An award of damages with a capitalized value of £9.93M was approved in the High Court in Leeds last week, made as a consequence of failures during the birth of a 6-year old boy at the Harrogate District Hospital in 2008. The child suffered dystonic athetoid cerebral palsy as a result of a hypoxic ischaemic brain injury and now requires a substantial care package. Derek Sweeting QC and Adam Walker represented the young child and his family.
To read about the case in the press please have a look at the following links:
- www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-32721319
- www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/boy-aged-six-gets-payout-after-hospital-admits-error-1-7258820
- www.theguardian.com/society/2015/may/14/boy-who-suffered-brain-damage-due-to-harrogate-hospital-failings-to-get-10m
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