Client Stories

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Angela’s Story: Incorrectly performed surgery

Following AB's Incorrectly performed laparoscopic gallbladder surgery she was left with to life changing bowel injuries.

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Amelie Wernham

Amelie’s story: Meningitis

Amelie was a lively one-year-old when she became ill. She was diagnosed with meningitis after suffering a stroke at home. Her parents describe how Amelie’s illness developed and changed their lives forever.

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Amelie Wernham
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Charlie’s Story: Delayed treatment of Sepsis

Despite his concerned parents taking Charlie to A&E twice in one day, Charlie’s sepsis went undiagnosed and untreated for 24 hours when he was just 16 months old. As a result he went into septic shock and suffered several cardiac arrests, leaving him with a hypoxic brain injury.

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Charlier Grainger and his brother

Charlie’s Story: Periventricular Leukomalacia

Charlie was born premature developing spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, learning difficulties and epilepsy as a result of PVL.

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Charlier Grainger and his brother
Clementine's Story

Clementine’s Story

Clementine’s cerebral palsy claim was closed by another firm who said it would not win. We took over the claim free of charge and obtained expert evidence and sent a letter of claim.

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Clementine's Story
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Delayed Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

We obtained a full admission of liability from the Hospital Trust following a delayed diagnosis of breast cancer. This came after another firm had advised there were no prospects of ...x

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Double accident results in major orthopaedic injuries

Our client was hit by a car at a petrol station. The driver was talking to someone at the garage and then suddenly shot forward into our client. The defendant hit our client into the main road, where he was struck by a second vehicle

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Elan’s Story – Living her dream

Elan was born in a very poor condition after a cord prolapse at the end of her mother’s labour. Elan developed spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and needs a lot of help. She is determined and with help is living a great life.

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Delay in diagnosis of Colon Cancer

Despite receiving surgery for begin tumors on her bowel, a delayed diagnosis of bowel cancer and lack of follow up appointments, had devastating consequences for our client and her family

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Failure to recognise appendix cancer

John was told that an abdominal scan in May 2019 was normal. Two years’ later, he was diagnosed with cancer in the appendix. A re-look at the May 2019 scan confirmed that ...x

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Hypoxic Brain Injury During Birth and Hydrocephalus

We act for Luke* whose mother initially approached us for advice surrounding the neonatal management of her son. We identified significant concerns over her antenatal care and ambulance transfer to ...x

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Baby Jack at birth, prior to his family's succesful HIE claim with CL Medilaw

Jack’s* Story: How a Second Opinion Secured Settlement in a HIE Claim against Lancashire Teaching Hospitals

For Jack's* family, the road to justice took nearly two decades. It began with a mistake in a set of maternity notes, passed through years of legal proceedings that were abandoned by another firm, and ended, finally, with a liability settlement against Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by our team. This is Jack's story.

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Baby Jack at birth, prior to his family's succesful HIE claim with CL Medilaw

Janaiya Ruth’s Story: Birth Injury

After complications during her pregnancy, Janaiya Ruth's mother sadly lost her baby girl due to negligence and missed opportunities.

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Jane’s Story: Brain Haemorrhage

Following a collapse at work, Jane was discharged with a diagnosis of stress, only to be re-admitted the next day after suffering a severe brain hemorrhage.

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JC’s Story- permanent damage caused by negligent prescription

Due to a negligent prescription, JC was faced with permanent bladder damage.

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Louise Mills

Louise’s Story: Delayed diagnosis of Cauda Equina

After a number of appointments with her GP to investigate leg pain Louise attended with altered bowel habit. Her GP failed to refer her for immediate investigation leading to a 4 day delay in surgical release of her Cauda Equina and permanent nerve damage.

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Louise Mills

Master X – 8 year old boy in freak accident causing a traumatic brain injury

Master X was 8 at the time of the accident. He was playing at a playground with his friends when a large telegraph-like pole broke and landed on his head, cause him to sustain a traumatic brain injury.

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Seven-Figure Medical Negligence Settlement for Failure to Advise on Pregnancy Reduction in Triplets

We cover the successful resolution of a highly unusual and complex claim for damages as a result of alleged substandard care provided by an NHS Hospital Trust. This ultimately led to the premature birth of our client, who went on to develop cerebral palsy.

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triplets playing with a cuddly toy after the family received a medical negligence settlement
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Steven’s Story: Misdiagnosed Meningitis Highlights the Cost of a Two-Hour Delay

Steven was just 17-years-old when a delayed diagnosis of meningococcal meningitis changed his life forever. Two hours after being sent home by his GP despite red flag symptoms resulted in a permanent brain injury.

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Richard was treated with chemotherapy for follicular non-Hodgkins lymphoma

Richard’s Story: Mismanagement of cancer treatment

Richard was treated with chemotherapy for follicular Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Negligent treatment led to a reactivation of hepatitis B, liver failure and his subsequent death. His widow tells his story.

