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Families call for an inquiry after nine baby deaths at the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust
Families of nine babies who died at a scandal-hit NHS trust are calling for a public inquiry into its maternity services. Bereaved...
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Jun 6, 20243 min read
Medical professor died following botched treatment for rare condition
A 'brilliant' medical professor and father-of-two died following botched treatment that should never have been performed, a coroner ruled...
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May 31, 20243 min read
Rise in car insurance premiums: insights from Peter Allchorne
Car insurance premiums have been on the rise, causing concern among policyholders and industry experts alike. According to Pete...
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May 21, 20242 min read
MPs Warn of Government's Clinical Negligence Spending
The Government is spending billions of pounds every year on compensation for clinical negligence with “no effective plan” to bring these...
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May 13, 20243 min read
It’s official: fixed costs for clinical negligence set for October
The government has finally confirmed that fixed recoverable costs (FRC) for low-value clinical negligence claims that settle pre-issue...
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May 10, 20243 min read
Courts at loggerheads over medical agency commissions
The controversial question of whether civil claimants need to reveal commissions paid to medical agencies continues to vex the courts,...
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May 10, 20241 min read
Private hospital paid millions by NHS has history of poor care, watchdog warns
Aprivate mental health hospital used by the NHS has been sanctioned by the service’s safety watchdog, which warned it has had a “history”...
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May 3, 20242 min read
Fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence claims postponed again
The news that fixed recoverable costs for lower-value clinical negligence claims will not, as the government promised, be happening this...
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Apr 30, 20243 min read
Clinical negligence fixed costs set for October implementation
Fixed recoverable costs for low-value clinical negligence claims are now likely to come into force in October 2024, it has emerged. The...
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Apr 19, 20242 min read
“A racket” – judge hits out at hidden commissions in PI cases
A circuit judge has attacked the “little micro-industry of unknown and unknowable commissions or referral or arrangement fees” in...
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Apr 18, 20244 min read
Initial Needs Assessments (INA)
INAs are a structured assessment of your clients needs in relation to rehabilitation. In addition to the information you will already...
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Apr 11, 20241 min read
Claimant lawyers ordered to pay half the costs of a fundamentally dishonest personal injury claim
A defendant firm has hailed a rare court decision where a claimant’s lawyers were ordered to pay towards the costs of a fundamentally...
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Apr 2, 20242 min read
Gamlins Law celebrates victory in landmark rehabilitation cost case
The case, Hadley v Przybylo, addressed the crucial issue of the recoverability of costs associated with rehabilitation, setting a...
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Mar 25, 20241 min read
Police ‘regularly’ signpost accident victims to law firms, ex-sergeant tells tribunal
A police officer who tried to signpost accident victims to his former law firm employer did not need to be sacked, a tribunal has found....
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Mar 22, 20243 min read
NHS Funding Set to Dip in Coming Year
The funding pot for the NHS in England is set to “decrease” in the next financial year, leading health commentators have warned. The...
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Mar 20, 20243 min read
NHS ombudsman warns hospitals are cynically burying evidence of poor care
Hospitals are cynically burying evidence about poor care in a “cover-up culture” that leads to avoidable deaths, and families being...
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Mar 19, 20244 min read
Court of Appeal delivers boost for claimant lawyers on costs principle
Claimant lawyers will breath a sigh of relief today after the Court of Appeal ruled that costs of attending rehabilitation case...
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Mar 15, 20242 min read
Funders confident that PACCAR will be 'just a footnote'
Litigation funders have expressed their hope that the controversial PACCAR judgment will not have any long-term damaging effects on the...
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Mar 15, 20242 min read
Kaylea Titford had no care plan in place when she died, review finds
Kaylea, 16, found in conditions ‘unfit for any animal’ after her death in Newtown, Wales, in October 2020 A 16-year-old girl with...
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Mar 15, 20243 min read
NHS trusts acknowledge accidental limb amputations
In the span of the last three years, a hospital has admitted to the mistaken removal of limbs from six individuals. Disclosures from over...
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Mar 11, 20242 min read
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