Legal
A judge has again criticised both sides in the rugby brain injury cases as two landmark claims continue to make little progress. Senior master Jeremy Cook opened the latest case management hearings by reminding both defendants and claimants that "it won't have escaped anybody's notice that some of these claims are now over five years [...]
A charity which delivers therapeutic activities for children and young people with neurological conditions has partnered with law firm Slater and Gordon to increase the support for families who access its specialist services. Rainbow Hub works with young people who have physical disabilities as a result of brain injury or other neurological issues, and also [...]
Veterans with TBI are set for stronger support under a new £50m programme, the veterans' minister has said. The veterans' minister has promised a "step change" in support for military veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury, or TBI, after repeated blast exposure. Louise Sandher-Jones said a £50m investment in coordinating services for veterans struggling with [...]
Leading law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper is delighted to announce the appointment of Robert Dransfield as a partner in its nationally recognised personal injury and medical negligence team. Based in the London office, he will focus on complex and high value medical negligence claims, further strengthening the firm's well established reputation in this area. Robert [...]
A boy left with a severe brain injury after being hit by a bus in Cheshire has had a liability settlement approved by the High Court. Protected by an anonymity order, the child was catastrophically injured when he was struck by a bus while crossing the road. He was taken by air ambulance to Alder [...]
A stroke survivor misdiagnosed after paralysis symptoms was awarded £1m compensation following a legal claim over her treatment. Lisa, a mother-of-two from Bishops Stortford who asked that her surname not be published, was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, in 2016 after suffering paralysis on the left side of her body. She was on maternity leave [...]
Children injured by NHS negligence can now claim lifetime earnings after a Supreme Court ruling that changes how compensation is calculated. As reported by the BBC, the judgment means damages will reflect a full working life rather than only the years a child is expected to live. Until now, injured children were compensated for lost [...]
By Philippa Luscombe, partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper In catastrophic brain injury litigation – whether this involves an injury arising from an accident or medical negligence - the coordination of rehabilitation can shape both the client’s recovery and the progression of the legal claim. The appointment of a brain injury case manager - instructed either singly [...]
Warren Collins, a catastrophic injury lawyer, takes a closer look at GHD. As personal injury solicitors, case managers, and medical experts, we pride ourselves on thoroughness. Yet one important endocrine complication of traumatic brain injury too often slips through the net: post-traumatic hypopituitarism, particularly growth hormone deficiency (GHD). The scale of the problem The incidence [...]
By Steven Akerman, Brian Barr Solicitors The UK Government’s newly announced road safety strategy, which aims to reduce road fatalities and serious injuries by 65 per cent by 2035, is a significant and welcome development. For those of us who work closely with the consequences of road traffic collisions every day, this announcement represents both [...]
