Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence


Tier 1 medical agency quits MedCo amid fee and payment issues

10 April 2025

There are now just nine tier 1 medical reporting organisations available on MedCo after one resigned from the system citing payment delays among other issues.


Paralegal fabricated email to cover up error

10 April 2025

A paralegal has been banned from the profession for fabricating an email in a bid to cover up a mistake she made that led to a case being struck out.


Revealed: US grants first ABS licence to overseas law firm

7 April 2025

Shine Lawyers, the Australian-listed personal injury and class action law firm, has become what is thought to be the first foreign firm to obtain an ABS licence in the USA.


Ban for legal executive who fabricated admissions and pleadings

7 April 2025

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

3 April 2025

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

2 April 2025

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

31 March 2025

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

28 March 2025

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

28 March 2025

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

26 March 2025

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.

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