Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence
PE-backed PI firm eyes stream of acquisitions after first deal
The biggest specialist personal injury firm in the country, owned by private equity since last October, has made the first in a regular series of acquisitions for the next few years.
MPs call for no-fault compensation in clinical negligence
A no-fault compensation scheme for medical negligence should be introduced in England, replacing the “grossly expensive” existing system based on individual blame, MPs have said.
Bleak outlook for creditors owed £40m after PI firm collapse
The outlook for those owed money by failed personal injury firm Roberts Jackson has worsened even more, with unsecured creditors – owed an estimated £13m – set to receive just 1.5p in the pound.
Cost of living crisis driving non-tariff OIC claims as “wristlash” emerges
The cost of living crisis is driving many of the non-tariff claims made through the Official Injury Claim portal, with “wristlash and hiplash” replacing whiplash, defendant lawyers have claimed.
High Court throws out negligence claim over MMR vaccine advice
The potential negligence of a QC and high-profile law firm to advise a client on limitation was irrelevant as the underlying claim would not have succeeded anyway, the High Court has ruled.
Personal injury ABS bosses fined for undeclared ATE commissions
Two managers of a collapsed personal injury law firm have each been fined £18,000 for failing to declare commissions earned by a connected business which provided clients with ATE insurance.
Latest OIC portal data shows lengthening settlement times
The time cases brought through the Official Injury Claim portal take to settle has increased by nearly two-thirds over the past three months, new figures have shown.
Personal injury group raises £13.5m to aid international expansion
A personal injury group that started life as a law firm in Liverpool has unveiled a £13.5m investment that it will use to expand its services in Australia and move into the USA and Dubai.
National Accident Helpline’s law firm takes greater share of cases
More than a quarter of cases brought in by National Accident Helpline are now directed to its in-house law firm, the company said today as it hailed a year of “strategic progress”.
Claimant lawyer relief after further whiplash reform put on ice
Claimant representatives have expressed relief at the government’s announcement that it is not planning further whiplash reforms for the time being.
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