All Personal injury & clinical negligence articles
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News'Deplorable' mesh implant solicitor banned for deceiving clients
Vulnerable women were left exposed to costs as they unwittingly pursued claims for years without ATE insurance.
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NewsPersonal injury market regroups as claims plunge
Claims fell to a record low last year but the sector is holding its own financially.
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NewsDefence lawyers hail cap on agency charges as 'important turning point'
Solicitor says insurance sector will be pleased with decision on ‘unjustified’ mark-ups.
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NewsDefence firms 'exploiting' stranded PM Law clients
Director says clients of PM Law should not be penalised for failures to progress cases.
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NewsHigh Court: No mandatory breakdown of litigation costs in every case
Law firm had procured translation services from agency owned by the same company.
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NewsClaimant late to accept Part 36 offer restricted to fixed costs, rules Court of Appeal
Defendant's lawyers say decision will 'resonate across personal injury litigation' and strengthen FRC regime.
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NewsNorth-west claims firm closes as key funder pulls capital
Director says AWH Solicitors was unable to secure funding for ongoing caseload: ’the market simply isn’t there’.
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ProfileLawyer in the news: James Drydale, Taylor Emmet
Successfully represented the claimant in an appeal concerning whether a child can claim compensation for earnings lost because their life expectancy was shortened by negligence.
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NewsFast-growing PI firm heads to London for next growth step
Business has thrived despite PI market uncertainty and is now set to expand.
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NewsYoung children can recover 'lost years' damages, Supreme Court rules
Four to one majority allows appeal and rejects damages distinction between adults and children.
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NewsExpert evidence branded 'literally unbelievable' as PI claim fails
Judge asks whether it was negligence, stupidity or dishonesty to mislead the court over car park collision.
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OpinionNew Zealand’s clin neg panacea is no such thing
The non-adversarial model used in New Zealand is held up as a better way of resolving clinical negligence claims. But is it really an improvement?
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NewsFirm numbers fall - but market continues to grow
Long-running annual survey finds 'some limited signs of improvement' in personal injury/medical negligence sector.
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NewsReform of inflated clinical negligence damages 'long overdue', say MPs
Public Accounts Committee says government cannot continue to ignore escalating costs of clinical negligence.
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NewsRegulator eases practising rights rules amid post-Mazur delays
Practising rights entry rules relaxed as more groups join upcoming Court of Appeal proceedings.
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NewsMotor injury claims fall to lowest level on record
Latest Compensation Recovery Unit figures suggest any notion of a compensation culture is increasingly outdated.
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NewsWatchdog sanctions claims firms for misleading ads
Paid-for links brought up the names of some of the country’s leading insurers.