Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence
Vaginal mesh claimants “distraught” after SRA closes firm
Women who claim to have been harmed by vaginal mesh implant surgery have been left “angry and distraught” after the SRA closed down a law firm acting for them.
Hampson Hughes administrators begin legal action to recover £2m
Letters before action have been issued seeking to recover over £2m from people involved in the demise of one-time personal injury giant Hampson Hughes.
Two years of OIC – £130m paid out but criticism still abounds
Claimants pursuing cases through the Official Injury Claim portal have received £130m in its first two years – but their lawyers remain very unhappy with the system.
New APIL head: Fixed costs will trigger decade of litigation
The extension of fixed recoverable costs later this year will lead to “poor behaviours” and a decade of litigation to clarify how they work, the new president of APIL has predicted.
Law firm arm powers revenue growth at listed business
Anexo Group – the AIM-listed business that combines credit hire and legal services – saw revenue and profit increase sharply last year, driven by major growth in its legal division.
Motor claims fall to new low as self-representation creeps up
The number of motor injury claims reported to the Compensation Recovery Unit fell to their lowest first-quarter level ever this year, new figures have shown.
APIL in new bid to ban all cold calling
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers is seeking an amendment to a data protection bill currently going through the House of Commons to ban all cold calling.
Law firm to “harness power of ChatGPT” for clinical negligence cases
The biggest specialist serious injury firm in the country is working on ways to harness the power of technology related to ChatGPT to help it handle medical negligence claims.
CA rejects limitation defence to negligence claim against law firm
A man who learnt that his lower leg needed amputating seven years after settling his personal injury claim is not prevented by limitation from suing his lawyers for negligence.
Minster and NAHL results highlight changing shape of PI market
Just 12 law firms are responsible for 83% of claims lodged with the OIC portal as its impact on reshaping the personal injury market is laid clear by the results of leading practices.
Law firm agreed to pay CMC 17.5% of PI fees, High Court rules
A claims management company had an agreement with a well-known law firm to receive 17.5% of the fees for high-value personal injury cases it referred, the High Court has ruled.
Covid clinical negligence protocol cut number of litigated claims
A protocol agreed in the wake of Covid-19 to better manage clinical negligence claims during the pandemic is remaining in place after it appeared to reduce the number of contested cases.
Judges urged to call out role of lawyers in “layering” PI claims
The ruling of a district judge highlighting apparent collusion between solicitors, medical experts and others in inflating a personal injury claim is an important landmark in the fight against fraud.
Law firm “colluded” with medics and others to layer PI claim
The Solicitors Regulation Authority should investigate a personal injury firm involved in “layering” a claim with further costs, given evidence that this is a pattern of behaviour..
Insurers bid to take mixed injuries argument to Supreme Court
The insurance industry has sought permission to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling on mixed injury claims in the Official Injury Claim portal to the Supreme Court.
Blog
Mazur: when regulators make simple things complicated
What the last six months have shown is that supervision cannot be treated as a background compliance obligation quietly managed somewhere in a firm’s operational processes.
How unstoppable AI is reshaping UK legal practice
At a time when most technology innovation still flows from the US and China, UK lawtech is attracting growing international attention and capital.
Modern vehicles: new injury profiles and new legal challenges
As the number of electric vehicles on UK roads continues to grow year-on-year, it is important to address the risks that come with their increased adoption.
