All Personal injury & clinical negligence articles – Page 27
-
NewsRTA reforms open door to 'have a go' claimants
A leading solicitor says the government's PI small claims reforms could result in increased claims from people with a 'have a go' mentality.
-
Law Report03 April 2018
This week’s starred Law Reports - a case over jurisdiction, Worboys, and personal injury in the workplace.
-
OpinionHow achievable are the government's RTA claim reforms?
Patrick Allen asks how the government can put reforms for road traffic accident claims into place in just 12 months.
-
NewsPI firms face search engine ‘arms race’
Personal injury firms are being drawn into an increasingly expensive arms race to reach the top of internet search engines, the Gazette has learned. Marketing experts say the cost per click for key search terms has rocketed in recent months as lawyers jostle for top ranking in a crowded but ...
-
NewsClaimant wins costs protection after CoA decides when rules apply
Unsuccessful litigant faced adverse costs orders for parties added to claim after 2013.
-
OpinionWhy is an error a ‘blunder’?
Cartoonish language should be avoided when discussing medical negligence if we are to move to a truly transparent learning culture.
-
OpinionBase reform on fact not whim
Qamar Anwar calls for a debate about how personal injury victims are treated and the way in which insurers operate.
-
-
NewsNews focus: Collision course over PI discount rate
Insurers and claimant personal injury lawyers crave clarity on the discount rate amid a blizzard of accusation and counteraccusation. But they may have to wait a while yet.
-
NewsHundreds of firms at risk from PI reform
The scale of law firms’ dependence on the personal injury market has been laid bare by new SRA figures.
-
OpinionNHS: learning from mistakes
Reform to the clinical negligence claims process must go deeper than just the numbers.
-
NewsWorking group to consider clinical negligence cap
Final recommendations on fixed recoverable costs are expected in the autumn, government says.
-
Law ReportFamily
The third respondent, presently aged 11 months, suffered acute brain injury following severe hypoxia during labour and delivery. He was admitted to the paediatric intensive care ward of the applicant hospital. The hospital applied for declarations that the provision of life-sustaining treatment was no longer in his best interests. The ...
-
NewsChallenges over costs ‘not going to go away’
Claimant lawyers warned not to expect any let-up in litigation from former clients demanding to know why their damages have been reduced.
-
NewsPersonal injury? I’m not keen
The personal injury sector seemed to suffer a social media meltdown following the appearance of Lord Keen of Elie before the Commons justice committee last week.
-
-
-
OpinionCurrent climate is just too hot for smaller PI firms
Consolidation of the market must be just around the corner.
-
NewsNews focus: Damage limitation for clinical negligence
Claimant lawyers will cry foul, but politicians and civil servants are starting to talk about tort reform to stem the haemorrhaging of cash in clinical negligence actions.
-
FeaturePersonal injury: Foster carers and vicarious liability
Supreme Court reverses decision of the Court of Appeal, deciding that a local authority could be vicariously liable for torts committed by foster carers against children in local authority care.