Achieving successful applications in personal injury and clinical negligence cases requires a deep understanding of both procedural and substantive law. This topic provides strategic insights and practical guidance to help you navigate through the intricacies of various applications, from pre-action considerations to post-trial procedures. Tailored for legal practitioners, the resources here focus on delivering comprehensive support and expert tips essential for driving favourable outcomes in this specialised practice area.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published the Chief Coroner’s Annual Report 2025, submitted by Her Honour Judge Alexia Durran. The report records...
PI & Clinical Negligence analysis: The Court of Appeal considered an appeal by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), against a first instance decision...
This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes analysis of a High Court decision on employer’s liability in which an...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare’s...
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...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
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
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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