It was alleged that a breast implant had been negligently ruptured at the time it was inserted. This was not discovered for several months and the young lady suffered pain and distortion of her breast with associated psychiatric injury as a result. Revision surgery was eventually carried out privately around Read more
Liability was admitted by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust failed to act on scans at 34 and 36 weeks gestation which showed that foetal growth was restricted. It was admitted that earlier action would have avoided the subsequent stillbirth. Both the mother and father suffered significant psychological Read more
A 47 year old man underwent an unnecessary lateral release operation on his knee. It was alleged that the operation was unnecessary and that he had only been consented for a simpler arthroscopy operation. As a professional football coach, the gentleman was clear that he would not have agreed to Read more
We obtained supportive independent expert evidence which prompted Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to admit failures in care when treating our client (a gentleman in his 60s). They accepted failures in respect of:- Referring to the Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurses following his initial hypoglycaemic event Treating hypoglycaemic episodes Read more
Our client was a gentleman in his 60s who underwent an operation to repair a valve in his heart. Complications occurred during the operation and a large amount of air was noted in the heart during the operation. The operation was technically complex and the manner in which the air Read more
A lady in her 60s pursued a case against Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Her case had previously been rejected by another solicitor following preliminary investigations. We obtained independent expert evidence which criticised a failure to act on an x-ray in 2007. The x-ray displayed clear evidence of rheumatoid Read more
A 42 year old woman should have received earlier blood tests that would have prevented a delayed diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis of approximately 3 years. As a result of the advanced rheumatoid arthritis going untreated, she developed severe damage to her joints, particularly her hands, elbows and foot. She was Read more
Unfortunately, patients who suffered from both depressive illness and illnesses such as dementia were treated together. One evening, the gentleman was assaulted by another patient on the ward who was known to have a violent and aggressive history due to an ongoing mental illness. The elderly man sustained severe blunt Read more
We acted for a client who had been offered a Compromise Agreement by her employer. We were able to negotiate to more than double the compensation payment the employer was initially prepared to pay and we obtained confirmation from HMRC that the six figure payment could be made tax free.
Doctor receives positive settlement after race discrimination claim Taylor&Emmet represented a doctor who alleged that she was discriminated against and victimised because of her race. We conducted an Employment Tribunal claim for her and succeeded in getting a high value settlement at a mediation meeting, without the need to go Read more
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