Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence


PE-backed injury giant unveils latest major acquisition

8 January 2025

Private equity-backed injury specialist Fletchers Group has unveiled its fourth law firm acquisition in little over three years in the shape of North-West firm Scott Rees & Co.


Government to increase medical report fees – at some point in 2025

17 December 2024

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


Expert evidence in medical tourism cases

12 December 2024

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.


Medico-legal market consolidating and growing “more strongly”

12 December 2024

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.


Insurers “expected bigger increase” in whiplash tariff

9 December 2024

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


PI lawyer brought “fundamentally dishonest” claims – and lied on CV

5 December 2024

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.


Court backs InjuryLawyers4U in dispute with founder law firms

4 December 2024

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.


Financial turnaround at leading PI firm as it makes whiplash claims pay

29 November 2024

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.


Whiplash tariff set to rise 15% as Mahmood finally publishes review

22 November 2024

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.


Fletchers eyes rapid growth and expects more PE-backed competiton

19 November 2024

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.

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