Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence


Solicitor apprentice sells medical report AI tool to law firms

9 April 2026

A 25-year-old solicitor apprentice has described using AI to build a medical report reviewing tool for personal injury lawyers which he has already sold to five law firms.


MRO fees: No breakdown needed but judge sets 25% mark-up cap

18 March 2026

There is “no realistic scope” to break down the elements of a medical reporting organisation’s fee, the Senior Costs Judge has ruled – but its recoverable mark-up should not exceed 25%.


“We have a duty” – solicitor calls on profession to help PM Law’s clients

12 March 2026

A solicitor helping former litigation clients of PM Law has called on others to take on cases – and for defendant solicitors not to take advantage of the situation.


Two more convicted of harvesting personal data for PI claims

2 March 2026

Two more men have been convicted of unlawful accessing and selling personal information to sell on as potential leads for injury claims.


North-West PI firm winds down after funder pulls out

27 February 2026

A well-known personal injury law firm is in the process of shutting down after its funder pulled its backing. The Manchester firm has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.


Top PI firm eyes expansion and acquisitions to double turnover

19 February 2026

Leading personal injury firm Minster Law aims to more than double its turnover to £100m in five years, with a new office in London and acquisitions on the horizon.


LSB, APIL and Law Centres Federation to intervene in Mazur

30 January 2026

The Legal Services Board, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, and the Law Centres Federation have all been granted permission to intervene in next month’s Mazur appeal.


NHS spend on legal costs is “unacceptable”, say MPs

30 January 2026

It is “unacceptable” that so much public money is spent on legal fees for clinical negligence claims and the government needs to take action, MPs said today.


SRA issues ‘no win, no fee’ warning to counter poor behaviour

28 January 2026

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a warning notice on the use of ‘no win, no fee’ agreements in high-volume consumer claims amid multiple concerns about their misuse.


Legal market to grow “in all areas” as PE extends reach

28 January 2026

The legal services market will grow across all practice areas in 2026 for the first time since Covid, researchers have predicte, while a growing private equity presence is “a continuing theme”.

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