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Surge in Claim Numbers
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Surge in Claim Numbers

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…

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Progress With Compensation Procedure for Sergio Claims
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Progress With Compensation Procedure for Sergio Claims

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…

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Government Scheme for Compensation Claims Raises Questions
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Government Scheme for Compensation Claims Raises Questions

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…

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Compensation scheme to be established for Orthopedic patients
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Compensation scheme to be established for Orthopedic patients

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…

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Dr Sergio Sentenced
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Dr Sergio Sentenced

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…

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Hugh James team lands on St Helena
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Hugh James team lands on St Helena

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…

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St Helena is left with almost no dairy products like milk, cheese, butter or eggs.
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St Helena is left with almost no dairy products like milk, cheese, butter or eggs.

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…

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Elizabeth II honoured with a basketball-sized gold coin worth more than £18 million
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Elizabeth II honoured with a basketball-sized gold coin worth more than £18 million

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…

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The third attemp lucky
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The third attemp lucky

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…

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Ten Years, One Month and One Week Ago. . .
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Ten Years, One Month and One Week Ago. . .

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…

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