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Jodi Newton

Multi-Million Settlement in Cerebral Palsy Negligence Case

Judge awards multi-million settlement in cerebral palsy medical negligence claim Jodi Newton, Partner and specialist medical negligence lawyer at Osbornes...

Nicholas Leahy

Report highlights failings in maternity care

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recently carried out a national review of 131 maternity inspections between 2022 and 2024, finding that failures...

Nicholas Leahy

£55,000 Settlement for Stillbirth Claim Against Chelsea and Westminster...

Successful Settlement for Stillbirth Claim Against Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Background Nick Leahy, an Associate in our...

Nicholas Leahy

Delayed Pre-Eclampsia Diagnosis Results in Loss of Baby

Introduction to the case Nick Leahy, Associate in our Clinical Negligence department, has recently settled a birth injury claim against...

Elline Demetriou

Claim against Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

High-risk pregnancy following previous miscarriage Osbornes acted for a Claimant, C, in her birth negligence claim against Bradford Teaching Hospitals...

Jodi Newton

Hyponatraemia – Symptoms, Causes & Negligence

What is hyponatraemia? Hyponatraemia is a condition where sodium levels fall below a certain level, which can be dangerous. All...

Jodi Newton

Private Pregnancy Scans and Substandard Care

In the news, it has been reported that private clinics that offer pregnancy scans to women are not meeting the...

Elline Demetriou

5-figure settlement for iron infusion claim

Successful claim following post c-section iron infusion Osbornes Law have reached another successful outcome for a Claimant, who pursued a...

Jodi Newton

Perineal tear claim settles for 6-figure sum

Successful claim for mother with third-degree perineal tear Osbornes Law recently settled a birth injury claim for a woman who...

Nicholas Leahy

Tragic Case Involving a Home Water Birth

Introduction to the case Nicholas Leahy is acting for a young woman who had a water birth at home and...

Jodi Newton

Are maternity services safe? – Part 2

In April last year I wrote a piece about government setting up a taskforce to look into why there are...

Pregnant woman performing cardiotocography CTG

Jodi Newton

Poor interpretation of CTG can result in stillbirth...

Poor interpretation of a Cardiotocograph, more commonly known as a CTG, is a leading cause of stillbirth and brain injuries...

Jodi Newton

Mother & Baby Suffer Life-changing Injuries

Claim after mother and baby suffered life-changing injuries during birth Jodi is acting for both mother and baby in a...

Nicholas Leahy

Uterine Rupture Claim Against King’s College Hospitals

Significant settlement in uterine rupture case The birth injury solicitors at Osbornes Law recently secured a significant settlement for a...

Jodi Newton

Women from ethnic minorities experience worse maternity care

It has been reported today that the government has set up a new task force to look into why there...

Jodi Newton

Six-figure claim allows family to move home

Six-figure compensation payment for a client Jodi Newton has secured a six-figure compensation payment for her client with cerebral palsy....

Jodi Newton

Likely settlement of £15-20 million

A client who suffered cerebral palsy injuries at birth was awarded £200,000 as an interim payment in a claim against NHS...

Nicholas Leahy

Wrongful birth claim successfully settled

Background to the case Our client, J, fell pregnant in October 2015 and took the difficult decision to undergo a termination....

Pregnant Woman and Gynecologist Doctor at Hospit

Jodi Newton

Justice for Family Who Faced Loss of Newborn

Osbornes Law specialises in assisting families who have experienced birth injuries. We have represented families who have faced the loss...

Jodi Newton

NICE revises guidelines on Induced labour

Most babies are born naturally at around 40 weeks gestation. However, some pregnancies continue for longer. According to data from the...

Jodi Newton

Cerebral Palsy Compensation Supports Rehabilitation & Housing

Six-figure sum compensation for client with cerebral palsy Jodi achieved a six-figure sum compensation for her client with cerebral palsy....

Nicholas Leahy

Stillbirth following water birth at home

Nicholas Leahy acted for a young woman who had a water birth at home and two midwives were allocated to...

Jodi Newton

Impacted Fetal Head During Labour

According to the World Health Organisation, labour is considered obstructed when the fetus cannot progress along the birth canal, despite...

Jodi Newton

Cerebral Palsy injuries suffered at birth likely settlement...

A client who suffered cerebral palsy injuries at birth was awarded over £375,000 as an interim payment in a claim against...

Nicholas Leahy

Failure to diagnose and treat Ogilvie’s syndrome

Our client suffered the consequences of a delayed diagnosis of Ogilvie’s syndrome following the birth of her daughter by...

Jodi Newton

Review of poor maternity care at Basildon Hospital

At Osbornes our specialist medical negligence solicitors represent a number of women who have been affected by poor maternity care...

Jodi Newton

Parental Bereavement Leave & Pay

What is Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay? Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay is something that many parents will not be...

Jodi Newton

Three-Year-Old Takes First Steps Against the Odds

A three-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, who doctors believed would never walk, took her first steps on the first day...

Jodi Newton

Mum had stillborn baby after being sent home

Tragedy as Mum loses baby after being sent home twice A young mum has described the horror of losing her...

Sodium Valproate Claims

Link found between Sodium Valproate and abnormalities in newborn babies Sodium Valproate, a powerful epilepsy drug prescribed in the UK...

Jodi Newton

Doppler scan could prevent half of stillbirths

Doppler scans could prevent as many as 2000 stillbirths per year The press has reported that as many as half of...