Darryl is regularly instructed to advise and represent patients and their families in clinical negligence claims. His caseload covers a wide spectrum of medical accidents, including delayed diagnosis of cancer, delayed diagnosis of infant brain tumour, surgical errors, birth trauma, hospital acquired infection, management of infant and grown up congenital heart conditions, and community management of diabetes and diabetic complications. He has successfully represented patients in a number of cases of hospital acquired MRSA infection, securing substantial payments of damages at Joint Settlement Meetings. Recommended leading barrister in clinical negligence (Chambers & Partners, 2006 to date).

PR v. Salford and Trafford Health Authority - £625,000 settlement arising out of negligent historical failure to correct club foot deformity (1978) resulting in below knee amputation.

Holly v. O’Malley & Ors (Elias J.) – £500,000 settlement arising out of failure to diagnose and treat diabetic retinopathy leading to complete loss of vision for construction worker.

M v. North Cheshire NHS Trust and Another - Delayed diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer – Reduced life expectancy – Successful recovery of damages for loss of parental and domestic services during ‘lost years’ - £400,000 recovered.

Chiles v. Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust – Negligent management of ‘grown up congenital heart condition’ in pregnancy – Fatal Accidents Act claim on behalf of widower and two children - £400,000 settlement.

RL v. Barnet & Chase Hospitals NHS Trust - £330,000 settlement arising out of hospital acquired MRSA infection (liability denied).

PM & Anor v. North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust – Maternal death following negligently performed amnioscentesis – Fatal Accidents Act claims on behalf of widower and child, and maternal mother (nervous shock) - £250,000 recovered.

FO v. Blackpool Fylde & Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust - £115,000 settlement arising out of hospital acquired MRSA infection (liability denied).

Rosario v. St George’s Hospital NHS Trust – Failure to warn of risks associated with Botulinum Toxin treatment of recurrent temporo-mandibular joint dislocation – anxiety and depression - Judgment for claimant following 5 day trial (£30,000).

DW v. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust – Delayed diagnosis of post-partum haemorrhage at midwife led maternity unit resulting in hysterectomy and psychiatric injury - £82,500 recovered.

PW v. Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust – Negligent nursing care leading to Grade 5 pressure sore - £75,000 recovered.

• Failure to organise and supervise ambulance transfer resulting in serious head injury for voluntary psychiatric patient jumping from ambulance.
• Failure to refer diabetic foot complications resulting in bilateral lower limb amputations.
• Failure to identify and treat maternal infection leading to cerebral palsy.
• Delayed diagnosis and treatment or retinopathy or prematurity resulting in significant loss of vision
• Negligent hip replacement surgery
• Mismanagement of labour resulting in loss of one twin, cerebral palsy for surviving twin and profound psychiatric injury for both parents.
• GP failure to refer patient presenting with obvious neurological symptoms and complaints resulting in delayed diagnosis of brain tumour.
• Various claims arising out of negligent care in residential/nursing care homes resulting in severe pressure sores.