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25-02-10
DISABLED NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WOMAN AWARDED MULTI-MILLION POUND JUDGMENT
A multi-million pound compensation award for disabled 21 year old Nottinghamshire woman Chantelle Peters was approved by the High Court in Nottingham today.
At an earlier court hearing Mrs Susan Miles, a partner in Freeth Cartwright LLP Solicitors who in view of Chantelle’s disability has been apppointed to manage her affairs, successfully claimed compensation for the injuries she had suffered.
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24-02-10
NEW INSOLVENCY HEAD AT FREETH CARTWRIGHT’S BIRMINGHAM OFFICE
The Birmingham office of Midlands heavyweight law firm Freeth Cartwright has appointed leading Midlands insolvency lawyer Michael Gilmour to head up its Colmore Row-based insolvency practice.
Posted on
22-02-10
A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT ON THE HIGH STREET
An article prepared for the Birmingham Post by Mike Gilmore, Head of Insolvency at Freeth Cartwright’s Birmingham office.
Posted on
17-02-10
The Birmingham office of Midlands law firm Freeth Cartwright has appointed Midlands insolvency lawyer Mike Gilmour to head up its Colmore Row-based insolvency practice.
Posted on
12-02-10
Freeth Cartwright partner, adjudicator and ex-civil engineer Raymond Joyce looks at the role of adjudication in the highly litigious construction industry.
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04-02-10
50 LOCAL AUTHORITIES CHERRY PICK 5 LAW FIRMS FOR 4-YEAR LEGAL PANEL
Five law firms have been selected to provide legal advice to 50 local authorities (including police and fire authorities) in the East Midlands under the EM LawShare consortium umbrella. Anthony Collins, Browne Jacobson, DLA Piper, Freeth Cartwright and Weightmans will offer legal advice on 13 different areas of law including contract, employment and corporate governance work.
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15-01-10
CORONER MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY
In a statement released by her Freeth Cartwright’s clinical negligence specialist solicitor Paul Balen after the inquest into the death of her husband Dennis Aucote, his widow Marta Aucote (54) said:
“I firmly believe that my husband died due to a chain of events where the correct procedures and checks were NOT carried out. Had they been my husband would still be with us today. I would urge anyone with allergies to request that their medical records are checked to ensure that those allergies have been flagged on their medical records especially when they have been computerized.I hope that this inquest will result in robust measures being put into place in order to ensure that this type of tragic mistake does not re-occur in the future.I would like to give my utmost thanks to Detective Sergeant Richard Burton and Detective Constable Sue Sallis who have been a great support to me since Dennis’ death.”Background
1. Dennis Aucote, 57, a forklift engineer of Newhall near Swadlincote in Derbyshire, died in March 2008 after suffering an anaphylactic reaction after taking one tablet of ibuprofen. Mr Aucote had a history of asthma and severe allergic reaction to some fruit and painkillers.
2. In March 2008 he hurt his shoulder and made an appointment to see Dr Hignett at Newhall Surgery, Swadlincote, Derbyshire.
3. During a 3 day hearing Derby Coroner’s Court heard evidence that staff at Newhall Surgery had mixed up Mr Aucote’s notes with those of a similarly named patient Dennis Allcote.
4. The computer system used by the surgery involved a receptionist typing in three letter of the surname and three of the Christian name. One explanation was that the receptionist whose identity could not be ascertained because the surgery at the time allowed any receptionist to use a computer once logged on typed in ALL instead of AUC. Tests showed that this only produced one patient’s name. The receptionist then must have failed to check the patient’s address and date of birth. Witnesses including a receptionist and Dr Hignett told the court they were unable to explain how the mix-up with the two men’s notes happened.
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08-01-10
FREETH CARTWRIGHT PARTNER NAMED IN THE LAWYER’S HOT 100 2010
Mary Mackintosh, a partner at Freeth Cartwright, has been named among the UK’s top 100 in her profession in industry magazine The Lawyer’s Hot 100.
She is the only person from the Midlands to make this year’s list.
Catrin Griffiths, editor of The Lawyer magazine, said: “Our Hot 100 recognises a group of lawyers who have been at the top of their games throughout the economic crisis.
“The Hot 100 is as much about recognising the lawyers who are on the way up as those who lead the market.”
For the full The Lawyer Hot 100 publication click here.
Find out more about Mary.
ends - 8 January 2010
