Articles in ‘Cerebral palsy’ Category

RWK Goodman’s specialist clinical negligence team has secured an £8,250,000 lump sum award, together with annual periodical payments of £380,000 for life, for a 17-year-old who sustained permanent and life-limiting injuries at birth due…

Paul Rumley from RWK Goodman’s specialist clinical negligence team has secured £4,400,000 in damages, inclusive of interim payments and CRU, together with substantial periodical payments for life, for a child who sustained permanent brain…

Simon Elliman recently secured a lump sum of £3,000,000 for a 10-year-old child for the injuries sustained at birth in September 2015. Our client, as a result of their prematurity, developed a brain injury…

The MNSI (Maternity & Newborn Safety Investigations) body has published its annual report for 2024/2025; this provides an overview of their programme during this period and outlines its plans for the following year. MNSI…

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…

The transition from child to adult health services is a hot topic both in the UK and globally. In August 2024, the Colin Farrell Foundation was launched on the other side of the Atlantic…

Disability sport is a vital resource for those living with a disability. Not only for the opportunity to keep active, but also to build connections with people who have similar experiences; as it is…

Para-equestrian dressage has only been on the Paralympic stage since the games were held in Atlanta in August 1996. The competition included all physical impairment groups and visually impaired athletes and men and women…

Access to and enjoyment of sport is taken for granted by most children, they are surrounded by opportunities both in and out of school. But for children with physical disabilities this isn’t always the…

Bristol provides a centre of excellence for children with cerebral palsy; Bristol Royal Hospital for Children providing support throughout the Southwest and beyond. Professor Amin, a consultant at the hospital, specialises in looking after children…