Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence


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.


Whiplash tariff to rise on 31 May but fixed costs review delayed

21 March 2025

The 15% uplift in the fixed fees for whiplash cases will take effect from 31 May, the fourth anniversary of the Official Injury Claim portal, justice minister Sarah Sackman has announced.


Number of PI law firms drops a third in five years

21 February 2025

The number of personal injury law firms has shrunk by more than a third in just five years, according to research which also found a “significant untapped market”.


National Accident Helpline generating far fewer PI cases

30 January 2025

Law firm consolidation and changes in Google’s search algorithms hit the number of personal injury cases that listed business NAHL passed to both its panel and own law firm last year.


Motor cases continue to fall as other PI claims rise over last year

24 January 2025

The number of road traffic accident claims continued to fall last year, according to official data, but claims for clinical negligence, employer’s liability and public liability all rose.

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