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www.pipbreastimplants.org 0800 612 7703 PIP - A DECADE OF NEGLIGENCE Mercury Legal Mercury Legal have helped many PIP victims since the scandal broke in 2010 with a dedicated team of female solicitors offering advice on how to claim a no-win-no-fee compensation pay-out to help pay for the cost of removing their implants. If you or anyone you know has been affected by the PIP implant scandal talk to one of our team of female solicitors now to see if we can help. dia 29804 373 33000 Please call 0800 612 7703. 2000 - French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) intro duces hydrogel implants after safety concerns they're removed from the European market. 2006 - It is reported that surgeons feared the impact of PIP implants, but the MHRA thought it would lead to an 'unwarranted scare' 2010 - PIP breast implants are banned as it emerges that industrial grade silicone was being used 2012 - Jean-Claude Mas, 72, founder of the silicone PIP implants, is arrested in France. Fears grow over whether the implants could rupture and leak. Around 40,000 women in the UK are reported to have the implants. The Harley Medical Group, which fitted 13,900 Mercury Legal women with the implants between September 2001 and March 2010, insists there victims of the PIP is no cause for concern. offer no-win-no-fee representation for scandal ........ February - Mercury Legal expand its team of female solicitors with the appointment of Fiona Hedges 19th February-Mercury Legal launches www.pipbreastimplants.org, which offers advice to victims of the scandal to claim compensation on their PIP implants 15th March - As pre-2001 PIP breast implant operations are investigated, claimant numbers increase to an estimated 47,000. 95% of these women underwent private operations and many are struggling to get a response from these clinics. 95% 28th March MPs criticise the Government for its response to PIP implants 17th April - British surgeons estimate that 1 in 3 PIP implants rupture. ? ? ? April 24th - The failure rate of the implants is reported as being potentially as high as 33.8%. Previous studies had shown that between 2 and 5 per cent of PIP implants have faults. May 16th - The Government publish its latest report on PIP implants. Lord Howe investigated the role of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to see whether they acted urgently enough after being notified of the possible problems with the implants in the UK. He concludes that on the whole, the MHRA did all that was expected of them, but made recommendations to put more robust measures in place in the future. May 21st - The Government disagree with the Health Committee's report into PIP implants. Former Miss Britain, Gemma Garrett helps to raise awareness of the scandal in a documentary on the BBC 6th June - A group of nine women with PIP implants raise £1,000s to get their implants replaced in their PIPSOU!! campaign July 2012 - High Court PIP Group Litigation Order (GLO) to be approved for claiming compensation Future... Mercury Legal will continue to represent women affected by the scandal on a NO WIN NO FEE basis www.bbc.co.uk www.guardian.co.uk http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_134044 www.mercurylegal.co.uk/news/view/mps_criticise_government_for_its_response_to_pip_implants www.mercurylegal.co.uk/news/view/pip_implant_claim_compensation www.mercurylegal.co.uk/news/view/pip_breast_implants_latest_news www.mercurylegal.co.uk/news/view/government_disagrees_with_health_committees_report_into_pip_breast_implant www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/friends-fundraising-to-replace-pip-implants-866674 www.mercurylegal.co.uk/news/view/pip_victims_raise_11000_to_replace_defective_pip_implants 0800 612 7703 www.pipbreastimplants.org Mercury Legal Sources +000 01X www.pipbreastimplants.org 0800 612 7703 PIP - A DECADE OF NEGLIGENCE Mercury Legal Mercury Legal have helped many PIP victims since the scandal broke in 2010 with a dedicated team of female solicitors offering advice on how to claim a no-win-no-fee compensation pay-out to help pay for the cost of removing their implants. If you or anyone you know has been affected by the PIP implant scandal talk to one of our team of female solicitors now to see if we can help. dia 29804 373 33000 Please call 0800 612 7703. 2000 - French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) intro duces hydrogel implants after safety concerns they're removed from the European market. 2006 - It is reported that surgeons feared the impact of PIP implants, but the MHRA thought it would lead to an 'unwarranted scare' 2010 - PIP breast implants are banned as it emerges that industrial grade silicone was being used 2012 - Jean-Claude Mas, 72, founder of the silicone PIP implants, is arrested in France. Fears grow over whether the implants could rupture and leak. Around 40,000 women in the UK are reported to have the implants. The Harley Medical Group, which fitted 13,900 Mercury Legal women with the implants between September 2001 and March 2010, insists there victims of the PIP is no cause for concern. offer no-win-no-fee representation for scandal ........ February - Mercury Legal expand its team of female solicitors with the appointment of Fiona Hedges 19th February-Mercury Legal launches www.pipbreastimplants.org, which offers advice to victims of the scandal to claim compensation on their PIP implants 15th March - As pre-2001 PIP breast implant operations are investigated, claimant numbers increase to an estimated 47,000. 95% of these women underwent private operations and many are struggling to get a response from these clinics. 95% 28th March MPs criticise the Government for its response to PIP implants 17th April - British surgeons estimate that 1 in 3 PIP implants rupture. ? ? ? April 24th - The failure rate of the implants is reported as being potentially as high as 33.8%. Previous studies had shown that between 2 and 5 per cent of PIP implants have faults. May 16th - The Government publish its latest report on PIP implants. Lord Howe investigated the role of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to see whether they acted urgently enough after being notified of the possible problems with the implants in the UK. He concludes that on the whole, the MHRA did all that was expected of them, but made recommendations to put more robust measures in place in the future. May 21st - The Government disagree with the Health Committee's report into PIP implants. Former Miss Britain, Gemma Garrett helps to raise awareness of the scandal in a documentary on the BBC 6th June - A group of nine women with PIP implants raise £1,000s to get their implants replaced in their PIPSOU!! campaign July 2012 - High Court PIP Group Litigation Order (GLO) to be approved for claiming compensation Future... Mercury Legal will continue to represent women affected by the scandal on a NO WIN NO FEE basis www.bbc.co.uk www.guardian.co.uk http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_134044 www.mercurylegal.co.uk/news/view/mps_criticise_government_for_its_response_to_pip_implants www.mercurylegal.co.uk/news/view/pip_implant_claim_compensation www.mercurylegal.co.uk/news/view/pip_breast_implants_latest_news www.mercurylegal.co.uk/news/view/government_disagrees_with_health_committees_report_into_pip_breast_implant www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/friends-fundraising-to-replace-pip-implants-866674 www.mercurylegal.co.uk/news/view/pip_victims_raise_11000_to_replace_defective_pip_implants 0800 612 7703 www.pipbreastimplants.org Mercury Legal Sources +000 01X