A nutritional therapist who was sued by a woman who claimed her advice led to her becoming brain damaged has continued to protest her innocence.

Dawn Page, 52, from Coxwell Street, Faringdon, nearly died and was left with serious cognitive difficulties shortly after increasing her water intake by six pints and lowering her salt intake following consulting therapist Barbara Nash.

Lawyers acting for Mrs Nash, from Biscoe Court, Wheatley, agreed to pay Mrs Page £810,000 in settlement in a deal read out at London's High Court on Friday.

Mrs Nash did not admit any liability as part of the settlement.

Tonight, Plexus Law, which represented Mrs Nash in court, released a statement which read: "On behalf of our client, we wish to make it clear that all allegations of substandard practice made on behalf of Mrs Page in the litigation, have always been and continue to remain firmly denied.

"In our view as a recognition of this, the settlement amount agreed to be paid was less than half of the total amount claimed and the compromise which was offered and accepted was on the basis of no admission of liability.

"As far as we are concerned, the case has now been concluded."

Mrs Page's legal team's case was that her collapse and brain damage was caused by a high water and low sodum intake, the High Court heard.