A recent High Court ruling has highlighted how important it is to choose a legal adviser with the proper qualifications and expertise, when making a medical negligence claim. In a case concerning an unqualified adviser, Judge Jennifer Eady, QC, found that George Rusz and his firm Troy Lucas and Co in Romford were professionally negligent…
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Gadsby Wicks announces retirement of medical negligence lawyer Jane Canning
Posted 4th April 2019On March 29th, we said a fond farewell to one of our longstanding colleagues who has announced her retirement. Litigation Executive, Jane Canning has been with Gadsby Wicks since 1996 and has enjoyed a successful career at the firm. An accredited APIL Senior Litigator with experience in handling a wide range of medical negligence claims,…
Over 25 years of specialist medical negligence expertise – the difference it makes to your claim
Posted 21st January 2019In 1993, the late Roger Wicks and Gillian Gadsby set up Gadsby Wicks Solicitors in Chelmsford, Essex. Their aim was to provide specialist legal advice to patients who had been injured in the course of their medical treatment, to help them make a claim for financial compensation. 25 years on, Gillian Gadsby – Managing Partner…
Southend Hospital to pay £9.5 million compensation for 10 year-old boy injured at birth
Posted 10th October 2018Following the recent settlement of one of his cases – where a £9.5 million compensation settlement was agreed for a ten year old boy with Cerebral Palsy – specialist medical negligence solicitor, Alan Mendham, discusses birth injury claims. What does compensation for a birth injury cover? When a baby’s brain is deprived of…
Sepsis claims lives – be aware of the risks
Posted 25th September 2018At Gadsby Wicks, we regularly get enquiries from patients wondering if they could make a claim for medical negligence regarding the treatment they have (or haven’t) received for an infection. Often, the word ‘sepsis’ is mentioned. What is sepsis? Sepsis is a serious complication of infection and is a medical emergency. If spotted…
Will I have to go to Court if I make a medical negligence claim?
Posted 21st September 2018Taking legal action doesn’t always mean that you will have to go to Court for a full hearing. In fact, generally less than 2% of medical negligence claims against the NHS end up in a Courtroom. At Gadsby Wicks, we make every effort to settle a claim out of Court, but only on reasonable…
Gadsby Wicks introduces the story of ‘Hannah’ and her family in a new TV and radio campaign
Posted 1st February 2018From 15th January 2018, viewers of ITV in the Anglia region will see our new Gadsby Wicks TV advert. The advert features actors portraying a typical family who have experienced how a medical accident can change lives. In this scenario, the father is telling a friend that his daughter ‘Hannah’ – played by model…
World Sepsis Day 2017 – raising awareness of deadly sepsis infection
Posted 12th September 2017Wednesday September 13th 2017 is World Sepsis Day – an initiative by the Global Sepsis Alliance that seeks to reduce deaths from sepsis, a serious condition that affects more than 30 million people a year worldwide. In the UK, sepsis is the leading cause of avoidable death. Around 44,000 people die of it each year…
Medical errors that lead to baby deaths need to be challenged
Posted 4th August 2017If inadequate maternity care led to your baby being stillborn or dying shortly after birth, wouldn’t you want answers as to why it happened? Wouldn’t you want someone to take responsibility for the mistake that caused it? And wouldn’t you want the hospital to make changes to help avoid the same mistakes happening to other…
Husband donates £37,500 compensation to charities in India and Nicaragua
Posted 20th March 2017Following the recent settlement of his medical negligence claim, Liam O’Hare has donated his compensation award to three charities in India and Nicaragua in memory of his late wife, Jane Oram. Jane died in July 2012, aged 64, at Stoke Mandeville Hospital where she was a long-term patient in the spinal injuries unit. Paralysed from…