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PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—25 April 2024

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Published on: 25 April 2024

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Table of contents

CPRC minutes
Minutes of the CPR Committee meeting—1 March 2024
Courts and the legal profession
Tenth edition of the King's Bench guide published
Case management
No prospects of success for claimant in clinical negligence claim
Daily and weekly news alerts
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Article summary

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes the minutes of the CPR Committee meeting for March 2024 which included the announcement of fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence cases valued up to £25,000, the tenth edition of the King’s Bench guide and a High Court clinical negligence summary judgment/strike out decision. We also include our usual round-up of other cases and news.

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