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Best Supportive Lawyer

I was recommended to contact Clare Milne by a friend who knew someone who had used the firm for her NHS negligence and I am very glad that I did so. I was kept informed every step of the way on the progress of my claim, supported by Clare and her team. I was sent to see top consultants and...

£135,000 Damages for Hospital’s failure to treat bowel obstruction

Mr H from Dover, Kent was admitted to the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford in August 2017 with severe dehydration and an acute kidney injury. 

As a consequence, he was transferred to the intensive care unit and an x-ray was performed.  The x-ray was not reviewed by either a...

Delayed diagnosis and treatment of brain tumour

In 2012, our client Mr A was referred for an MRI head scan under an urgent ‘Head and Neck Cancer’ pathway, following complaints of symptoms such as numbness of the lips, left check and temporal region. Unknown to Mr A at the time, the MRI scan was negligently reported to show...

£150,000 awarded to our client for negligent treatment of a wrist fracture

On 09.12.2014, Mr E fell from a ladder and attended A&E at the William Harvey Hospital. An x-ray was performed which showed he had sustained a complex fracture of his right distal radius (the wrist end of the large bone in the forearm). He was initially immobilised in a cast before...

£160,000 for client left with stoma bag due to lack of bowel investigations

In 2012 our client, Mr E, was referred to hospital following detection of a polyp (a small lump) in his bowel. Further investigation revealed that our client had two polyps in his bowel, which required surgical removal. Following the surgery, it was recommended that Mr E should undergo a repeat...

Compensation in excess of £220,000 awarded to our client following GP's failure to refer for prostate investigations.

Mr H’s claim was resolved at a round table meeting for in excess of £220,000 despite his former GP (‘Dr P’) initially refusing to admit liability for his failings.

Our client had been Dr P’s patient since 2004.  Mr H had previously been diagnosed with...

£100,000 awarded to our client for negligent treatment of a sporting injury

This was an interesting case concerning the treatment of a sporting injury sustained by a 17 year old budding football professional. The difficulty in this case was proving that but for the negligent treatment, our client would have gone on to have a successful career in semi professional...

£25,000 awarded to our client following cycling accident

Our client was awarded £25,000 in compensation following an accident when he was knocked off his bicycle as a result of the passenger unexpectedly opening their car door as he approached. He sustained a fairly short term injury to his neck and left shoulder, together with a head injury. He...

£90,000 awarded to our client for delayed treatment of gastric ulcer

In 2016, our client, Mrs F, who suffered from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS, a common condition affecting the digestive system) attended her GP surgery due to unusual abdominal pain, which became worse after eating. Her GP felt that this was due to her IBS but, within a month, our client had...