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 and legal 500).

DG v. Royal Bolton Hospital Foundation NHS Trust - £1m (approx) lump sum plus step PPO (£17,500/£60,000) settlement arising out of negligent failure to diagnose and treat spinal abscess resulting in incomplete tetraplegia.

KT v. AS – Compromise of liability (substantial recovery) arising out of negligently performed prosthetic lumbar disc surgery resulting in severe chronic pain syndrome.  Quantum yet to be tried.

MR v. Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Trust – Negligent management of anticoagulation resulting in stroke and hemiparesis.  Significant issues as to causation and extent of injury in elderly claimant with pre-existing health problems.  £250,000 lump sum settlement.

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.

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.

• Mismanagement of labour resulting in cerebral palsy.
• Failure to refer diabetic foot complications resulting in bilateral lower limb amputations.
• Failure to identify and treat maternal infection leading to cerebral palsy.
• Failure to diagnose and treat evolving cauda equina syndrome.
• Delayed diagnosis and treatment or retinopathy or prematurity resulting in significant loss of vision
• Negligent hip replacement surgery.
• 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.
• Mismanagement of labour resulting in profound brain damage to child leading to death in early life; psychiatric injury to mother and father as secondary victim.
• Claim against EU plastic surgeon for negligent cosmetic surgery: loss of career as successful model.
• Failure to diagnose congenital hip displacement.
• Delayed diagnosis of infective arthritis in infant claimant resulting in significant hip deformity and major leg extension and reconstructive surgery.  Liability eventually conceded after exchange of expert evidence.  Quantum yet to be tried.