Personal Injury

Features and Opinion

Judicial College Guidelines: what’s new in the 15th edition?

2019-12-06T10:10:00+00:00By John Cuss

The 15th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines was published on 26 November 2019. John Cuss considers some of the key changes in this latest edition.

The new discount rate – striking a fair balance?

2019-08-12T12:59:00+01:00By John Cuss

The personal injury discount rate has been set at −0.25%, effective from 5 August 2019. John Cuss reviews the decision and the reasons behind it.

Queasy money? Curing travel sickness claims

2018-09-25T11:02:00+01:00By Stephen Mason

An epidemic of holiday sickness claims has plagued the travel industry over the past couple of years. Stephen Mason examines the impact of new regulations.

Law Society blog: Law firm marketing ban in hospitals won’t cure NHS ills

2017-05-03T12:46:00+01:00

Read our blog post by Richard Miller, head of Justice at the Law Society, in which he argues that plans to ban personal injury firms advertising in hospitals in England are short-sighted and counter-productive.

Winner takes all: How far should the personal injury reforms go?

2017-03-20T09:47:00+00:00

Following the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation “Reforming the Soft Tissue Injury (Whiplash) Claims Process” earlier this year, the personal injury (PI) sector is about to face a radical change. Matthew Cotton, vice-chair of the Civil Litigation Section examines the opposing views and comments on the likely effects of the ...

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Clinical negligence

What happened in the world of clinical negligence litigation in 2019?

2020-02-11T09:03:00+00:00By James Bell

James Bell of Hodge Jones & Allen offers a personal take on developments in medical negligence, including significant recent cases and proposed changes to fixed fees.

Funding switch cases – the retrospective sting in the tail
2019-10-11T10:11:00+01:00By Tom Jenkinson
What’s changing in clinical negligence litigation?
2019-03-27T10:58:00+00:00By James Bell
Book review: Kerry Underwood on Personal Injury Small Claims Portals
2017-06-07T14:11:00+01:00
Law Society blog: Law firm marketing ban in hospitals won’t cure NHS ills
2017-05-03T12:46:00+01:00
Managing fixed costs in clinical negligence work
2016-07-21T14:28:00+01:00
Book review: Clinical Negligence Claims by 9 Gough Square
2015-10-30T12:17:00+00:00

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Updates

Whiplash diagnosis allowed by video link – for now

2020-06-22T14:45:00+01:00

Video medical examinations for whiplash cases will continue to be allowed, despite the UK continuing to emerge slowly out of lockdown.

Whiplash reforms delayed to April 2021
2020-04-27T08:15:00+01:00
Regulating beauty treatment – client stories wanted
2020-04-06T13:27:00+01:00
Whiplash reforms delayed to August 2020
2020-02-28T12:22:00+00:00
Whiplash claims portal – how to register
2020-01-13T09:31:00+00:00
Proposed time limit for armed forces claims
2019-10-17T16:17:00+01:00
Changes to the whiplash claims process
2019-06-06T13:26:00+01:00
Royal assent for whiplash reforms
2019-01-03T14:39:00+00:00
MoJ to increase small claims limit for motoring claims in April 2019 - read our response
2018-02-16T13:08:00+00:00
Insurers bound by protocol to pay solicitors costs, Supreme Court hears
2018-02-16T12:50:00+00:00
MoJ confirm April 2019 for RTA claim reforms
2018-02-16T11:54:00+00:00
Alarm over denial of legal rights for road traffic victims
2017-11-07T11:36:00+00:00
Law Society launches new injury-related accreditations
2017-06-05T12:31:00+01:00
Write to your MP on small claims and whiplash
2017-04-06T10:09:00+01:00
'Whiplash' proposals undermined in parliamentary committee evidence session
2017-02-15T11:03:00+00:00
Insurers will be the winners in personal injury 'reforms'
2017-02-15T10:20:00+00:00
‘Cold calling must be banned’, lawyers’ groups warned
2017-01-05T10:57:00+00:00
Case note: Moreno v Motor Insurers Bureau [2016] UKSC 52
2016-12-01T14:25:00+00:00
Whiplash plans under fire from Law Society
2016-11-18T14:52:00+00:00
Law Society hits back at the Association of British Insurers
2016-09-20T13:20:00+01:00

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