4th February 2019
A six-year-old boy died after medical professionals missed ‘numerous’ opportunities to save his life, an inquest heard. Sebastian Hibberd’s family made repeated calls to NHS 111 and his GP for help, but the GP failed to return the call at all and the call handlers failed to spot the warning signs for intussusception – when…
4th February 2019
A world renowned opera singer whose career was ended when he had a ‘negligent’ hip replacement is taking legal action against the surgeon who operated on him. David Rendall, 70, was forced to have a hip replacement after a set collapsed on him when he performed on stage in Copenhagen. But he was left in…
3rd January 2019
Hodge Jones & Allen has been named as the best personal injury and clinical negligence firm in London. HJA won the Firm of the Year Category in the Legal 500 rankings for 2019, beating off stiff competition from dozens of legal giants. The other firms shortlisted for the Insurance section of the awards – which…
27th November 2018
The mother of a boy awarded almost £13 million after a catastrophic brain injury at birth has spoken of her anger at the botched delivery that changed his life. The boy, who is now 11, suffers from cerebral palsy, acute learning difficulties and cannot speak as a result of his bungled birth at the King…
14th November 2018
The mother of a girl with cystic fibrosis is to take legal action against NHS England after she was denied a drug which would prolong her life. Katie Stafford, six, who also has learning difficulties, was diagnosed with the condition at 16 days old and has been in and out of hospital since with the…
