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£160,000 Recovered for Death Caused by Negligently Performed Angiogram

5th August 2021 – Our client, a 71-year-old man from Dartford, lost his wife on 09.02.2017 as a result of an angiogram to treat coronary artery disease which was negligently performed at the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.Continue reading this article

£35,000 for Delayed Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

31st July 2021 – In August 2015, our client’s brother, Mr H, was feeling generally unwell and had swollen testes. He saw the GP at his local surgery, Minster Medical Group, Sheerness, Kent and prostatitis was suspected.Continue reading this article

£77,500 Recovered for Failure to Provide Prophylactic Antibiotics

28th July 2021 – Our client, a 47-year-old man from Newcastle, was suffering with a right middle trigger finger and was referred to the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust where he underwent surgery in July 2015.Continue reading this article

Fairweathers Passes Lexcel Re -Accreditation with Another Strong Performance

23rd July 2021 – We are delighted to report that we have successfully concluded our annual Lexcel Practice Management Standard audit with another strong performance.Continue reading this article

Fairweathers’ Diversity & Equality Survey 2021

As a firm regulated by the SRA, we are required to collect, report and publish workforce diversity data about the diversity make-up of our workforce.Continue reading this article

Luchii Gavrilescu: Jury inquest hears of failings in the care of a 5-week-old baby Luchii at Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital, in Margate and admissions that the Hospital negligently missed TB on his father’s chest x-ray leading to Luchii’s death.

20th July 2021 – Before North East Kent Area Coroner Joanne Andrews
12th July – 20th July 2021
Luchii Gavrilescu, a 5 week old baby died after three A&E attendances at QEQM, Margate on 6 th December 2019. A jury inquest has heard a number of criticisms of the care he received over this period of time.Continue reading this article

COVID update – Monday 19 July 2021

Following the national move to Step 4, we are making changes to the way in which we operate as follows:

All our staff are now back in the office as normal
We are welcoming clients back to the office but subject to ongoing COVID safety precautions, as set out in our updated Visitor Guidance – please click here
We will to continue to offer and engage in remote meetings and hearings as appropriate

We will continue to monitor the situation and follow all relevant Government, WHO & PHE advice/guidance.

£20,000 recovered for negligent catheterisation

8th July 2021 – Our client, a 75-year-old man from Kent, suffered a fractured left hip in a non-negligent fall and was taken to the QEQM Hospital in Margate on 30.11.2017.Continue reading this article

£12,000 Recovered for Retained Products of Conception following a C-Section

1st July 2021 – Our client, a 35-year-old woman from London, underwent an emergency C-section delivery of her first child at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Greenwich in October 2018 after a failure to progress in labour. Her operation records stated that her placenta and cord were complete on removal. She recovered well from the procedure and was discharged shortly afterwards.Continue reading this article

£42,500 Recovered for New Born Baby Death Caused by Sub– Standard Maternity Care

17th June 2021 – Our client, a 36-year-old woman from Canterbury, suffered the loss of her first child on 29.03.16 after a prolonged, mismanaged labour. Continue reading this article