Case studies
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Eco friendly car design investment
The environmentally friendly City Car will be designed to be different - offering a low sales price, drastically reduced running costs and cult styling.
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Education focus - the difference is in the detail
Our team advised on the draft construction contract and facilities management contracts, warranties and security arrangements on behalf of the funder of a development of a London post graduate student accommodation project with a value of £50 million.
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Elderly patient put at greater risk of falling through healthcare assistant's inadequate training
We were instructed to investigate an upsetting case involving an elderly and vulnerable patient. The lady concerned, who suffered from dementia, was admitted to hospital with severe dehydration.
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Employee suspended following allegations of dishonesty
Our lawyers acted for a regulator with regard to allegations against a registrant which included making dishonest representations to a client, her employer and another external organisation.
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Enabling a haulage company to keep using its operating centre
We represented our client, a substantial haulage company, at an ‘environmental’ public inquiry where residents had objected to the use of its established operating centre.
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Energy saving recommendations
Specialist advice was given to a bio-energy company on its contracts for the development of an anaerobic digester on leased agricultural land on a number of sites. Our work included advising on the form of process engineering contract to be used for the project.
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Energy services agreement negotiated for construction of CHP facility
Our multi-disciplinary renewable energy and cleantech team is advising a longstanding client on an energy services agreement it is putting in place in relation to one of its manufacturing sites.
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Entrapment injury
We have recently issued proceedings on behalf of a client who is bringing a medical negligence claim relating to the management of her care in the period following surgery, when her arm was allowed to become trapped between the rail of her bed and her mattress.
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Error on entry clearance endorsement
We have experienced occasions where an entry clearance has not been issued correctly or with an error.
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Estate of deceased 43 year old awarded six figure settlement for failure to administer thrombolysis for pulmonary emboli
A 43 year old woman suffered a catastrophic brain injury after an NHS trust failed to administer life-saving treatment while she was admitted under their care.
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European law solution to continued employment
We were contacted by a large publishing business which was unhappy with the advice it had received from two other immigration service providers about an employee whose lawful employment in the UK was based on his marriage to an EEA national.
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Executor's role in claims for financial provision from an estate
We have advised on a number of matters where we already act for an executor in the administration of an estate in which a claim has been made against the estate, most commonly by a spouse of the deceased or someone who had been cohabiting with them, on the ground that reasonable financial provision has not been made for them from the estate.
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Expedited tier 2 application
Our client, a media organisation, was employing a journalist under the now abolished overseas broadcaster scheme. Due to the nature of her work, it was highly inconvenient to our client for the employee to return to Australia purely to file a tier 1 (general) application.
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Expert evidence assists claim for delayed diagnosis of Muir-Torre syndrome
We settled a claim against a dermatologist for delayed diagnosis of the genetic condition Muir-Torre syndrome which subsequently led to delayed diagnosis of bowel cancer.
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Expert prerogative in shareholder dispute
In situations where parties have agreed that their dispute will be determined by an expert, the courts have no authority to tell the expert what to do.
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Facial burn caused by drill over-heating leads to permanent scarring
Our client was born with a unilateral cleft of the lip and palate and had undergone surgery on a number of occasions. In 2011 she was advised that she needed just two more surgical procedures before things were finally corrected.
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Failure to act on suspected testicular torsion
We have acted in several cases involving the failure to investigate and diagnose testicular torsion properly. This is a relatively rare condition, normally affecting adolescents, but can sometimes affect older men and younger boys.
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Failure to consider available alternatives to hysterectomy and loss of kidney function as a result
Our client underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy after her treating gynaecologist failed to explore properly other less invasive treatment options for her symptoms of prolapse, which would have avoided the need for a hysterectomy.
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Failure to diagnose bacterial meningitis
Our client contracted bacterial meningitis, which his local hospital failed to diagnose and treat. As a result, he suffered severe brain damage, demonstrating in weakness down his right side, paralysis and cognitive difficulties.
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Failure to diagnose bile leak following a routine operation
We have settled a claim against Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust for failing to diagnose our client’s bile leak following a routine cholecystectomy.
