Case studies
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Substantial settlement for anal cancer patient following negligent surgery and other failings
We have settled a clinical negligence claim for a client against Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust following a delay in diagnosing her anal cancer.
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Substantial settlement for family following fatal road traffic accident
We reached a settlement on behalf of the widow and young daughter of a 41 year old man, who was tragically killed in a head-on RTA in 2007.
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Substantial settlement for loss of sight caused during spinal surgery
We have recently settled a claim for a GP client who suffered loss of vision and visual disturbance because of negligent anaesthetic management during spinal surgery.
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Substantial settlement for young man injured in head-on collision
We achieved a substantial settlement for a client who suffered hip and psychological injuries in a traumatic head-on collision which took place in November 2013.
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Substantial settlement for young man severely brain injured after car accident
Our client was 19 years old when he was involved in a road traffic accident in which he was the front seat passenger in a car driven by a friend.
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Substantial settlement in excess of £30 million achieved for brain injury at birth following hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice
This claim was brought on behalf of our client for a brain injury sustained at the time of birth, which was caused by a prolonged period without adequate oxygen or blood flow.
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Substantial seven figure settlement secured for claimant who suffered irreparable bladder injury
A substantial settlement has been awarded to our client, who suffered an irreparable bladder injury following a simple transvaginal tension free vaginal tape-obturator (TVTO) procedure.
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Successful application for indefinite leave to remain on the grounds of long residence, despite excessive absences
Our client first entered the UK as student in 2000, he was ten years old at the time. For 13 years he continued to legally stay in the UK as a student, first to attend boarding school and then to pursue his undergraduate and postgraduate studies.
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Successful application for leave to enter
We were instructed by a US national married to a British citizen for over eight years who wished to apply to settle in the UK. During the course of their marriage, the couple had split their time together between their homes in three different countries including the UK.
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Successful Cauda Equina claim against Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust for serious neurological injuries
We have settled a claim for a man in his fifties who suffered avoidable neurological injuries following a delay in diagnosis and treatment of Cauda Equina Syndrome in 2019. The claim settled for a six figure sum.
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Successful challenge to Traffic Commissioner’s procedural decision
The Traffic Commissioner had refused to agree a request by our client, a small dairy business, to grant an adjournment of a public inquiry.
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Successful claim after hospital's failure to act on early diagnosis of Cauda Equina Syndrome
We have recently settled a claim for a woman who suffered a lumbar slipped disc in her early 20s, which had been treated conservatively at the time with physiotherapy to achieve a full recovery.
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Successful claim against GP for failure to diagnose an Achilles tendon rupture
We settled a claim against a GP in Surrey for the failure to appropriately diagnose an Achilles tendon rupture, and for the failure to refer the claimant for urgent treatment.
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Successful claim against GP for failure to suspect developing Cauda Equina Syndrome
We have settled a case on behalf of our client, a man in his 30s, who was left with long-term neurological damage from developing Cauda Equina Syndrome. This was compounded by failures on the part of a GP at his local practice.
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Successful claim against hospital for death of mother following angiogram procedure
Our clinical negligence team has recently settled a claim for the husband and children of a 59-year-old woman, who sadly passed away due to an internal haemorrhage. Her death resulted from failings in her medical treatment while at Ealing Hospital, under the care of the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.
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Successful claim against hospital for preventable bowel perforation
We recently secured £35,000 compensation in an out-of-court settlement for a client who suffered a bowel perforation that could have been prevented.
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Successful claim against hotel chain
Our client, a hotel guest, was walking through a North London hotel car park at night when she tripped over a lowered parking bollard which was camouflaged by the paving stones.
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Successful claim against Kingston Hospital for negligent delay in diagnosis of Cauda Equina Syndrome
We secured a substantial settlement for a man who has been left with long-term bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction after his local A&E department failed to recognise and respond to signs of Cauda Equina Syndrome.
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Successful claim against Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust for negligent A&E treatment after dog bite
Our clinical negligence team has recently achieved a settlement for a client who received inappropriate A&E treatment after sustaining a dog bite injury.
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Successful claim for failure to treat severe bone infection
Penningtons Manches Cooper’s clinical negligence team has recently settled a claim arising from a failure to treat a severe bone infection. Our client suffered significant pain, underwent several operations and will likely require a knee replacement in the future, as a result of the negligent medical care.
