July 2003

• 7 year old with cerebral palsy receives £3.4 million
  Mary was born at a London Hospital. The mother’s pregnancy was normal and she went into hospital as advised when she started to notice signs of labour. The staff looking after her carried out checks intermittently on the fetal heart rate. 24 July 2003
• Coroner's concerns over meningitis death
  Coroner expresses deep concern at inquest over drugs protocol at Guy's Hospital following the death of two year old boy. Leigh Day & Co.'s specialist lawyer, Alison Millar represented his mother. 14 July 2003
• Rights case highlights lack of medical care for psychiatric patients
  The mother of a paranoid schizophrenic brings a claim for breach of human rights following the death of her son. 11 July 2003
• Raped Kenyans win Legal Aid
  Hundreds of Kenyan tribeswomen who say they were raped by UK soldiers have been granted British legal aid to sue the Ministry of Defence. 7 July 2003
• Stabbed nightclub-goer wins damages for bouncer's attack
  Leigh Day & Co's personal injury solicitor, Saira Habib, wins damages from the owner of a nightclub for the victim of their aggressive bouncer who was left paraplegic when his spinal cord was severed. 2 July 2003