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Richard was treated with chemotherapy for follicular non-Hodgkins lymphoma

Tracey’s story: Misreporting of cervical smear

Tracey attended all smears tests that she was called to attend. Yet from 2009 onwards they were all misreported which resulted in her having a hysterectomy that would have been avoided with correct treatment.

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How We Helped Baby Molly’s Family Following a Missed Diagnosis of Meningitis

GP settles missed diagnosis of meningitis claim. How a delayed hospital referral resulted in severe and lifelong health complications — and how we helped.

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Multi-jurisdictional support for child with severe brain injury

Miss X, child, was involved in a high-speed road traffic accident on a motorway in France. She suffered a severe brain injury, among other injuries.

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Noel’s Story – serious injury after motorbike crash

Noel suffered life changing injuries in a road traffic accident on his motorbike during a commute to work. His injuries were catastrophic and included a complete spinal cord injury, leaving ...x

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Oliver’s Story: Cerebral Palsy – Birth Injury

We secured a multi-million-pound birth injury compensation settlement for Oliver, a child who was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy following errors in the management of his mother's pregnancy and his birth. Find out what happened and how we were able to support Oliver and his family.

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Oliver’s story: Untreated sepsis

Oliver was a 4-year-old, healthy happy little boy. What was thought to be a simple tummy bug by hospital doctors turned in to fatal sepsis due to negligent medical care.

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Orthopaedic Injuries following Road Traffic Accident

Our client was riding his bicycle when a car collided with him. He was taken by ambulance to the major trauma centre for the south east where he was diagnosed with extensive orthopaedic injuries, including a fractured vertebra and fractured pelvis.

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Orthopaedic injuries for client with a rare genetic condition

Mrs W had a rare genetic condition where she suffered from learning difficulties and was described as having the mental abilities of a young child.

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Pedestrian suffers severe traumatic brain injury after being hit by a car

Our client was hit by a car whilst crossing a road. He was taken by ambulance to the major trauma centre for the south east where it was revealed he had extensive orthopaedic injuries, including fractures of the left frontal and right temporal bone, and a severe traumatic bra

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peter and partner, following his experience of necrotising fasciitis abdomen

Peter’s Story: Untreated Infection Results in Necrotising Fasciitis of the Abdomen

Peter's life was forever changed when a seemingly simple perianal abscess, left untreated, developed into life-threatening necrotising fasciitis of the abdomen, demonstrating the devastating consequences when bacterial infections are not promptly treated.

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peter and partner, following his experience of necrotising fasciitis abdomen

PH Client Story: 4th degree vaginal tear during childbirth

Incorrectly performed episiotomy and forceful forceps delivery caused life change 4th degree vaginal tears for our client during the birth of her child.

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Mary, a young child, sat in adapted chair, who suffered PVL and Cerebral Palsy

Mary’s* Story: A Life Changed After PVL Brain Injury at Birth

We helped Mary's family family secure life-changing support following an avoidable PVL brain injury caused during birth.

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Mary, a young child, sat in adapted chair, who suffered PVL and Cerebral Palsy

PX’s Story: Cauda Equina Injury leading to neurological damage

Our client presented at the hospital with a history of back pain and some foot numbness. He had undergone two previous spinal surgeries, with limited benefit.

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Record breaking award for child following RTA

At the age of two, Miss X was involved in a head-on collision between two vehicles when the car travelling in the opposite direction had to swerve to avoid a cyclist, who had fallen off of his bike.

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Ryan’s story: Cerebral palsy claim

Ryan’s cerebral palsy claim was investigated and closed by other solicitors. We reopened it free of charge and by asking the right questions got a full admission and record highest compensation.

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Ryan by the pool

Ryan’s Story: Mismanagement of pregnancy leading to cerebral palsy

Failure to manage high blood pressure in pregnancy leads to cerebral palsy. We obtained an early admission of liability from the Defendant Trust for a delay in delivery resulting in avoidable brain damage and a diagnosis of cerebral palsy.

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JZ’s Story : Delay in diagnosis of bladder cancer

After doctors ruled out the possibility of a tumor when our client presented worrying symptoms, they were later diagnosed with late stage bladder cancer.

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Cancer Diagnosis Legal Case
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Seven-Figure Settlement for Avoidable Brachial Plexus Injury Caused by Shoulder Dystocia During Birth

Baby Abigail was diagnosed with Erb's palsy — a lifelong condition — after birth. We identified a series of failings in the care received by both mother and baby, and successfully proved that this injury was avoidable, resulting in a seven-figure compensation settlement.

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ST’s Story: Missed bowel perforation

ST was unaware of a bowel perforation that resulted in life changing injuries.

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VS’s Story: Misdiagnosis leads to unnecessary surgery

Due to a misdiagnosis of cancer, VS underwent an unnecessary hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy.

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Work-related accident

Our client was a lorry driver and scuba instructor. In 2008, an incident caused him to fall 4-5 feet from the cab of his lorry onto the ground on his back.

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