Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence
Solicitor fined for misleading mentally ill client
A solicitor who misled a client over a psychiatric report to “avoid exacerbating” their mental health problems has been fined £15,000.
Investors put another £10m into S&G as turnover soars
Slater & Gordon has raised another £10m of equity from its investors, it has announced, alongside a 51% jump in revenue last year.
Solicitor who tried to cover up claim service failure struck off
A solicitor who sought to cover up his failure to serve a claim on the defendant by fabricating a letter and then misleading the court has been struck off.
NAHL poised to wipe out debt after revenue and profits rise
Listed personal injury group NAHL is poised to be in a “net cash position” after increasing its revenue by 5% and its profit before tax by 31%.
CA urges solicitors to reveal ATE commissions to clients
It would be “unwise” for solicitors not to reply to questions from clients about whether they had paid commissions to after-the-event providers, the Court of Appeal has warned.
Clinical negligence market to grow strongly for next five years
Law firm revenue from clinical negligence cases has risen by over 7% this year to £1.8bn and will continue to grow at this rate for the next five years.
Legal costs the wrong target for clinical negligence reform, MPs told
There is no radical ‘silver bullet’ solution to achieve “significant savings” in NHS clinical negligence compensation costs – but legal costs are not the real problem, MPs have been told.
Court of Appeal upholds data breach ruling in favour of law firm
The Court of Appeal has thrown out a bid to appeal a ruling that cleared defendant law firm DWF of data protection breaches.
Change of solicitors in rugby injury litigation gives court “comfort”
A judge has allowed hundreds of rugby head injury claims to go ahead despite not complying with unless orders, after taking “comfort” from the players changing solicitors.
Two-thirds of drivers “have never heard of whiplash reforms”
Two-thirds of drivers say they have never heard of the 2021 whiplash reforms, and six out of 10 “have no knowledge” of the three-year limitation period for PI claims.
APIL calls for flexibility on ethics discussions
The SRA should not impose an “overly burdensome and arbitrary” annual requirement on law firms to hold three-hour ethics discussions for their solicitors, says APIL.
Value of medico-legal market tops £700m
The value of the medico-legal market is back above £700m for the first time since 2019 amid concerns about a shrinking pool of experts, research has found.
Minster Law unveils acquisition to accelerate major growth plan
Personal injury firm Minster Law has followed up its plan to more than double its turnover in five years by acquiring ARAG Law’s PI business.
Personal injury justice gap “dramatically widening”
The “justice gap” for personal injury victims is “dramatically widening” and 2.3m people every year are increasingly unlikely to seek redress, according to a new report.
Just desserts for incompetent and dishonest solicitor who misled SRA
A solicitor who misled his regulator during an investigation into his “manifestly incompetent conduct” has been struck off.
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Hybrid working and client money controls – be aware of the risks
For legal finance teams, remote working has changed how information moves, how approvals are obtained and how colleagues communicate.
AI can interrogate your contracts – but are they ready for questioning?
Suppose a law firm wants to review a client’s entire real estate portfolio for risk in the leases. Not long ago, that meant a multi-week project. Today, first-pass answer can arrive in minutes.
Why onboarding has become a strategic priority for law firms
One of the most influential stages of the client journey – client onboarding – often receives less strategic attention than it deserves.
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