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The family of David Gray, the Cambridgeshire man who was unlawfully killed by an on-call German doctor, has accepted a compensation figure £40,000; close to the maximum payable in UK law.

Inez Brown from Anthony Collins Solicitors, who represents the Gray family explains; “Case law in this country puts a ceiling on compensation figures in the region of £15,000 to £20,000.

“David Gray died within minutes of being...

In October 2008 Mrs Ena Dickinson, 94, died because of complications arising from a hip operation which went wrong. The operation, carried out in August 2008, was the first operation that Dr Werner Kolb, a German orthopaedic surgeon providing a six-week holiday cover at Grantham Hospital, had performed on his own.

During what should have been a routine procedure Dr Kolb made a number of severe errors and became so...

The inquest into the death of Mr David Gray who died following an overdose of diamorphine administered by an EU doctor during an out-of-hours visit, concluded today with a verdict of unlawful killing.

The coroner recorded as part of his Ruling:
"I must consider whether unlawful killing is the appropriate verdict. I look at causation. I am satisfied that the injection of 100mg of diamorphine was what killed David...

The inquest into the death of Mr David Gray who died following an overdose of diamorphine administered by an EU doctor during an out-of-hours visit, concluded today with a verdict of unlawful killing.

Inez Brown from Anthony Collins Solicitors, representing Mr Gray’s family commented; “David Gray was killed unlawfully when Dr Ubani gave him a lethal overdose of diamorphine but communication breakdowns between the...

A press conference will be held on Thursday 4th February 2010 involving members of David Gray’s family and representatives of Anthony Collins Solicitors, approximately one hour after the conclusion of the inquest.

It will be held at Elme Hall Hotel, 69 Elm High Road, Wisbech, Cambs, PE14 0DQ, Telephone: 01945 475566.

Directions from the Coroner’s Court in Wisbech are detailed below.

1. From the Coroner’s Court...

The inquest continues into the death of Mr David Gray, who died following a massive overdose of diamorphine administered by an overseas doctor during an out-of-hours visit.


Inquest Update
The inquest continues at the Coroner’s Court in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire and a summary of evidence given so far can be found at www.anthonycollins.com.

Evidence will be given by the following witnesses this week (Monday 25th...

The inquest continues into the death of Mr David Gray, who died following a massive overdose of diamorphine administered by an overseas doctor during an out-of-hours visit.

Mr Gray, 70, from Manea in Cambridgeshire, suffered with kidney stones and kidney infections. On Saturday 16th February 2008, his partner, Lynda Bubb contacted Take Care Now (TCN) who provided out-of-hours medical cover on behalf of the...

Please find attached a press release and media briefing document about the case which has raised serious questions concerning out-of-hours care and has led to a nationwide review of these services. In view of the extensive media interest in this story, we are holding a press briefing at our offices at 134 Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2ES on Wednesday 13th January at 8am to which you are invited, the detail of...