PM Law Solicitors

17/12/25

The NHS paid a record £45 million in compensation to cancer patients in 2024 after failing to diagnose the disease early enough, new figures show.

Damages paid for missed or delayed cancer diagnoses have almost quadrupled since the Covid pandemic. In the four years since 2020, nearly 1,500 claims have resulted in payouts totalling £179 million, compared with £55 million paid across 580 cases in the four years before the pandemic.

25/11/25

A council has paid £130,000 in compensation to two residents following a dispute over noise from a football play area. The residents, who complained about disturbance caused by games at a children's park in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, were awarded the money after successfully taking legal action against the parish council.

08/10/25

A City banker is facing legal action for allegedly fabricating a sexual harassment claim against a female colleague.

Damilare Ajao, formerly employed by German financial institution Commerzbank in London, accused a female manager—identified in court only as "Q"—of inappropriate conduct, including commenting on his string vest beneath his shirt and attempting to touch his Gucci belt.

25/09/25

A DJ has been accused of exaggerating her inability to work after being struck by falling masonry and launching a £100,000 compensation claim.

Chloe Caillet alleged she was unable to DJ for six months after a brick cornice fell on her in Notting Hill, west London, in June 2018. She said she suffered injuries to her left shoulder, knee, back, legs, feet and hands, along with dizziness, disturbed sleep, nightmares, anxiety and memory problems.

20/08/25

An RAF officer is taking legal action against the Ministry of Defence, claiming she was denied promotion because her fitness test was cancelled when she became pregnant.

Sgt Haylee Curtis alleges the cancellation prevented her from advancing in rank, as a full fitness certificate was required to apply for sergeant vacancies. Her medical records stated the test was scrapped at three days' notice "due to being pregnant," a hearing was told.