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PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights—26 June 2025

This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a Court of Appeal decision which held that it could enforce compliance with the pre-action protocol for low value road traffic accident claims. We also consider a High Court decision where claims by factory workers for contracting COVID-19 during the pandemic were reinstated. In addition, we have our usual round-up of other news, cases, webinars and New Law Journal articles of interest.

AI-driven fake evidence could play havoc in legal disputes

Law360, London: A recent High Court judgment exposed how nonexistent artificial intelligence-generated citations had been used in legal arguments—but experts say this could be the tip of the iceberg for increasingly sophisticated fake evidence making its way into disputes.

Damages Claims Pilot under CPR PD 51ZB—updated guidance

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has updated the Damages Claims Portal (DCP) issue to response guidance for claims proceeding under CPR PD 51ZB. The updates to the guidance reflect features recently introduced to the DCP, allowing parties to raise queries within the DCP and inform the court where a claim has been settled or discontinued using the DCP.

APPG and UKABIF report reveals annual cost of acquired brain injury

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Acquired Brain Injury and UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF) has published a report quantifying the economic and wellbeing costs of acquired brain injury (ABI) in the UK. The report estimates annual economic costs of £43bn, comprising £20bn in NHS and social care costs, £21.5bn in lost productivity and £1.5bn in criminal justice and education costs. The study also calculates wellbeing costs of £91.5bn. The report recommends introducing a statutory Right to Rehab and establishing new funding mechanisms for community neurorehabilitation services.

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