12th December 2019 – Our client, a 35-year-old woman from Folkestone, Kent, suffered the loss of her child in August 2016.
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£92,500 for obstetric negligence at QEQM Hospital, Margate
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High Court awards £217,000 at Trial for Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome following Accident at Work
1st February’20 – Our client Mr K suffered an accident at work whilst on site in London in 2014 when loose masonry fell from a window above him injuring his right hand.
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Mother to receive Apology and Compensation from East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust for the avoidable death of her new-born daughter caused by Neonatal Negligence
31st January’20 – Our client, a 27 year old woman from Broadstairs, was under the care of the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust throughout her first pregnancy. Her antenatal care was provided by Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital, Margate (QEQM) who informed her that she was carrying twins.
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Simran and Francesca sign up as AvMA Telephone Helpline Volunteers
Fairweathers Solicitors is hugely supportive of AvMA and the work they do across the UK in campaigning to improve patient safety, reduce medical accidents and ensure access to justice.
We are, therefore, delighted to announce that our Assistant Solicitor Francesca Beach and our Paralegal Simran Deu are now fully trained volunteers for AvMA’s helpline, offering support and advice to callers. This involves a commitment from each of them of 2 hours a month.
Francesca commented:
‘Simran and I are extremely excited about this opportunity and look forward to helping as many people as possible, harnessing our legal and medical knowledge to offer practical solutions and help to callers. It is so important for the public to be able to access dependable, knowledgeable advice to ensure that medical failings don’t go unanswered’.
AvMA’s helpline number is 0845-1232352 or you can visit their website:
https://www.avma.org.uk/help-advice/
£38,000 Damages for Vaginal Over – Stitching Following Tear during Child Birth
6th November’19 – Our client, Ms A of Kent, instructed Fairweathers to pursue a clinical negligence claim arising from a repair to a second degree tear sustained during child birth in September 2017.
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£110,000 Damages Recovered for GP Prescription Error Resulting in Failed Liver Transplant
6th February’20 – Our Client Mrs E from Gravesend came to us after her liver transplant failed due to a prescription error.
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Amazin Young Verdict: Accidental Death
21st October 2019 – HMC Alan Blunsdon today delivered his conclusion in the Amazin Young Inquest, having previously heard evidence over 5 days.
£60,000 for Dad’s Delayed Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
9th October 2019 – Our client’s father, Mr O, was investigated by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust at the end of 2013 because he was not well and coughing up blood. The investigations included x-rays, which unfortunately were not reported as suspicious for malignancy even though there was a clear ill-defined mass on the images.
The Great Fairweathers Bake Off for Macmillan
2nd October 2019 – Here at Fairweathers, we have once again held our annual Fairweathers Bake Off in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support’s Coffee Morning.
£8,500 Damages for Undetected Lesion
25th September 2019 – Our client, Ms D, from Canterbury, instructed us to pursue a clinical negligence claim arising from an exploratory operation that she had at the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent in May 2017.