A mother whose baby was injured after being delivered by a midwife who looked like she was taking part in "a tug of war" has been awarded £725,000 compensation.
The woman - who hasn't been named - will receive the money from Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust following a Court of Session judgement.
The award was given by judge Lady Rae following a case that was heard at the Edinburgh based court earlier this year.
The woman claimed that staff at Law Hospital's maternity unit acted negligently when her son was born there in July 1999.
She claimed the actions of midwife Sister Rosemary Murphy caused her son to sustain a serious shoulder injury.
Lady Rae agreed and ordered the board to pay the mother of two compensation.
In a judgement issued at the court on Thursday, the judge wrote about the woman's recollections of the moments leading up to the little boy's birth.
She wrote: "She then became aware of Sister Murphy trying to deliver the baby. She saw her stand back apparently in thought.
"Sister Murphy then took a step forward and pulled the baby out. The pull was 'pretty violent'.
"Sister Murphy looked as if she was taking part in a 'tug of war.'"
The court heard how the little boy was born on July 1999 at Law Hospital's William Smellie Maternity Unit.
Initially, a student midwife attempted to deliver the boy, who is called C in the judgement.
But the trainee was unable to deliver the infant, prompting Sister Murphy to take over.
After the little boy was born, doctors diagnosed him with a 'severe brachial plexus injury' which resulted in him being left with a permanent disability.
Lawyers acting for the woman claimed in court that Sister Murphy didn't follow correct procedures when she was delivering the boy.
Lady Rae described the evidence that was given in court about the birth and how a student midwife called Lynn Kerr was involved in the birth.
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