Progress stalls on fixed costs for clinical negligence claims
The prospect of a fixed costs regime being applied to clinical negligence claims appears to be receding, with no progress on fleshing out...
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Nov 52 min read
Motor claims hit record low, according to CRU data
Recent data suggests that the government’s whiplash reforms are having long-lasting effects. The data, from the government’s Compensation...
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paul35584
Oct 293 min read
Mind the (justice) gap: Why are road traffic accidents going up but claims are still down?
The gap between the number of road traffic accident injuries and the number of motor injury claims continues to widen, according to the...
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paul35584
Oct 252 min read
Clinical negligence revenues set to slow as number of firms falls
Consolidation in the clincial negligence market will continue as the market slows over the next couple of years, a report has suggested....
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paul35584
Oct 233 min read
Breaking: Supreme Court rules PI clients must agree to deductions
The Supreme Court has ruled that personal injury clients need to have been informed of the solicitors’ bill – and agreed to it – before...
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paul35584
Oct 214 min read
Surgeon operated with penknife he uses to cut up lunch
A surgeon at a crisis-hit NHS trust used a Swiss Army penknife to open up the chest of a patient because he claimed he could not find a...
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paul35584
Oct 216 min read
Fixed recoverable costs in low value clinical negligence claims
Introduction – The extension of fixed recoverable costs 1. Pursuant to Sir Rupert Jackson’s proposals from 2017, the civil litigation...
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paul35584
Oct 215 min read
Medical negligence claims land troubled mental health trust with £2.5m damages bill
A mental health trust fined over previous patient deaths and subject to investigation over inadequate care has paid out more than £2.5m...
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paul35584
Sep 232 min read
Four “never events” recorded at Sheffield hospitals including 'wrong site' surgeries
A report has revealed that four serious mistakes known as ‘never events’ took place at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust...
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paul35584
Sep 162 min read
Three-year-old girl died because doctors did not recognise symptoms
A grieving family is seeking long-awaited answers at an inquest into the death of their three-year-old daughter who died after doctors...
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paul35584
Sep 164 min read
Girl, 8, dies of sepsis hours after she's sent home to take ibuprofen as hospital 'full'
A n eight-year-old girl tragically died of sepsis hours after being sent home twice by a GP who advised her mother to hydrate her and...
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paul35584
Sep 122 min read
Surge in NHS clinical negligence claims raises concerns over quality of care, Darzi Report finds
The increasing rate of clinical negligence claims is indicative of the poor state of the NHS in England, a damning...
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paul35584
Sep 102 min read
Personal injury claims leap up by 18% in second quarter of 2024
New statistics from the Ministry of Justice show an uptick in personal injury claims and continuing challenges with delays and access to...
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paul35584
Aug 282 min read
Opposing parties renew vows of clin neg collaboration
Claimant and defence chiefs in the clinical negligence sector have announced a renewed commitment to collaboration. The clinical...
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paul35584
Aug 212 min read
Compensation for Mesh Implant Harm Must Reach Thousands More Women
Thousands more women deserve compensation for complications from vaginal mesh implants, a leading campaigner has said. Kath Sansom,...
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paul35584
Aug 72 min read
Defence group reopens lobbying battle on clinical negligence costs reform
The lobbying battle to persuade the government to reduce clinical negligence costs has begun, with claimant costs already in the line of...
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paul35584
Jul 303 min read
NHS claims costs continue to rise - what next?
What will the new government do to tackle clinical negligence costs? The financial burden on the NHS remains heavy but will Labour draw...
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paul35584
Jul 262 min read
Costs of low-value clin neg claims now exceed damages
Claimant costs bills for clinical negligence claims valued up to £25,000 now exceed damages for the first time, according to NHS data....
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paul35584
Jul 233 min read
ACSO calls for inquiry into motor insurance market
The Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) has called on the new Labour government to follow through on a pre- election ...
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paul35584
Jul 222 min read
Sustained recovery of PI market “a long way off”
Any sustained recovery in the personal injury (PI) market “still seems a long way off” given that total claims numbers continue to fall...
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