Ruth Powell, Head of Clinical Negligence at Hugh James, said soon after her arrival on 16th September the number of people who have approached the Clinical Negligence team up to that point was “over 50”. On Tuesday this week while…
The questions raised by the SHG announcement on Friday 22nd September about the compensation scheme the government will introduce were answered yesterday, (25th September). Ruth Powell, Head of Clinical Negligence at Hugh James Solicitors met the Attorney General for the…
Concerns has been raised about the Compensation Scheme being set up by the St Helena Government for orthopaedic patients. The scheme was announced soon after Sergio Villatoro Bran was given a 23-month suspended custodial sentence last Friday. Friday’s announcement from…
On Friday 22 September 2023, Dr Sergio Bran was sentenced after pleading guilty to criminal charges brought on the basis of causing avoidable harm to patients. Whilst Dr Bran has accepted and been convicted of criminal activity, there are also…
23 months prison sentence suspended for one year £2,000 compensation to each of 5 of his patients where he was found guilty of causing criminal negligence £5,000 court costs Banned for life from being a doctor in St. Helena Guatemala…
The Airlink flight landed at St Helena airport at 1pm on Saturday bringing Ruth Powell, Gemma Osgood and Isobel Summers from Hugh James Solicitors. Also on the plane was Dr Sergio Villatoro. He did not leave the plane with the…
Richard James, the Avonmouth cargo agent delivering to the South Atlantic islands, does not amend their St Helena shipping schedule every few days. Meihuizen International, the cargo shipping company ‘serving’ St Helena does. The Richard James website shows the original…
Dubbed “The Crown,” the commemorative coin is made from 8 pounds of gold and over 6,400 diamonds. Made from almost 8 pounds of gold and some 6,426 diamonds, a new coin honouring the life of Queen Elizabeth II may be “among the…
1st Attempt – Sunday – Cancelled 2nd Attempt – Monday – Cancelled 3rd Attempt – Tuesday – Lift Off! It was 3rd time lucky for the passengers on this week’s Airlink flight to Jo’burg. Cloud and rain have reduced visibility…
Executive Council decided to go ahead with the project to build a new prison – on 6th August 2013, to be precise. The new prison was to be at Sundale. The notes of the meeting tell us, “A new prison…
