1996 to 2021: SJ Edney Solicitors celebrates 25 years

2020 was a difficult and challenging year with Covid-19 for many people and businesses and we are now facing what looks like another imminent lockdown but on a positive note, we do have two vaccines and hopefully more in the pipeline which will enable us to return to some sort of normality soon. It [...]

5th January 2021|

Pressure sore negligence claims – S.J. Edney case study

Pressure sores and ulcers due to neglect We have been acting for the family of an elderly lady (aged 87) who sadly died in hospital during January 2017 as a result of sepsis and osteomyelitis. At the material time, she was a widow (suffering from dementia) and had been supported intermittently by SE [...]

30th September 2020|

Missed cancer case

Seamus Edney at S J Edney Solicitors is acting for the family of the late Mr Stephen Hall who sadly died on the 20 March 2020. They are unhappy with treatment which he received at Great Western Hospital in Swindon during 2016. Briefly, during July 2016, Mr Hall had been unwell complaining of shortne [...]

19th September 2020|

The dangers of meningitis

Seamus Edney at S J Edney Solicitors is acting for the parents of Master Elliott Morley (now aged 8) in connection with a claim for clinical negligence against Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust arising from treatment which he received at Great Western Hospital on the 28 June 2014 when he [...]

28th August 2020|

Accident in hospital car-park

We have been acting for a client (now aged 86) who was involved in an accident at Cheltenham General Hospital during December 2018 when she sustained a number of serious injuries. Briefly, she had been walking in the car-park at the Hospital after attending an out-patient appointment, when a car rev [...]

17th July 2020|

More dark clouds on the horizon for the NHS

We are approaching the 72nd anniversary of the NHS on the 05 July 2020 and we support the campaign to make this an official day to pay tribute to their staff for the care which they have provided to all of us over the years and more particularly, during the recent Covid-19 health crisis. We owe them [...]

23rd June 2020|

Hospital delay in diagnosis of a knee fracture

We have been acting for a client (now aged 62) who was unhappy with treatment which she received at the Urgent Care Centre (UCC) run by Greenbrook Healthcare at the Princess Royal Hospital (the Hospital) in Farnborough, Kent arising from treatment she received during July 2017. Events giving rise to [...]

19th May 2020|

Failing to look after our older people

It is a great shame that VE day on Friday, 8 May 2020, was hijacked by the Covid-19 pandemic resulting in a number of street parties and celebrations being cancelled – all of us appreciate the sacrifices this generation made during WW2. Sadly, the Covid-19 pandemic disproportionately affects this ge [...]

13th May 2020|
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