Medical Negligence

• Settlement obtained for Suffolk man who suffered avoidable vision loss

  • PostedJuly 20, 2021

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a five-figure settlement for Mr N, a man who suffered vision loss as a result of a hospital’s failure...

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• Inquest into death of young Cambridge man who took his own life

  • PostedJune 18, 2021

  An inquest is to investigate the death of a young Cambridge man, who took his own life after being under treatment for a mental disorder. James Nowshadi, aged 23, was...

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• Settlement obtained for man hospitalised after routine injection

  • PostedJune 17, 2021

  Michele Benjamin has obtained a settlement for a man who experienced severe pain after an injection was mistakenly administered into muscle rather than subcutaneous tissue. Mr R was diagnosed with...

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• Settlement obtained for Suffolk woman following delayed diagnosis

  • PostedJune 11, 2021

  Julie Crossley has obtained a settlement for a woman who suffered as a result of a delayed diagnosis of a blood clot in the brain. Ms K was admitted to...

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• Hospital Trust admits that baby’s death could have been prevented

  • PostedMay 28, 2021

  A Norfolk hospital has acknowledged that giving a timely emergency caesarean section to a mother in their care could have saved her baby boy’s life. Ms Y was giving birth...

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• Settlement obtained for woman following avoidable treatment delay

  • PostedMay 27, 2021

  Julie Crossley, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £10,000 for a woman who suffered both physically and psychologically as a result of avoidable delays...

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• Marking the start of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

  • PostedMay 10, 2021

  Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021. It is so important to recognise when an individual needs support and to fight to help them receive that  support....

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• Settlement obtained for PCS member who suffered avoidable stillbirth

  • PostedApril 28, 2021

  Sharon Allison, partner and head of medical negligence at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £25,000 for a PCS member who suffered a stillbirth as a result of a...

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• Trial and error: attending the High Court during a national lockdown

  • PostedApril 27, 2021

  Since late March 2020 the majority of Court cases have been held remotely where possible, apart from criminal trials involving a jury, which stopped completely for a while and then...

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• Settlement obtained for woman who suffered avoidable stillbirth

  • PostedMarch 22, 2021

  Sharon Allison, partner and head of medical negligence at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement of £25,000 for a woman who suffered a stillbirth as a result of a hospital’s failure...

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• Ashtons Legal joins Major Trauma Group

  • PostedMarch 11, 2021

  Ashtons Legal has joined law firms in the Major Trauma Group who provide vital support to survivors of major trauma and their families. The Major Trauma Group consists of leading...

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• Settlement obtained after dosing error led to arterial bleed

  • PostedMarch 10, 2021

  Amanda Cavanagh, a medical negligence specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a settlement and an acknowledgment of error for the family of a woman who suffered an arterial bleed after...

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