Reaching a settlement in PI and Clinical Negligence cases demands strategic negotiation skills and precise legal knowledge. This topic provides actionable insights and expert guidance to help you secure optimal outcomes for your clients. Gain access to indispensable resources and up-to-date best practices to confidently navigate the settlement process and achieve favourable resolutions.
This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a High Court decision on the application of the Bolam test and the role of...
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the 2026 provisional results on employee earnings and working hours, drawing on data from the...
Dispute Resolution analysis: the Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge to the joinder of a deceased defendant’s widow and permission to serve...
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The Commercial Court considered the scope of the Marex tort, transactions defrauding creditors under section 423...
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...
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
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
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 termDefinitionMeaningActa iure imperiiLegal
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