A High Court Judge has ruled that a man who published and broadcast theories that the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing was an ‘elaborate hoax’ and was guilty of harassing survivors pay them a total of £45,000 in damages. Richard Hall, a self-described ‘journalist’, claimed that the terrorist attack, which killed 22 people on May 22, […]
Hudgell Solicitors are to ask the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to reopen an investigation into the death of a father who died after being attacked on a night out. Riccardo Holness, 42 was hit by a ‘punch at explosive speed’ when attacked by Thomas Spicer outside a nightclub in Beckenham High Street, on October 17, […]
Neil Hudgell who represents hundreds of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal has hit out at ‘entirely unacceptable’ delays in dealing with claims for compensation – saying the process is causing victims further harm and illness. In particular, he has highlighted the slow pace of reassessing compensation offers made by the Government through its Horizon Shortfall […]
Hudgell Solicitors’ Joint Head of Clinical Negligence Chris Moore has secured a damages settlement worth up to £23.7m in the High Court for a 20-year-old who was born with Cerebral Palsy due to the negligent treatment provided to his mother during pregnancy. The award includes a lump sum of £7.8m and annual payments for the […]
A High Court Judge has ruled that a man who published and broadcast theories that the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing was an ‘elaborate hoax’ was guilty of harassing survivors and causing them ‘enormous distress.’ Richard Hall, a self-described ‘journalist’, claimed that the terrorist attack, which killed 22 people on May 22, 2017, had been ‘staged’, […]
Hudgell Solicitors are to ask serious questions and will seek ‘full transparency’ from P&O with regards to the number of illnesses on its Ventura ship holidays this year. It has been reported that more than 500 passengers were affected by a norovirus outbreak on the ship when it departed Southampton for a two-week cruise around […]
A Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) investigation into the treatment of hundreds of children by a surgeon found to have caused harm to patients has now been extended to four more London hospitals, it has been confirmed to our clients. Following a Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) review last year, which investigated the care provided at GOSH […]
Dean Stalham’s daughter Bunty was born with a rare bone disease which caused her left tibia to be bowed and short, and with a genetic condition which also causes tumors to grow on her nerves. She has been found to have suffered harm at the hands of Great Ormond Street Hospital surgeon Yaser Jabbar and […]
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has announced that it is to re-investigate the Humberside Police shooting of Lewis Skelton. Mr Skelton died after being shot twice in the back by an armed officer in November 2016. In 2017, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) concluded there was no indication of any criminal offence […]
A review into treatment provided by a children’s surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital has raised questions over whether he was suitably qualified and trained to lead the treatment of patients – following concerns that ‘serious harm’ was caused to his patients. Hudgell Solicitors is representing the families of a number of children treated by […]
A hospital trust has admitted its errors led to a 14-month delay in diagnosing a patient’s lung cancer – causing her to have less precious time left with her loved ones. Eileen Peacock died aged 72 in December 2021, having known for her final 16 months that a hospital’s error had reduced her life expectancy. […]
A “series of errors and misjudgments” in mental health care led a man being discharged, despite repeatedly not taking medication and showing signs of aggression, months before he killed three people in Nottingham, a report has concluded. A review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of the treatment that Valdo Calocane received from Nottinghamshire Healthcare […]