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Posted by Sophie Angwin-Thornes, Associate
Sophie Angwin-Thornes acted for a 60 year old woman, who suffered the delay in diagnosis and treatment of basal cell carcinoma at the Royal United Hospital, Bath.
Posted by Ali Cloak, Senior Associate
Mrs L brought suffered prolonged pain and disability as a result of a negligent knee replacement. Mrs L, represented by Ali Cloak, received a six-figure sum in compensation.
Posted by Ali Cloak, Senior Associate
Ali Cloak, Senior Associate in our Bath office, secured a seven-figure sum for her client who was had to undergo an amputation following negligent treatment on the part of her orthopaedic surgeon, and later, her GP.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Partner
In June 2017, Jennifer Seavor, a Senior Associate in our Industrial Disease team and specialist mesothelioma and asbestos disease solicitor, was instructed by Peter Heavens.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Partner
Colin Hunter was sadly diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 71 in 2016. At the time of his diagnosis Colin was still working as a self employed heating engineer.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Partner
Margaret McConnell was independent and active until early 2016 when she began to notice symptoms of shortness of breath feeling very tired.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Partner
Billy instructed us in October 2016 following his diagnosis of mesothelioma.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Partner
Geoffrey Peace died from mesothelioma, an incurable cancer caused by exposure to asbestos dust on 1 October 2017.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Partner
Roy Blakey was fit and well and working full time until summer 2016 when he began to notice weight loss and experience breathlessness and back pain. Initially, Roy put this down to occupational asthma.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Partner
Patrick Smith was employed by the BBC as an electronics engineer. Throughout his employment he worked at a variety of sites. A large part of his job involved stripping and maintaining parts of transmitters and in doing so he came in to contact with steam pipes which were lagged with asbestos which was inadvertently damaged as he worked on the transmitters. A number of the components also contained asbestos.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Partner
Sidney Stump was employed by The Plessey Company Limited in the maintenance department as a mill wright’s mate and later as a pipe fitter from approximately 1957 until 1981/82.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Partner
We recently acted for Mr H who was diagnosed with asbestosis in October 2016.