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Jackson reforms two years on—how has it affected solicitors?

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Published on: 27 March 2015

Published by a LexisNexis PI & Clinical Negligence expert

Table of contents

What were the Jackson reforms designed to achieve in relation to personal injury?
What are the main reforms?
What has been your experience of the first two years after the Jackson reforms?
How has Jackson affected your practice and the running of cases?
What aspects of Jackson would you like to see reviewed?
How do you see Jackson developing over the few years?

Article summary

Personal Injury analysis: How have the Jackson reforms affected the personal injury sector to date? Andrew Clayton, senior associate in the clinical negligence and personal injury team at Penningtons Manches, explores the impact on PI and clinical negligence and what further developments he expects to see.

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