One good reason why parents of children who are the victims of hospital blunders should take legal advice is that they may not always be there to provide all the care their loved ones need. In a High Court case that considered this issue, lawyers
Negligent mistakes are sometimes made in busy hospital accident and emergency departments and, where injuries result, doctors would agree that fair compensation should be paid. In a case on point, lawyers representing a girl who had both legs amputated after twice being sent home from
Prisoners inevitably suffer a loss of liberty, but all their other human rights are unaffected by their incarceration. In a case on point, the elderly mother and sister of a remand prisoner who took his own life won £17,500 in compensation from the Ministry of
Negligence on the part of hospital staff can be hard to prove – but that need not stop specialist solicitors winning substantial compensation for disabled clients. In a case on point, a 10-year-old girl who was stricken by a devastating infection when just a few
If you think medical negligence is to blame for your child’s disabilities, you owe it to yourself and your loved ones to swiftly seek legal advice. The point was powerfully made by a case in which a devout couple’s belief that their son was a
Hospital medication errors are sadly more common than they should be and can have devastating consequences. In one case, a man who was not given the right doses of therapeutic drugs, at the right time, after developing a rare brain infection won more than £600,000
If people are injured by uninsured drivers on private land, are they entitled to compensation? In a landmark decision, the High Court has answered that question with a resounding yes. The case concerned a pedestrian who was walking across a private field when he was
When children are born disabled, stoic parents often believe that no one is to blame and that they must cope alone. However, a case in which a young man won millions in compensation from the NHS showed how wrong such assumptions can be and that
UK motor insurance policies cover the driver, not the vehicle, and disputes can arise if multiple insurers bear potential liability following an accident. In resolving one such disagreement, the High Court gave guidance that will prove invaluable in resolving many others in the future. The
