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Seven figure settlement in High Court clinical negligence case arising from negligent failure to diagnose cauda equina syndrome Lionel Stride (instructed by Emma Doughty and Joanne Warren of Slater & Gordon), represented a claimant who suffered severe injuries as a…
£1.1m settlement for a 31-year-old naval rating who sustained a mild hypoxic brain injury when he was electrocuted on board a naval vessel. Causation was denied. Marcus represented the Claimant. He developed a classic cluster of enduring symptoms following hypoxia,…
Settlement of £3.15 million in High Court clinical negligence case arising from negligent nursing care that caused significant harm to a patient in a delirious state Lionel Stride (instructed by Ben Gent of Slater & Gordon), represented a claimant who…
Settlement of £3.55 million in spinal cord injury claim against the MIB under the Untraced Drivers Agreement Lionel Stride (instructed by Tracey Benson of Slater & Gordon), represented a claimant who suffered a spinal cord injury after collapsing in the…
On 15 December 2022, the Ministry of Defence announced the Government’s decision to formally establish the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan (“IIRTA”) under the Inquiries Act 2005.The IIRTA is to investigate matters arising from the deployment of British Special Forces…
£650,000 settlement for a 28-year-old former hotel receptionist who developed complex PTSD in an assault in her workplace. Breach of duty was admitted. Causation of significant consequential loss was denied. Marcus represented the Claimant. This case involved looking carefully at…
In a judgment handed down on 4 September 2023, Mr Justice Robin Knowles held that the sitting President of Mozambique, His Excellency President Nyusi, is entitled to immunity in respect of a Part 20 Claim brought against him by the…
The Claimant brought a claim against his former employer in respect of an alleged accident at work, seeking to recover damages in the region of £75,000. Following a two-day Multi-Track trial, DJ Haworth dismissed the claim on liability, making a…
Between 10th and 28th July 2023 Sir Ernest Ryder, appointed as Judge Coroner heard the inquest into the death of Marine Benjamin McQueen at the Royal Courts of Justice. The Judge Coroner ruled that Marine McQueen died on 14 November…
The Court of Appeal (Bean, Thirlwall and Peter Jackson LJJ) held that rule 53A of the Prison Rules did not impose a requirement for a Governor to give reasons in every case in which they determine that the “so serious”…
