Posted by Lucy Norton, Senior Associate
When Ian Pearce’s father had a stroke in 2017, his life was thrown in a completely new direction. Nothing can prepare you for an injury to a loved one, but the aftermath can be equally difficult. For Ian, though, it proved an inspiration to change the way we approach neuro-rehab.
Posted by Lucy Norton, Senior Associate
For so long, questions have been asked about what the options are for children with Erb’s palsy and if ‘one size fits all’. Each case is different. Each person is different. Each case has different circumstances. This needs to be taken into account before any treatment is considered.
Posted by Lucy Norton, Senior Associate
Just a day after blue Monday, we all need a reason to be cheerful which is why I’m smiling at National Hug Day.
Posted by Lucy Norton, Senior Associate
Erb’s palsy injuries cause weakness or paralysis of the affected arm, resulting in varying degrees of impairment. However, there are ways in which this can be treated through therapeutic exercises.
Posted by Lucy Norton, Senior Associate
In honour of Erb’s Palsy Awareness Week, Lucy Norton from our specialist compensation team talks here about the two aspects of her job as an Erb’s palsy solicitor – part compensation, part inspiration.
Posted by Lucy Norton, Senior Associate
What is it like to live with the complications of meningitis infection? Specialist solicitor Lucy Norton takes a look at how the infection causes disability and what it’s like to live with.
Posted by Lucy Norton, Senior Associate
Judith Leach of Royds Withy King, assisted the husband of a woman, J, in a claim against The Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Posted by Lucy Norton, Senior Associate
Erb’s Palsy is a birth injury with largely physical symptoms, but because the visible injury to the arm may demand focus, it could be hiding subtle injuries which are yet to become apparent. Here we look at the invisible injuries that can follow a diagnosis of Erb’s Palsy
Posted by Lucy Norton, Senior Associate
Adjusting to life after a birth injury is a difficult process for any family, and any birth injury is a permanent reminder of a potentially traumatic event. But if we are ever going to confront Erb’s Palsy, we need to change the way that we talk about it and some of the complications it can involve.
Posted by Lucy Norton, Senior Associate
Judith Leach, barrister in our Medical Negligence team, successfully brought a case against Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, representing client Julie Robinson. The Court found that the Trust’s negligence resulted in an avoidable stroke which left Mrs. Robinson severely disabled.
Posted by Lucy Norton, Senior Associate
As a clinical negligence solicitor I am often asked to investigate and bring claims for people who have developed pressure sores. These have often occurred in hospital but are then treated in the community. They can be disproportionately painful from the small blister or sore they may start with as they get worse or become infected. Unfortunately, there have also been a lot of cases reported in the media recently relating to pressure sores developed by the elderly whilst being looked after in care homes and nursing homes.
Posted by Lucy Norton, Senior Associate
Lucy Norton, a solicitor with over 12 years’ experience in injury litigation, has joined our Medical Negligence team in Oxford. Lucy, who specialises in cases involving birth-related injuries to mothers and babies, fatalities and stillbirths, spinal injuries, cardiac and orthopaedic …