Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence

The government has rejected the argument that increasing fees for medical reports for road traffic accidents would erode the savings from the whiplash reforms.

Medical tourism, that is trips abroad for medical, dental or surgical treatment, is creating a rise in cross-border clinical negligence claims, which indeed are more complex than they first appear.

The value of the medico-legal market grew by 4% in 2024, double the growth rate of the previous year, amid consolidation in the sector, according to research.

A large number of insurers thought the government was going to increase the whiplash tariff by more than it did, it has emerged.

A personal injury fee-earner lied about injuries she suffered in three car accidents, as well as about her academics and professional status, a circuit judge has ruled.

Three law firms that were original members of the Injury Lawyers 4U marketing collective have suffered a major setback in challenging changes to how much they pay towards it.

Leading personal injury law firm Minster Law said yesterday that it has completed a three-year transformation that allows it to run low-value whiplash claims profitably.

The whiplash tariff is set to increase by around 15%, the government announced yesterday. Claimant representatives say it is not enough, while compensators argued for no increase at all.

Leading serious injury law firm Fletchers is set to make another acquisition shortly and offer to other law firms the services of its team who help assess the viability of cases.

A barrister who a court found had been fundamentally dishonest in making a personal injury claim has been disbarred.

Consolidation in the clincial negligence market will continue as the market slows over the next couple of years, a report has suggested.

Claimant representatives have raised concerns about a new government taskforce that promises to “crack down” on rising motor insurance premiums, including the lack of a legal representative.

The personal injury market has contracted further this year, with business made harder by changes in the Google algorithm, listed business NAHL said today to explain a drop in turnover.

Women whose health has been damaged by vaginal mesh implants should be not forced down “such an adversarial route” as taking legal action against the manufacturers, peers have argued.

A successor agreement to the Covid-19 clinical negligence protocol has been launched , which encourages the NHS to provide a “meaningful letter of apology” where liability is admitted.