Articles in ‘Birth Injury’ Category

The Birth Trauma Inquiry report, led by MPs Theo Clarke and Rosie Duffield, aimed to investigate the prevalence, causes and impacts of traumatic birth experiences in the UK. By gathering evidence from over 1,300…

We know that giving birth can be an extremely traumatising experience for some mothers and, coupled with a physical injury, the impact can be life-long. For many mothers, pursuing a birth injury compensation claim…

Hannah Blackwell and Sophie Angwin-Thornes achieved settlement of £300,000 for a woman who suffered a severe fourth-degree perineal tear during the birth of her second child at University Hospital Coventry, part of University Hospital…

Simon Elliman secured a £34,650.00 lump sum for a client who suffered injury as a result of the negligent management of her pregnancy and the delivery of her son by the clinicians at Broomfield…

Simon Elliman secured compensation for an 8-year-old child, in the sum of £2,965,350 for the injuries he sustained following the Defendant’s negligent management of his delivery in March 2016, at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford….

Paul Rumley recently secured a settlement of £8,250,000, as well as yearly payments of £380,000 for life until age 80, for a 17-year-old man following failures by Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust during…

Paul Rumley of RWK Goodman secured a settlement of 75% of damages (subject to further assessment as the client gets older), for a 14-year-old girl for the physical and psychological damage she sustained in…

About Joachim Since then, Joachim has worked extensively in the field of clinical negligence, and found the time to complete two postgraduate degrees, one of which had a medico-legal element. Joachim’s particular strength is…