Effective planning and organisation are essential for handling personal injury (PI) and clinical negligence cases. These resources provide detailed insights and tools for managing cases efficiently, from initial assessment to resolution, ensuring your practice remains organised and compliant with legal standards. Enhance your workflow and maintain thorough oversight with practical strategies tailored specifically for this complex practice area.
The following PI & Clinical Negligence news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on How capturing crash data as quickly as possible can help your case
The following Dispute Resolution news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Charity to use unclaimed class action funds for legal aid
The following Dispute Resolution news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on UK class action regime comes of age with Apple ruling
The following PI & Clinical Negligence news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on The clinical scope of duty and the boundaries of negligence in child abuse cases (Conway v Yeovil District Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
False imprisonmentLiabilityFalse imprisonment consists of the complete deprivation of liberty without a lawful basis. Claims will in practice be made...
The employer’s duty of careThis Practice Note considers the scope of an employer’s common law duty to ensure the safety of their employees with...
Duty of care and breach in clinical negligence claimsThe duty of careA medical practitioner owes a duty of care to their patient. This duty is to take...
Pain, suffering and loss of amenityValuing the lossHow should an injury be measured in a sum of money? After all no formula can calculate the value of...
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
0330 161 1234