All Personal injury & clinical negligence articles
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NewsStruck-out claims revived as judge warns against 'mini-trials'
Sir Peter Lane criticises summary judgment approach in personal injury case.
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NewsSolicitors could still face sanction for delays caused by other parties, LeO warns
When a client complains, the ombudsman will want to see evidence firms tried to progress matters.
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NewsSlater and Gordon beats off costs challenge from 224 ex-clients
Senior Costs Judge Rowley says clients understood terms and were not put under pressure to sign.
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NewsMarried pair held in contempt over doctored evidence
Dishonest claimant had said her solicitors let her down over costs information.
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NewsMPs demand urgent plan for cutting clin neg costs
Public Accounts Committee critical of ‘astronomical’ sums paid to claimant lawyers.
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NewsLeigh Day fails to repel negligence claim over late form
London and Manchester firm denies all allegations against it over its work on a £26m clinical negligence claim.
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NewsNAHL takes £40m hit from PI market collapse
Listed group says supply of enquiries will recover slowly but sees 'no meaningful recovery' in panel demand.
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NewsNo medical exams at the office, PI lawyers told
MedCo issues new guidelines on how examinations must be administered - including a limit of 35 a day.
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NewsCourt halts dispute between personal injury giants
Judge rejects allegations that appointment of directors to legal business was a sham.
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NewsFirm promotion: Enable Law appoints medical negligence specialist as partner
Claire Leslie is co-ordinator of the Devon and Cornwall region of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
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NewsJudge issues 'costs padding' warning after firm’s £30,000 bill
Express Solicitors says it acts in common with most firms by agreeing deductions with clients at the time of instruction.
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NewsCourt of Appeal dismisses mesothelioma claim from widower
Defence lawyers welcome clarification about risk principle in asbestos-related claims.
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NewsMoJ rules out wider access to sexual abuse compensation
Lawyer who represents victims says government has placed reform on the ‘too hard pile’.
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NewsSocial justice champion calls time on near 50-year career
Patrick Allen qualified in 1977 and set up London firm Hodge Jones & Allen from a Euston squat.
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NewsCourt slams expert witness for mixing up twins in abuse case
Ruling highlights dangers of expert reports that are 'factually inaccurate, and lacking in enquiry and analysis'.
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NewsJudge praises defence solicitors for trying to keep claim active
Claimant representatives pinned failings on 'rogue' fee-earner, as defence lawyers went ‘above and beyond’ to sustain the action.
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NewsJudge rejects ‘fishing expedition’ in firm’s data claim
Data protection claim brought after hundreds of firm’s PI cases were analysed.
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NewsReview of PI reforms announced as MoJ defies Treasury
Justice minister challenges Treasury’s optimistic assessment with new review of Civil Liability Act.
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OpinionWhiplash reforms: motorists got pennies, insurers got millions
Promised £35 annual saving turned out to be just £15 — and even that’s debatable.
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NewsWhiplash reforms have cut insurance costs, Treasury says
Government report reveals average savings of 4% for motorists, though benefits fall short of original £35 target.