Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence
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.
DWF accused of data protection breaches in battle with claimant firm
Solicitors for leading insurers have been accused of data protection breaches in collating evidence about the way a North London firm pursued personal injury claims.
Judge attacks process-driven approach to credit hire claims
A senior district judge has again attacked credit hire claims, as well as a process-driven approach to bringing them, in a case where he awarded £1,200 for a claim valued at £50,200.
Treasury: Whiplash reforms have saved policyholders £31
The whiplash reforms saved policyholders £31 in premiums in the first three years of their operation, according to figures released yesterday by HM Treasury.
Legal market’s strong growth in 2024 set to continue this year
The UK legal services market grew by 10% to £52bn last year and is heading towards a strong 2025 too, according to new research.
Public would be “shocked” by how credit hire works, says judge
The public would be “shocked” to learn how the credit hire industry operates, a senior district judge has suggested in a case where he had to award £55,000 for an unnecessary 96-day car hire.
Whiplash tariff to rise on 31 May but fixed costs review delayed
The 15% uplift in the fixed fees for whiplash cases will take effect from 31 May, the fourth anniversary of the Official Injury Claim portal, justice minister Sarah Sackman has announced.
Number of PI law firms drops a third in five years
The number of personal injury law firms has shrunk by more than a third in just five years, according to research which also found a “significant untapped market”.
National Accident Helpline generating far fewer PI cases
Law firm consolidation and changes in Google’s search algorithms hit the number of personal injury cases that listed business NAHL passed to both its panel and own law firm last year.
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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.
