Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence
PI firm maintains huge growth of accident management business
Private-equity backed personal injury business Winn Group continues to buck the market trend, with turnover for the first half of 2023/24 up 35% to nearly £143m.
Lack of detail on clin neg fixed costs “extremely worrying”
The lack of detail in the government plans for fixed costs for lower-value clinical negligence cases is “extremely worrying”, with only six months to go to implementation.
Just a “rump” of claims companies left active in PI market
The landscape for claims management companies active in the personal injury market has changed dramatically, with just a “rump” remaining, new research has found.
Buckland: Whiplash reforms have held down motor premium rises
Insurance premiums would have risen even more without the whiplash reforms of 2021, according to the former Lord Chancellor who presided over their introduction.
Law firm AI project could provide lawyers with file summaries
A renewed artificial intelligence partnership between injury firm Fletchers and Liverpool University could see lawyers provided with summaries to help them understand files.
Acquisitions help propel fast-growing PI firm to rapid growth
The personal injury law firm aiming to become the largest in the country has had another year of major growth, despite the overall sluggishness of the market.
PI lawyers attack “premature disclosure” of OIC medical reports
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has condemned plans for the “premature disclosure” of medical reports on the Official Injury Claim portal.
Court rejects bid to draw listed business into its law firm’s costs dispute
A court has rejected an application for a non-party costs order against listed legal and credit hire business Anexo Group over the work of its subsidiary law firm.
Rule committee warned government over clin neg fixed fee timetable
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee warned the government in July about the difficulty of meeting the timetable for the new regime of fixed costs in low-value clinical negligence cases.
PI firm struck down by whiplash reforms sold in pre-pack deal
Another law firm to suffer following the 2021 whiplash reforms has been sold in a pre-pack administration deal to a firm that itself has just been bought up.
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Modern search is about ‘knowledge’ retrieval
Search has long been understood as data retrieval – the ability to call back information and check a box on finding something. Legal professionals today need more of a 360-degree view on a matter.
Lessons from Sir Keir Starmer for SRA chief
The proposed 29%, or £25m, increase in the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s budget announced last week should really come as no great surprise.
The hidden risks in client account reconciliations
The client account reconciliation process will be second nature to most people in legal finance – and so is also a potential area for a problem to be undetected until it becomes serious.
