Case studies
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Parents' claim for stillbirth
We have settled a case against a local hospital where CTG traces as our client's labour progressed revealed that the unborn child was experiencing cardiac problems.
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Passenger receives compensation for ship doctor's misdiagnosis
We acted for a client who was the victim of clinical negligence while on a cruise. Her claim was governed by the Athens Convention.
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Passenger with limited mobility sustains leg injury on airport tarmac
Our client requires wheelchair assistance when travelling by air. On arrival at Manchester Airport, she was transferred into a vehicle used to transport passengers with limited mobility from the tarmac in front of the aircraft to the arrivals lounge.
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Patient’s last viable embryo transferred to another woman
One of our solicitors acted for a woman who received treatment at the IVF Wales clinic in Cardiff. However, due to accident in the laboratory, her last viable embryo was transferred to another patient in error.
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Pedestrian hit by falling metal hoarding wins damages
We recently secured damages for a pedestrian who sustained injury while walking past a building site.
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Perineal repair following childbirth
Our medical negligence solicitors are investigating a claim for a client who successfully delivered her baby, but during childbirth sustained a second degree tear
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Permanent symptoms following failure to diagnose an obvious infection in the shoulder post-operatively
Our client, who was a keen golfer and fisherman, had what was intended to be a straightforward arthroscopy procedure to his right shoulder following the onset of pain.
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Permission to remain
An Indian IT professional was shocked to receive a Home Office letter cancelling his permission to remain here.
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Piecing together evidence on Asian Chorus car carrier fire
This case involved a fire on a car carrier, Asian Chorus, as it was passing through the Malacca Straits. Spanish cargo underwriters instructed our Madrid office over the loss and damage of 114 cars..
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Pipeline mediation
Our team recently acted for the UK subsidiary of a large US pipe manufacturer in connection with a multi-party dispute in the Technology and Construction Court.
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Pivotal role in recovery of multi-million euro grounding and repair claim
Following the grounding of one of the world’s largest megayachts in the Eastern Mediterranean, our Piraeus office was instructed to assist the assured megayacht owners with recovery of the costs of one the most expensive megayacht repair claims under their policy of insurance.
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Plans to expand dairy business approved at public inquiry
We provide ongoing advice including successful representation at public inquiries to the UK’s largest privately owned dairy business, which has a turnover of over £250 million.
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Poorly performed evisceration surgery
We investigated and resolved a claim arising from poorly performed evisceration surgery (eyeball removal) under local anaesthetic.
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Potentially overzealous laser treatment for narrow angles
We are advising on a case relating to the standard of ophthalmic treatment our client received during an iridotomy, performed to correct ‘narrow angles’, which left her vulnerable to developing glaucoma and possible eyesight loss.
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Praise from the Traffic Commissioner for our client’s model transport operation
We successfully represented one of the country’s largest plant hire and haulage companies at a public inquiry. The client had a prior history of poor vehicle maintenance and regulatory action against its licence stretching back over a number of years resulting in adverse regulatory action.
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Precedent setting group litigation order
We acted for a major European motor manufacturer involved in a Group Litigation Order (GLO) against the Inland Revenue in a claim known as the ACT Group Litigation. This was the first GLO made by the Chancery Division of the High Court.
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Prescribing overdose
Our medical negligence solicitors have acted in a number of cases involving prescribing errors, whether arising from the prescription of inappropriate drugs or the wrong dose.
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Preventing dishonest solicitor from being restored to the roll
We recently acted for the SRA in its appeal against the decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal to restore a solicitor who had been struck off some years before for dishonesty.
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Prioritising security in student accommodation contract
We advised lenders on the construction documentation for a £40 million development of student accommodation for a leading London university.
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Prohibited names order
We obtained an order under section 216(3) of the Insolvency Act 1986 which enabled our client to be a director of a new limited company with a similar name to one that had been dissolved.