It’s the festive season and for any child that has to mean TOYS! For parents, grandparents and anyone else involved in meeting the child’s ‘Santa’ expectations, filling a stocking isn’t always that simple. High hopes and...
Each baby’s birth is a journey of multiple stages from pregnancy through labour and delivery into their first few days of life. The safety of the birth process and the mother and baby’s health and wellbeing are often managed by a team of health...
When a child suffers a brain injury it takes specialist skills to understand and untangle the various ways in which the injury will affect their life. Their ability to think, perceive, process information, function and communicate may be impaired, affecting...
For many parents of children with special educational needs (SEN) the process of finding and obtaining a placement at the right school for their child can be confusing, frustrating and exhausting. It takes considerable time, paperwork, persistence and an...
Children love the school holidays but as all parents know, holidays need planning, particularly when the family includes a disabled child. So, with summer almost here, here are a few ‘staycation’ holiday opportunities for disabled children to...
We asked Boyes Turner partner, Ruth Meyer , about how she supports children with cerebral palsy andtheir families through her role in the Court of Protection team . Ruth qualified as a solicitor in 1990 and is also a qualified New York attorney....
As specialist serious injury solicitors, we know the many ways that life can be altered after a brain injury, not just for the injured person but for their family too. It is important both for the individual and their family that they can get out of the...
Medical negligence partner, Richard Money-Kyrle, has been recognised by Legal 500 and Chambers Directory for his expertise in maximum severity claims for more than a decade. As a specialist in achieving high value awards for clients with cerebral palsy...
Moving abroad after your child suffers catastrophic injury from medical negligence in England or Wales shouldn't prevent you from making a claim for compensation . Serious injury claims should always be handled by solicitors with specialist...
In other posts, I commented on the latest report from the RCOG’s Each Baby Counts programme which reviewed the ways in which delays in anaesthetic care contributed to the tragic injury suffered during the births of 49 babies in 2015. The...
In the first few days after birth, before regular and adequate feeding is established, babies often need help with managing their blood glucose levels. Newborns with low birth-weights (below 2.5kg) or those born to diabetic mothers are at increased risk of...
NHS Resolution, the newly rebranded NHS Litigation Authority, has issued a leaflet for healthcare practitioners about the importance of saying sorry when things go wrong. In an open demonstration of NHS Resolution’s new focus on upstream...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline, Jaundice in Newborn Babies under 28 days, has recently been amended to clarify the type and extent of phototherapy treatment that should be given to newborn babies with...
One of the most frequent questions that we’re asked at Boyes Turner is, “My child has cerebral palsy. Can I claim compensation?” Our specialist medical negligence lawyers are experts in obtaining high value damages awards for babies and...
What is Group B Strep? Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is normal bacterium most commonly found in the intestines. It is usually harmless. Why do we need to raise awareness? GBS bacteria can quickly spread through a newborn baby’s body. This can lead to...
Specialist cerebral palsy solicitors, Susan Brown and Vanessa Wand , of Boyes Turner secured a full admission of liability for Nicholas* in a highly complex birth injury case. The injury left Nicholas with bilateral cerebral palsy...
This recent case handed down by Judge Lush on the 20 March 2014 relates to an application for a gift to be made from the damages award of an 11 year old boy known as AK. AK has cerebral palsy as a result of injuries sustained at the time of his...
Specialist cerebral palsy solicitor Susan Brown of Boyes Turner secured a settlement at 50% of the liability case for Sophie* in a highly complex birth injury case. The injury left Sophie with severe full body cerebral palsy. The injury was...
Boyes Turner’s specialist cerebral palsy solicitors secured a settlement for approximately £3 million after a highly complex birth injury case. Zac suffered a brain injury at the time of his birth in 2005, and suffers...
Yesterday at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Mrs Justice Nicola Davies, a high court Judge, approved the settlement in a very complex cerebral palsy claim , handled by Boyes Turner, for a child with profound disabilities caused by injuries...
Specialist cerebral palsy solicitor Susan Brown of Boyes Turner secured a settlement of £1.3m for Malcolm after highly complex birth injuries were sustained. The injury left Malcolm with moderate dyskinetic cerebral...
Specialist cerebral palsy solicitor, Susan Brown of Boyes Turner, secured a £7m settlement for Jennifer* after a highly complex birth injury case. The injury left Jennifer with dyskinetic cerebral palsy which affected all of her...
Boyes Turner secured a 57.5% liability settlement in favour of 23 year old, Joanne* who developed a severe brain injury after a delay in diagnosis and treatment of meningitis in February 1990. Joanne has been diagnosed with cerebral...
Boyes Turner’s Cerebral Palsy compensation team secured a settlement for approximately £3 million for Jessica * after a highly complex birth injury case. The injury left Jessica with athetoid cerebral palsy caused...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC), the NHS care watchdog, has uncovered “a catalogue of failings” at Barts Health NHS Trust including uncaring staff, blood-stained equipment, poor hygiene standards, patients not being helped to eat and a...
Jonathan’s* mother was induced on 19 April at the defendant hospital, following which her labour progressed slowly. Intermittent heart monitoring was undertaken for the next couple of days. On the morning of 22 April Jonathan’s heart rate became...
