All Personal injury & clinical negligence articles
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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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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Latest Compensation Recovery Unit figures suggest any notion of a compensation culture is increasingly outdated.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.
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NewsWhiplash reforms hindered access to justice, Law Society says
Chancery Lane responds to post-implementation review of previous government's reforms to claims process.
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NewsGovernment report shuns major reform despite insurer pressure
Claims market left largely untouched after year-long study.
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FeatureMedical negligence: Lessons not learned
Sponsored content. Lisa Abrahams, Account Manager at after-the-event insurer ARAG, reflects on the recent Law Society Gazette roundtable and our national failure to learn lessons from medical mistakes.
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NewsClaims lawyers back end to ‘gamesmanship’ over email service bans
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers says outdated rules are causing delays and extra expense.
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NewsCrackdown looms on ‘double win’ clinical negligence payments
MPs discuss whether claimants who receive funding for private care are accessing NHS care instead.
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FeatureDamage limitation
PI claims are falling but the market has returned to growth. Joanna Goodman finds out what’s going on in this resilient sector.
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NewsFirm's top earner collects £2.6m after profit surge
Positive results coming from both ends of the civil claims market.
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NewsPI firm branches out into family
Private equity-backed Fletchers announces acquisition of Hayden's Solicitors.