Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence


PE-backed serious injury law firm unveils major acquisition

2 July 2025

Private-equity backed Fletchers Group has acquired the 80-strong serious injury practice of national firm Shoosmiths, adding three new offices in the process.


Eight men guilty of PI claims data conspiracy

30 June 2025

Eight men have been found guilty of a conspiracy to unlawfully obtain data from garages to sell on as potential leads for personal injury claims.


Law firm to pay wasted costs after failing to address claim problems

17 June 2025

A law firm that continued cases against defendants without investigating claims they were the wrong parties has been ordered to pay wasted costs.


CHOs should pay when credit hire claims fail, appeal court holds

16 June 2025

Credit hire organisations are the real beneficiary of claims to recover their charges and so should pay the defendants’ costs when cases fail, the Court of Appeal has ruled.


Leading personal injury law firms “starting to turn a corner”

13 June 2025

As consolidation in the personal injury market increases, there are signs that “most of the leading players in the sector are starting to turn a corner”, a report has found.


APIL urges regulators to act over “scattergun” dishonesty claims

5 June 2025

Abuse of the fundamental dishonesty rules by some defendants in personal injury cases is likely to escalate if regulators do not address the issue, according to APIL.


Private equity firm eyes bid for personal injury group

3 June 2025

A private equity firm is poised to bid for Frenkel Topping Group, which seeks to offer everything except legal advice in support of personal injury and clinical negligence victims.


City solicitor fails in PI claim over office accident

29 May 2025

A judge has rejected a potential seven-figure personal injury claim from a solicitor who sustained “a concussive head injury” from a loose door handle at her firm’s offices.


Defendant law firms “protecting litigation work” with credit hire row

21 May 2025

Defendant law firms are making a lot of misleading “noise” about inflation in credit hire rates because “they make their money from litigation”, the CHO has argued.


“Challenging” year for PI group as new cases nearly halve

8 May 2025

Listed business NAHL issued bullish predictions for its future yesterday after a “challenging year” that saw falls in revenue and the number of personal injury claims generated.


Revised whiplash tariff jumps final parliamentary hurdle

8 May 2025

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

2 May 2025

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

30 April 2025

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

28 April 2025

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

25 April 2025

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.

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