This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes the Supreme Court decision on secondary victims claiming for psychiatric injury and Court of Appeal decisions, one dealing with an increase in value of a claim following new evidence and the other upholding the dismissal of a bereavement claim under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. We also include news of the recently published 16th edition of Bingham’s Personal Injury and Motor Claims Cases written by LexisNexis® in partnership with Temple Gardens Chambers. In addition, we have our usual round-up of other and news.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a Court of Appeal decision on an accident abroad, a stay of proceedings in a High Court brain injury case and news of the 170th Practice Direction update. We also include our usual round up of other cases, news and new content.

This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights features contrasting High Court decisions on fundamental dishonesty in road traffic accident claims, together with a significant mesothelioma case in which the court preferred other evidence over a diagnostic test said to be 99% accurate. We also examine a cross-border employer’s liability decision confirming the English courts’ jurisdiction in a workplace accident claim arising in Spain, new Chief Coroner guidance on responding to major incidents, and the grant of a Group Litigation Order in mesothelioma and ovarian cancer claims against Johnson & Johnson. In addition, we highlight our quantum case submission portal and bring you our usual round-up of key news, cases, webinars and New Law Journal articles.

This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights brings you amendments to the RTA Small Claims Protocol, effective from 1 October 2025. We look at the Law Commission’s Law Reform programme which includes a review of the product liability regime in light of emerging technologies and artificial intelligence. We also cover a High Court ruling on what constitutes reasonably careful driving in a collision involving a child, and a judicial review challenge to the GMC’s regulatory framework for associates. In addition, we feature our specialised Quantum Database and case submission Portal. We also have our usual round-up of other news, cases, webinars and New Law Journal articles of interest.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a High Court case which looked at the use of intermediaries to assist vulnerable parties in personal injury claims. We also consider a Court of Appeal decision which ruled that denying hire charges based solely on the lack of a valid MOT would be a disproportionate response to the relatively minor nature of that offence. We also include our usual roundup of other news, cases and New Law Journal articles of interest.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights brings you the latest updates to the Civil Procedure Rules together with important procedural and costs developments. We include regulatory changes affecting the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and analyse recent decisions on interim payments in complex brain injury claims and alleged fraud in road traffic litigation. We also consider robust case management in multi-party sports injury claims, the recoverability of replacement services in fatal accident cases, the admissibility of surveillance evidence in high-value neurological disputes, substantial security for costs against an overseas claimant and employer liability in workplace slip claims.. We also feature our specialised Quantum Database and case submission Portal. In addition, we have our usual round-up of other news, cases, webinars and New Law Journal articles of interest.

This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes news from The Civil Procedure Rule Committee’s meeting minutes from 9 May 2025 which revealed that fixed recoverable costs reforms for lower value clinical negligence claims remain on hold, and HM Courts and Tribunals Service has implemented temporary changes to the ‘help with court fees’ application process as of 6 June 2025. We consider a High Court decision that looked at challenges in calculating accommodation claims for claimants with limited life expectancy, and a decision that looked at issues concerning insurance indemnity and payment security due to policy deficiencies. We also consider the Civil Justice Council’s recommendations for litigation funding reforms. In addition, we have our usual round-up of other news, cases and New Law Journal articles of interest.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights brings you updates from the Civil Procedure Rule Committee on its forthcoming annual open meeting and from the Online Procedure Rule Committee on the future direction of online rules and details of the Supreme Court Fees (Amendment) Order 2026, which increases specified Supreme Court fees from 1 April 2026. We review key High Court and appellate decisions on withdrawing admissions, limitation and court fees, loss of earnings under the criminal injuries compensation scheme, life expectancy evidence and key decisions on the indemnity principle and recoverability of interpreter’s fees. We also include analysis of the Rehabilitation Code addendum for OIC Portal claims and bring you two new Practice Notes on preparing and responding to letters of claim in clinical negligence matters. You will also find details of our specialised Quantum Database and case submission Portal. In addition, we have our usual round-up of other news, cases, webinars and New Law Journal articles of interest.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a case analysis of a Court of Appeal decision on vicarious liability of a foster carer that was related to the child, a High Court case analysis on a clinical negligence costs decision, and news on a Court of Appeal decision regarding the contributory negligence of the deceased in a road traffic accident. We also take a look at the new clinical negligence claims management agreement which replaces the earlier COVID-19 Clinical Negligence Protocol 2020. In addition, we have our usual round up of other news and key cases and New Law Journal articles of interest.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights covers two notable costs decisions, including the striking out of costs claims relating to mesh consent cases and a 60% costs award against the Ministry of Defence in the military hearing loss litigation. We report on the dismissal of a clinical negligence claim arising from cardiac treatment and a road traffic accident claim in which damages were reduced by 30% for contributory negligence. We also feature our quantum case submission portal, alongside our usual round-up of news, cases, webinars and New Law Journal articles of interest.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes news of the 179th and 180th Practice Direction updates and two cases relating to claims against the police. We also bring you a case analysis of a claim for damages for contracting coronavirus in the workplace. In addition, we have our usual roundup of other news, cases and New Law Journal articles of interest.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a case relating to damages for psychiatric injury and new regulations (Scotland) which amend the factors used in reviewing the personal injury discount rate. We also include our usual round-up of other cases and news.