by Clear Law | Nov 14, 2016 | News
A Hampshire care home has been fined £80,000 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £20,000 after an elderly resident choked to death while in their care. Winchester Crown Court was told how Margaret Humphreys had been admitted to Marlborough House in Fleet for respite...
by Clear Law | May 17, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, News
Reading Borough Council has been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay costs of £20,000 after a pensioner died from pneumonia brought on by legionnaire’s disease picked up during his stay at one of their care homes. The HSE investigation heard how Lewis Payne, a...
by Clear Law | Apr 12, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, News
Over the last few years we have seen a huge increase in the number of people opting to have cosmetic surgery procedures performed; whether the operations are to improve something people are not totally happy with, or to help correct an injury or other issue, the...
by Clear Law | Feb 29, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, News
If you or someone you care for has been injured or hurt while under the protective care of a care home, you might be entitled to make a claim for compensation. Care home negligence is defined as when someone who lives in a care home is subjected to poor, or...
by Clear Law | Feb 8, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, News, No Fee Medical
A diagnosis with cancer is a life-changing moment; it can be one of the most terrifying times in your life, throwing your entire future into jeopardy. To be told that your cancer is terminal, and that the best-case scenario would be a dangerous and painful course of...
by Clear Law | Jan 5, 2016 | Hospital Negligence, News
The NHS Litigation Authority, responsible for indemnifying the service against legal action, has set aside over £26 billion to cover the costs of medical negligence for existing and future liabilities. Last year over £1.3 billion was paid out to cover medical...
