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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


In Whiplash Recovery, the Mind Matters
Certain psychological factors are associated with persistent disability and pain 1 year after a whiplash injury and can be proactively...
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Mar 8, 20242 min read


NHS Northern Ireland – SOS
While the NHS in England, Scotland, and Wales has been under sustained pressure in recent years following the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Mar 6, 20249 min read


Legislation to be unveiled to reverse Supreme Court's ruling in PACCAR
Much awaited legislation to overturn a Supreme Court judgment threatening the future of litigation funding is to be introduced by the...
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Mar 5, 20243 min read


ABI urges extension of injury damages tariff beyond whiplash
The fixed tariff for whiplash claims should be extended to other injuries to help reduce motor insurance premiums, the Association of...
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Mar 1, 20243 min read


Roofer in PI fraud narrowly avoids prison
A dishonest roofer who tried to commit a £75,000 personal injury fraud has avoided an immediate jail sentence by the ‘narrowest of...
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Mar 1, 20242 min read


Medical reporting data challenges insurers’ claims on mixed injuries
The ACSO report, ‘Assessing Mixed-Injury Claims in the Official Injury Claim Portal,’ explores the number of injury cases submitted to...
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Feb 26, 20243 min read


First4Lawyers: Motor claims market recovery stalls as volumes hit record low
January – the month that gave us Blue Monday, reportedly the most depressing day of the year – also brought more bad news for those in...
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Feb 26, 20244 min read
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