About
Jonathan is a Partner specialising in Medical Negligence cases. Jonathan advises clients and their families who have suffered catastrophic injury or loss as a result of failures in medical care. He has a particular expertise in brain injury claims, including cases involving children with cerebral palsy caused by brain damage sustained at birth.
He also specialises in “wrongful birth” claims, inquests and claims arising from the death of a loved one while under the care of medical professionals. Jonathan is also a member of the Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) specialist clinical negligence panel.
Case Highlights
Jonathan’s case highlights include:
- Securing judgment on behalf of a 26 year old man who sustained a brain injury at birth when there was a failure to interpret the CTG trace as showing signs that he was in distress, causing cerebral palsy (PVL). The case settled on the afternoon before an eight day trial was due to start at the High Court. This was a successful “second opinion” investigation after the family had been advised almost 20 years previously by another firm that there was insufficient evidence to be successful.
- Securing judgment on behalf of a young girl who sustained a brain injury at birth after the staff at the local midwifery led unit failed to identify that the baby was in the “brow face” position, and urgent transfer to hospital was required for delivery. The child has since been diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
- Securing judgment on behalf of a young adult who sustained a brain injury at birth when syntocinon was given to the mother to expedite delivery despite that the CTG trace showed that the baby was in considerable distress already, but there was a failure to recognise this, causing cerebral palsy. This was another successful “second opinion” investigation after the initial expert evidence obtained by the previous firm didn’t support a claim.
- Obtaining seven-figure compensation for a family who were not advised during pregnancy that their baby would be born with severe disabilities caused by a rare genetic condition.
