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Olinga Tahzib recently secured a £1.45 million settlement at a round table meeting, acting for the Defendant in a clinical negligence claim. Olinga, acting unled, represented the Defendant hospital in this liability-admitted claim which had been pleaded at in excess of £2 million. As a result of an admitted breach of duty, the Claimant had experienced a bearing dislocation following a partial knee replacement of the left knee. As a result, he had undergone nine further surgeries on his knee. He had also developed ophthalmic shingles and experienced psychiatric injury. The orthopaedic experts were agreed that the Claimant’s prognosis was poor and that there was a significant amputation risk. It was agreed that, amongst other things, the Claimant required single-storey…
News 18 Mar, 2026
Jonathan Hand QC, instructed by CL Medilaw, represented the Claimant who suffered severe brain damage at the time of her birth. In this case, liability had already been settled on the basis that the Claimant would receive 90% of the full value of the claim, leaving the amount of compensation to be decided by the Court. Following further consideration of the claim, the High Court approved a settlement with a capital value of over £22 million (equivalent to over £24.5 million on a full liability basis). The settlement was structured so as to allow the Claimant to receive periodical payments for care and case management for her lifetime. In addition, annual payments of £265,000 were ordered up to age 25,…
News 7 Jan, 2022
