Our settled cases

Stillbirth compensation for Mr and Mrs R following the tragic death of their child
Mrs R’s first baby was due on 14 July 2009. All routine screening tests had been normal and the pregnancy was progressing well. However in June 2009 a scan was repeated following an abnormal finding, suggesting placental dysfunction.
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Oxygen starvation at birth compensation for grieving parents
Our expert solicitors obtained £140,000 in compensation for a mother and father following the oxygen starvation at birth and subsequent death of their baby, Harry*, at just seven days old.
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£77.5k compensation for medical error leading to stillbirth of baby girl
We recovered medical error claim compensation of £77.5k for a mother and father following the stillbirth of their daughter.
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£85k compensation recovered after negligent management of birth
We obtained £85k compensation for a 37 year old woman following the negligent management of the birth of her son, resulting in severe cerebral palsy and death at 21 months.
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£50k compensation for hospital negligence during labour leading to stillbirth
Hospital negligence claim compensation of £50k obtained for a mother and father following the stillbirth of their son.
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£150k compensation for loss of baby due to measurement oversight
We recovered £150k compensation for our clients following the stillbirth of their daughter due to a fundal measurement oversight.
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Brain damage claim resulting from failure to treat newborn jaundice
Specialist brain damage claim solicitor Adrian Desmond secured judgement against York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for compensation to be assessed in favour of a 3 year old boy, Oscar*, who developed jaundice and elevated bilirubin levels following his admission after birth to the neonatal unit at the Hospital. He now has cerebral palsy.
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Stillborn twin negligence claim - inadequate monitoring of baby's heartbeat
We recently concluded a medical negligence claim against a hospital trust following the delivery of a stillborn twin.
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£51.5k compensation after failure to diagnose septicaemia in baby
We recovered £51.5k compensation for the parents of a 16 month old girl who tragically died as a result of a hospital’s negligent delay in the diagnosis of septicaemia and pneumonia.
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£100k compensation for parents of brain damaged baby who died at just 2 days old
Compensation obtained for delayed delivery which lead to a uterine rupture and child born with severe brain damage.
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Compensation after baby developed hypoglycaemia
Midwives failed to monitor the baby boy's feeding and blood sugar levels following his birth. He developed hypoglycaemia and sustained permanent brain damage. Judgment is entered and quantum outstanding.
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Premature twin claim after baby sustains brain damage
A twin baby boy was delivered prematurely at 32 weeks. He developed necroticising enteritis when he was a few days old and as a result of a failure to adequately treat the condition he suffered a collapse at a week old.
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Judgment secured after a failure to manage blockage of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
Judgment has been secured for an adolescent boy after doctors failed to manage a blockage of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt inserted for hydrocephalus.
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Delay in diagnosing septicaemia leads to death of infant
We are currently acting for Ms B*, personal representative and mother of Sophie* who sadly died in February 2009. Baby Sophie died at the age of 16 months as a result of the hospital’s negligent delay in diagnosing septicaemia and pneumonia caused by Group A streptococcus.
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Failure to diagnose jaundice leading to hyperbilirubinemia
Jacob* suffered profound brain and physical injury arising from a failure by the community midwifes responsible for his care to diagnose his developing jaundice after his discharge from hospital.
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Compensation after delayed diagnosis of meningitis leads to brain damage
A three year old boy suffered permanent brain damage and cerebral palsy as a result of medical staff failing to treat a pneumococcal meningitis infection.
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Delay in treating jaundice resulting in baby developing kernicterus
Thomas* was born extremely prematurely at 25 weeks. He suffered a number of complications during the first few weeks of his life as a result of his prematurity.
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£22.5k compensation after midwife negligence caused stillbirth
Our medical negligence solicitors recovered £22.5k in compensation for a 24 year old woman following the stillbirth of her son.
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Obstetric negligence compensation claim following stillbirth
We acted for a mother who's labour was hopelessly mismanaged leading to the death of her son before he was born due to starvation of oxygen.
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Neonatal negligence compensation claim for infant's cerebral palsy
We recovered more than £3 million in compensation for birth injury cerebral palsy caused by neonatal negligence.
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Negligence leading to stillbirth compensation claim - hospital failure to act
This was Gemma‘s* first pregnancy, she was an 18 year old single mother. Gemma had not felt her baby moving for 2 days when she was 28 weeks pregnant and was admitted to Basildon Hospital at around 14.30 hrs. She was initially assessed at the Maternity Assessment Centre. The admission cardiotocograph (CTG) which monitored the baby’s heart beat was abnormal. Gemma was transferred to the labour ward for monitoring.
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Claim after newborn dies though medical negligence
We recently settled a claim against Frimley Park Hospital for the negligent care Mrs W received during her labour which led to the death of her son, who was effectively stillborn. Although Baby W was resuscitated, he had sustained severe brain damage and died two days later.
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Medical negligence compensation claim for birth injury
A baby died four days after delivery because she was starved of oxygen in the minutes before birth. Boyes Turner’s brain damaged baby claim lawyers initially approached the hospital seeking an admission of liability. There was no immediate response so a formal report was obtained from an independent consultant obstetrician.
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