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Failure to spot bowel obstruction left woman with multi-organ failure in intensive care
A bowel obstruction that was mistakenly diagnosed as constipation left a woman needing emergency surgery and four weeks on the intensive therapy unit (ITU) at the Defendant Hospital.
Survivor of childhood sexual abuse by choirmaster and teacher Mark Burgess secures six-figure settlement
A former pupil has settled a claim against City of Portsmouth Boys’ School and All Saints Church Portsea over sexual abuse by jailed former teacher and choirmaster Mark Burgess.
Six-figure settlement for man who suffered life-changing injuries after delay in diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis
A man has settled a medical negligence claim against two former GPs following an alleged failure to identify classic symptoms of Giant Cell Arteritis and refer him for investigation and treatment.
Chris Packham defamation trial to be heard at High Court
Environmental campaigner and naturalist Chris Packham CBE will have his defamation case against the editor and two contributors to Country Squire Magazine heard in the High Court in London from Tuesday 2 May at 10.30am. The case is listed for eight days.
More than £18 million secured on behalf of child with cerebral palsy
A nine-year-old girl, who suffered permanent and severely debilitating brain damage as a result of negligent management of her mother’s labour, has received an eight-figure lump sum and annual payments in compensation to meet her needs for the rest of her life.
Appeal for information about struck-off osteopath Stephen Blinman
A former patient is appealing for witnesses that may assist Leigh Day with their investigation.
Information Tribunal hearing over refusal to reveal numbers of women and parents stripped of citizenship
An Information Tribunal challenge is being brought against the Information Commissioner and the Home Office by human rights research group Rights Security International (RSI) regarding their refusal to reveal numbers of women and parents stripped of citizenship.
Chilekwa Mumba awarded the Goldman Prize for his work on the Vedanta case
Environmental campaigner Chilekwa Mumba has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for Africa for his work on the copper mining case brought against Vedanta and its former Zambian subsidiary, Konkola Copper Mines, in the English Courts – Lungowe & Others v Vedanta Resources and Konkola Copper Mines.
Asylum Aid appeals ruling on fast-track Rwanda removals process
Legal protection charity Asylum Aid has a Court of Appeal hearing from Monday 24 April to Thursday 27 April to challenge the High Court ruling that the Home Office fast-track Rwanda removals process is lawful.
Experts call for change in regulations to prevent abuse towards vulnerable children in residential settings
Experts have called for a more joined-up approach towards the care of disabled children in care homes so that harm previously suffered by this vulnerable group is not repeated.
Tens of thousands of Just Eat couriers aren’t given a fair wage according to law firm Leigh Day
Tens of thousands of Just Eat couriers are being denied workers’ rights including holiday pay and the National Living Wage and could be entitled to compensation, according to law firm Leigh Day.
Healthcare solicitor welcomes MPs’ calls for action to end higher maternity death rates for black women
A report published by the Women and Equalities Committee has highlighted the racial disparities in maternal deaths and calls for faster action from the government and NHS to tackle the higher maternal death rates for women belonging to ethnic minorities.