the care and treatment she received during her laparoscopic appendicectomy in July 2012. The day after her surgery, she experienced severe pain and discomfort and an emergency CT scan was performed, which revealed sepsis within the peritoneal cavity.

Our clinical negligence specialists acted on behalf of a patient in relation to a failure to inform him appropriately of the options for treating his appendicitis. Our client was only offered open surgery and his treating surgeon did not explain that he had the option for laparoscopic surgery (keyhole), which is far less invasive. Open surgery carries increased risks of wound infections, herniation and adhesions.

We are currently representing a minor in a case involving alleged failings in the diagnosis of appendicitis in April 2012. Our client was admitted to hospital over the Easter weekend, and despite the clinicians raising a suspicion of appendicitis from the outset, there were significant delays in any form of investigation.

We settled a claim against East Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust for the mismanagement of our client’s antenatal care and failure to detect a genetic condition, mosaic trisomy 18 (also known as Edwards' syndrome).

Our client, a novice diver, took part in two dives while on holiday in Indonesia. Following the first dive, she became disorientated and lost consciousness, requiring assistance to get back into the boat where she had to be treated with oxygen. Over the next day or so, she suffered headaches and associated symptoms.

We have recently settled a claim against Northwick Park Hospital for the alleged failure to appropriately diagnose and treat our client’s shoulder dislocation during his A&E attendance, causing a delay in treatment and avoidable nerve damage.

We agreed the settlement of a claim against St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight, for the alleged failure to appropriately advise our client of 'red flag' symptoms of cauda equina syndrome when she was discharged from A&E.

We have recently settled a claim against Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust after our client received negligent treatment from consultant gynaecologist Jayne Cockburn.