Case studies

Claims arising from face lift surgery are, sadly, common. We have advised on a number of cases in this area.

A young woman, who was self-conscious of her breast asymmetry and their size relative to her stature, sought surgical advice to lift her breasts and improve her appearance and confidence.

In this case, a woman elected to undergo surgery to reduce her cup size, but this resulted in significant damage to her nipples because of the procedure and technique the surgeon adopted.

Our client underwent a rhinoplasty that was negligently performed as too much bone was excised, resulting in a nose graft that should not have been needed.

Our client underwent rhinoplasty under the care of an Austrian plastic surgeon through Surgicare in the UK. The surgery was unsatisfactory, both aesthetically and as our client experienced problems with sensation.

Our personal injury team acted on behalf of a young man who sustained injuries as a result of slipping on an untreated icy car park when leaving a public house late one evening.

Our team settled a claim for Elizabeth Boyd in relation to the loss of her fiancé, Trevor Bird. He was killed by a hit and run driver who fled the scene, leaving him fatally injured.

We recently secured damages for an elderly client who sustained injury as a result of tripping on a depression where a drain cover was sited in a car park of a private premises.

Our elderly client tripped over a defective and broken paving stone when walking along a busy high street. She fell forwards landing on her dominant right arm and sustained a nasty fracture and a shoulder injury.

We settled a claim for over £1.1 million, plus legal costs, for our client who suffered catastrophic spinal injuries in a road traffic accident in Cambridgeshire.

We have recently agreed damages on behalf of a young student resident against his landlord following a significant laceration to his wrist resulting from the unsafe state of a broken window.

We reached a settlement for the widow and daughter of a 41 year old man who was killed in a head-on RTA. The accident occurred as a result of two drivers racing each other.