compensation

10

Aug

2020

Over £16 Million awarded in NHS compensation case

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Written by Adam Hodson

Victims of clinical negligence, many of them highly vulnerable or very young, often show extraordinary courage in conquering their disabilities. That was certainly so in the case of a remarkable 11-year-old girl who received an NHS compensation...

29

Jun

2020

Welcome Clarity for Secondary Victims of Clinical Negligence

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Written by Adam Hodson

For nearly 30 years, the law has sought to constrain the ability of secondary victims – those who suffer psychiatric injury not by being directly involved in an incident but by witnessing (or fearing) injury to a primary victim – to make personal...

23

Jun

2020

Overdue increase in compensation for fatal claims

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Written by Adam Hodson

After many years of calls to increase the amount of fixed compensation for those who suffer bereavement arising from a fatal accident or medical negligence, the Government has finally acquiesced and has raised the amount for statutory bereavement...

15

Jun

2020

Home-maker wife compensated for sacrificing her career in divorce settlement

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Written by Mauro Vinti

Despite the drive towards achieving economic equality between the sexes, it remains common for women to give up their promising careers to support their husbands and devote themselves to child rearing and home-making. An important High Court ruling...

05

Jun

2020

Teenager left paralysed after spinal surgery awarded millions in damage

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Written by Adam Hodson

Major surgery is sadly never risk free but, if things go wrong, specialist lawyers are thankfully always there to pick up the pieces. In one case, a teenager for whom the tragic aftermath of a spinal operation spelt a lifetime of paralysis will...

28

May

2020

Birthing pool tragedy boy wins right to substantial NHS compensation

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Written by Adam Hodson

Prior to any form of medical procedure, patients have an absolute right to be told of the risks involved so that they can make their own fully informed choices. The High Court made that point in guaranteeing substantial compensation to a four-year-...

04

May

2020

Disability discrimination victim secures over £4.7 million in compensation

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The consequences of discrimination in the workplace can be truly devastating and compensation awards to victims can be very substantial. In one case, a disabled bank worker who was stricken by a severe depressive disorder after suffering disability...

01

May

2020

Woman run down by negligent lorry driver due substantial compensation

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Written by Mike Sutton

Most road accidents happen in seconds, and working out their exact causes after the event is exceptionally difficult. However, a case in which a woman who was knocked down by a lorry won the right to substantial compensation showed the lengths to...

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