
19th October 2022 – Fairweathers Solicitors have represented around two dozen families whose babies died or were caused severe injury with lifelong disabilities due to the failings of East Kent Maternity Services.
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19th October 2022 – Fairweathers Solicitors have represented around two dozen families whose babies died or were caused severe injury with lifelong disabilities due to the failings of East Kent Maternity Services.
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20th July 2022 – We are delighted to report that we have successfully concluded our annual Lexcel Practice Management Standard audit with another strong performance.
The entire process took place remotely for the 3 rd year running.
There were no areas of major non-compliance, 5 areas of minor non-compliance and 8 suggestions for best practice.
The auditor recognised 8 areas of good practice where there was either a diligent approach to complying with the Lexcel requirement or where the minimum Lexcel requirement had been exceeded.
These good practice areas included:-
Our enquiry to instruction case conversion rate analysis and monitoring: our Business Interruption Continuity Plan exercise which posed a ransomware attack this year: the tracking of income streams against case predictions across the year: our file review procedures: our AML firm-wide risk assessment; and our client satisfaction questionnaires recording 100% of clients being “very satisfied” and saying that they would recommend the firm to others.
Within her key findings the auditor also drew attention to the firm’s Google review ratings with a 4.8 out of 5 star performance from 44 reviews received.
She further described the firm’s approach to file reviews as “excellent” with each review being very thorough and involving an in-depth analysis and discussion of the case.
Fairweathers’ CEO Nick Fairweather commented:-
“Another excellent set of results this year from this challenging but important process which puts to task our management structures and procedures across all areas of the firm’s operations. For the 3 rd year in a row the audit was carried out remotely which works extremely well, particularly given that we are a paperless office. Lexcel is time consuming and involves everyone in the firm but is an essential tool, in my view, to ensure up to date and continuing regulatory compliance, effective management structures and delivery of the highest level of service to clients. I am disappointed to hear that the Lexcel national team are looking to return to face to face assessments. From our perspective the whole process can be undertaken very effectively remotely and we shall be lobbying the Lexcel office to that affect. I should like to thank all my staff especially the management team for all their hard work in achieving another successful audit this year”.
1st July 2022 – We are pleased to report that Nick Fairweather has once again been re – appointed to the Law Society’s Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel.
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15th June 2022 – Our client, a 66-year-old man from Whitstable, suffered a partial loss of vision in his left eye due to a catalogue of failures which caused his glaucoma treatment (trabeculectomy surgery) to be delayed by up to 12 months overall. Continue reading this article
10th June 2022 – Archie Batten was born on Sunday 1 st September 2019, at the QEQM Hospital Margate, and lived for just 27 minutes. Continue reading this article
1st June 2022 – Our client Mrs D’s husband was admitted to Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford in September 2018 with suspected aspiration pneumonia. Unfortunately due to a combination of reasons including incorrect labelling of imaging and failure to use a chest drain safety check list a drain was inserted on the wrong side. Our client’s husband subsequently developed sepsis and sadly died within days. Continue reading this article
27th May 2022 – Our Client, Mr C, from Maidstone, Kent came to us following the death of his wife, Mrs C, in March 2019. Continue reading this article
27th May 2022 – Our client Mr B was told he needed an urgent coronary angioplasty after having a diagnostic angiogram in November 2015. Continue reading this article
23rd May 2022 – The Inquest into the death of Archie Batten, who was born on Sunday 1 st September 2019, and lived for just 27 minutes, is due to resume tomorrow at the Archbishop’s Palace in Maidstone before the Assistant Coroner for North East Kent Sonia Hayes.Continue reading this article
23rd May 2022 – We are delighted to announce that Nick Fairweather today became the 203rd President of Kent Law Society.Continue reading this article