This was a claim against Riviera Tours Limited, trading as Riviera Travel who admitted a breach in duty of care. Holiday accident claims We have acted for many people over the years whose holidays have been ruined, or who have suffered injuries whils...

Skin cancer negligence cases in the UK fall under the broader umbrella of medical negligence law. These cases typically arise when a healthcare provider fails to diagnose or treat skin cancer promptly and competently, resulting in avoidable harm to t...

When a consultant failed to follow up on test results for a patient diagnosed with cancer it was a total failure in care and led to a compensation claim on behalf of her estate. Cancer negligence case In this case the deceased was a widow with no chi...

They applied to the government’s Insolvency Service for redundancy pay, unpaid wages, holiday pay, and notice pay-only to have their claims rejected on the basis that they were classified as “members” of an LLP not employees. Alan Lewis who led the c...

The client, who has asked to remain anonymous, sufferers from an acute bowel condition which causes persistent bouts of diarrhoea. He takes a prescription drug Loperamide to counteract the symptoms and prior to a recent holiday collected a prescripti...

A Case Study by Susan Mayall Looking at LinkedIn A problem arose for a client this week which will be of interest to employers. This client encourages its employees to actively network and use LinkedIn and other forms of networking and social media, ...

Our client was expecting her first baby and had initially experienced a straightforward pregnancy. At around 27 weeks gestation our client began vomiting blood and noticed reduced foetal movement. When Mrs T presented at St Mary’s Hospital, Mancheste...

Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust admitted a breach of duty of care and made a £12,500 settlement after it was found that, had a ‘timely diagnosis’ been made, alternative treatments could have been implemented which would have improved the patie...

We pursued a claim on behalf of a family when their relative suffered deteriorating health after a catalogue of errors in her hospital care. The relative had sadly died, but the family made a claim against the hospital and secured £34,000 compensatio...

Mrs A, 68, from Droylsden, Tameside pursued a medical negligence claim against the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after a catalogue of errors led to complications including a perforated colon, the development of a hernia...

A 53 year old man whose suicidal tendencies were not picked up by his GP has received a £2million settlement after a failed suicide attempt has left him severely disabled. The GPs insurers made a settlement of £2 million ahead of the trial which was ...

An independent elderly lady suffered a debilitating stroke after a failure in communication led to her missing vital anticoagulant medication for a heart condition. Our Medical Negligence Team recently secured a settlement of £105,000 in a case where...

A woman whose baby has been born with severe abnormalities after being told all her scans were normal has secured a large compensation award to help care for her child. 15m in a wrongful birth claim against Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundat...

Mr B had suffered from epilepsy for approximately four years prior but otherwise enjoyed an independent and active life with his wife. He was admitted to the Medical Assessment Unit at Tameside Hospital with confusion, hallucinations, delusions and p...

When a client turned to us following delays and misdiagnosis at Tameside Hospital we secured a £150,000 settlement after her symptoms of Cauda Equina Syndrome were missed. Our client was an active and independent lady in her mid 50s who had previousl...

She attended the A & E at Tameside Hospital complaining of severe upper stomach pain radiating to her back. Following medical review and an x-ray an aggravated ulcer was diagnosed and medication given to reduce acid and relieve pain. Ultimately Mrs T...

A 6 year old girl was taken to The Royal Oldham Hospital by her mother, Kirsty, on 3 February to be told by doctors that her rash was just bruising - sadly the next day Layla-Rose died. Layla-Rose's mother brought her to the hospital around 8.

It was claimed that the hospital had failed to make the patient aware of the risks associated with his treatment and that given his medical history and awareness of his own condition he would have opted for a safer alternative and not consented to th...

Baby was born in good condition at 39 weeks + 5 gestation with no issues but returned to hospital 10 days later. Mum was concerned that baby’s nappy contained streaks of blood and a few hours later witnessed that her vomit was tinged with pink. Baby ...

A pharmacy gave the wrong medication to our client resulting in a £2,800 settlement after she had serious side-effects from being given anti-psychotic drugs instead of cramp medication. Ms H said the wrong medication left her initially dizzy, then sh...