Case studies
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Six-figure settlement agreed for claimant following unnecessary knee surgery
Our clinical negligence team has secured a six-figure settlement for a client following unnecessary orthopaedic surgery to remove an asymptomatic tibial screw.
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Six-figure settlement for delayed diagnosis of osteomyelitis in the wrist
We have recently settled a claim for a woman who experienced a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of her severe bone infection.
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Six-figure settlement for family following failure to diagnose and treat deceased mother’s ankle infection
We have secured a considerable financial settlement for our clients who pursued a claim on behalf of their late mother.
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Sizeable payout after French car accident ends work sabbatical
We recovered £750,000 in damages for a client who suffered multiple injuries in a road traffic accident in France. The settlement was particularly significant since the defendant’s French insurers originally offered EUR 11,000 in compensation.
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Snowboarding accident ends pursuit of Olympic dream
We were retained by the parents of a 17 year old Scottish boy who was injured in a snowboarding accident in Colorado while participating in a training camp for the young athletes hoping to represent Team GB in the last Winter Olympics.
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Sponsor licence obtained at short notice
A UK film company had been commissioned to produce a short clip of London's New Year's Eve celebrations for an international film distributor.
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Steering a path through assignment maze
Our lawyers advised on assignment issues relating to a lease held by an old style solicitors' partnership post K/S Victoria Street v House of Fraser.
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Stillbirth and the loss of a newborn baby
Our client, Jane, arrived at hospital in labour and with a severe, sharp pain in her abdomen. She had a previous caesarean section due to pre-term labour....>>
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Student wins compensation from landlord for injuries caused by broken window
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.
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Substantial award for blindness caused by failure to assess a foreign body in the eye
Our clinical negligence specialists settled a claim against the Secretary of State for Health relating to treatment provided by the former Surrey Primary Care Trust for an eye injury.
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Substantial claim for delayed breast cancer diagnosis
We recently settled a substantial claim for damages for a client who suffered a delay in diagnosis of her breast cancer due to negligent errors in the interpretation of biopsies performed on a breast lump.
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Substantial compensation achieved for negligent total knee replacement
Our client had suffered from pain in her left knee for a number of years. Following an investigation, she was told she needed to have a total knee replacement (TKR).
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Substantial compensation for Alton Towers crash victim
We have achieved a settlement for one of the victims injured in June 2015 on The Smiler attraction at Alton Towers.
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Substantial compensation for delay in treating serious elbow injury
Penningtons Manches’ specialist clinical negligence solicitors have secured substantial compensation from Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust for a client who suffered nerve damage following a delay in adequately treating a dislocated elbow.
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Substantial compensation for motorcyclist after road accident in Germany
We successfully recovered compensation for an English motorcyclist after he was hit by a local resident driving a Volkswagen vehicle in Germany.
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Substantial compensation for young RAF pilot
Our team represented a 21 year old trainee RAF pilot who was knocked off his bike in a high speed collision.
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Substantial damages for negligent management of foot fracture
We have recently settled a claim for substantial damages against Western Sussex Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust following its failure to act on signs and symptoms of fracture to our client's foot.
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Substantial damages for tragic influenza misdiagnosis
We were approached by the family of a woman who died aged 44 in September 2007 due to a misdiagnosis of influenza. She was in fact suffering from pneumonia which had also caused septicaemia.
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Substantial settlement award achieved for delayed diagnosis of hip fracture
We have achieved a settlement award for our client, who was left disabled and in severe pain for 13 months as a result of the defendant’s failure to diagnose a fracture in his left hip.
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Substantial settlement following an osteotomy, corrective surgery and a total knee replacement
We settled a claim for a client in her forties who developed a significant pain in her left knee, and after a number of investigations was advised to have a high tibial osteotomy.
