Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence
Revised whiplash tariff jumps final parliamentary hurdle
The revised whiplash tariff received its final parliamentary approval this week, although the Conservatives warned the government that the policy “cannot be left to run on autopilot”.
IL4U wins summary judgment in claim brought by founder law firms
A claim brought by original law firm members of the Injury Lawyers 4U marketing collective over pricing changes made by its new owners has been thrown out.
Number of personal injury claims falls to new low
The number of new motor injury claims in the first quarter of 2025 – and indeed the number of PI claims in total registered with the CRU – fell to an all-time low.
PI boss paid clients damages after messing up their claims
A law firm boss who told three personal injury clients their cases had succeeded when actually they had not, and even paid them damages, has been struck off.
Judge criticises top PI firm over approach to success fee deduction
A senior district judge has criticised the approach of a leading PI firm in racking up costs in a low-value claim, which he suggested might be to guarantee the maximum success fee recovery.
Tier 1 medical agency quits MedCo amid fee and payment issues
There are now just nine tier 1 medical reporting organisations available on MedCo after one resigned from the system citing payment delays among other issues.
Paralegal fabricated email to cover up error
A paralegal has been banned from the profession for fabricating an email in a bid to cover up a mistake she made that led to a case being struck out.
Revealed: US grants first ABS licence to overseas law firm
Shine Lawyers, the Australian-listed personal injury and class action law firm, has become what is thought to be the first foreign firm to obtain an ABS licence in the USA.
Ban for legal executive who fabricated admissions and pleadings
A chartered legal executive who fabricated court pleadings, expert reports and letters from third parties has been disqualified from working for solicitors’ firms.
Judges tell government not to extend whiplash tariff model
The senior judiciary has warned the government not to extend the whiplash tariff to larger or different types of claims, it emerged yesterday.
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Why AI and leadership choices will define law firm profitability in 2026
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Legal director: an alternative to partnership
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