Duffy And Co Limited

I had a medical negligence case and was unsure it would be a positive outcome. But was reassured from start to finish that I had a good case. Very happy I chose Duffy & Co as they kept me updated with everything along the way.

Anthony Duffy is an honourable and competent lawyer who cares. His intelligence is a great asset and his tenacity is commendable. No obstacles deterred him. He knew from the start what we were up against and the battle we fought to get our lives back to some semblance of normality after the Dr's malpractice. Anthony cared from the start to the positive conclusion of this case. You will be in safe hands and you will be understood and cared for along the journey. Anthony is by far the best lawyer for your case because of his 20 years of experience, his human care and concern and the results obtained.

Sadly I have had to work with a number of solicitors and barristers over the last 10 years, both in relation to matrimonial matters and business matters. Hand on heart, I have to say that Anthony has reinstated my belief in the legal profession, he's a very, very cleaver man and that's absolutely what you need when dealing with, difficult complicated issues, judges and the legal system. I know its sounds melodramatic, but he was like a guardian angel sent to get the fair and just outcome, absolutely outstanding professional, I can not thank him enough and Also Sue in the office, what a great team.

Our client brought a claim against Bury General Hospital where he sustained his injury as well as a claim against the hospital for misdiagnosis. He was originally diagnosed with concussion when it fact it was discovered that he had sustained a very serious frontal lobe brain injury which affected his ability to retain new information. Despite extensive rehabilitation he continues to require constant care.

Our client underwent a routine hip replacement operation when after five years he suddenly developed severe pain and discomfort. Upon medical investigation it was found that the product used in the hip replacement was faulty and had leaked debris into his bloodstream.

Our Client was a Blacksmith employed by Sheffield City Council when he contracted Occupational Asthma. The Council admitted fault but refused to accept our valuation of the case, making a final offer of �50,000 to settle before trial. We advised our client to reject this offer on the grounds that his future employment would be compromised as he could never return to his former employment. The judge awarded �104,000.00 in full and final settlement.

We represented the family of a schizophrenic who had been sectioned and placed on one-to-one observations. The management required the patient to be observed every 10 minutes. Despite this protocol and repeated threats of suicide to his family, the patient managed to exit the hospital ward and committed suicide on the local train line. At the inquest, the observation notes stated �Patient seems fine�. At the point that entry was made, the patient had been dead for 4 hours.

Our client contracted occupational dermatitis which was so severe that it had serious psychological impact on his health, resulting in an attempted suicide. The Defendants accepted that the were liable for the contraction of dermatitis, but refused to increase their offer from �6,000, denying there was an additional psychological injury as a consequence of contracting the dermatitis. The court accepted our client�s case.

Our client was firstly misdiagnosed with appendicitis when she was 34 weeks pregnant. When the appendectomy was due to take place, the hospital removed our client�s fallopian tube by mistake. This led to serious complications including psychological trauma. The hospital admitted fault and compensation is still to be determined.

Our client slipped and fell in a hairdressers in London, sustaining a very serious leg fracture. Unfortunately, despite obtaining judgement against the hairdressers, it was revealed they had no insurance and no assets to enable them to pay compensation. However during the course of the case, our client complained about the treatment she received at the local hospital and we decided to investigate this aspect of her claim. We obtained expert medical opinion which demonstrated that the fracture suffered by our client had not been treated properly, which had left her with a significant cosmetic and physical deformity. This would require further surgery involving a 12 month rehabilitation process. The defendants admitted breach of duty and negligence and paid substantial damages.