This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes the Supreme Court’s decision in Hassam, discussion of why leading counsel’s fees were disallowed in a mesothelioma case and a news analysis on costs in group litigation. In addition, we have our usual round-up of other cases and news.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a clinical negligence decision on delayed stroke diagnosis and causation, together with a Court of Appeal ruling reviving a tinnitus claim arising from allegedly defective work equipment and clarifying when a body may be treated as an emanation of the state. We also cover damages awarded to dependants following a fatal road traffic accident, important guidance on clinical decision-making under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and a strict approach to service of claim forms by email. In addition, we feature our quantum case submission portal, alongside the 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 expert analyses of the CJC’s final report on Pre-Action Protocols and the MoJ’s statutory review of whiplash injury regulations. We bring you details of the 175th Practice Direction update and the DHSC’s findings from the call for evidence on the statutory duty of candour. 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 includes a High Court clinical negligence costs decision; news of the NHS Resolution new claims management agreement for clinical negligence; and the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a high court decision involving liability in a clinical negligence claim, a News Analysis on Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council and a reminder of the Serious Injury Guide’s annual survey closing on 4 March 2024. In addition, we have our usual round-up of other news.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a procedural update to the certificate of service and a clinical negligence decision on the importance of contemporaneous record-keeping and the difficulty of establishing contributory negligence in clinical settings. In addition, we have our usual round-up of other news, cases, webinars, New Law Journal articles of interest and guidance on how to submit a case to be published on the LexisNexis quantum database.

This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a High Court decision which considers accommodation costs and how the guidance set out in Swift v Carpenter should be applied in a case involving a short life expectancy. The Whiplash Injury (Amendment) Regulations 2025 come into force on 31 May 2025 and increase tariff amounts where a cause of action accrues on or after 31 May 2025. 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 an interesting case analysis addressing clinical negligence liability issues in private hospital settings. We include a road traffic accident case on credit hire claims and another discussing highway authority duties. We also look at a contributory negligence case in a construction site accident. 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 features key amendments to legal aid regulations and a Court of Appeal ruling reinforcing the need for timely progression of road traffic claims. We include decisions on highway authority liability, clinical negligence due to delayed diagnosis and data misuse by an employer causing exacerbation of psychological injuries. We also explore cases involving in costs transparency and recovery of success fees and ATE premiums. In addition, we have our usual roundup of other news, content updates and New Law Journal articles of interest.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes news of the 173rd Practice Direction update coming into force on 8 October 2024, a case where the High Court dismissed a claim for damages for a road traffic accident caused by a large goods vehicle and news of the revision of the personal injury discount rate in Scotland and Northern Ireland. We also include our usual round up of other news and cases.

This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes recent developments concerning limitation in childhood sexual abuse claims, a Court of Appeal decision on data protection issues arising from road traffic accident litigation and Privy Council scrutiny of appellate interference in a clinical negligence claim. We also look at legislative updates affecting mesothelioma, pneumoconiosis and recoverable NHS charges and a new Practice Note on radiology claims. In addition, we feature our quantum case submission portal, alongside our usual round-up of news, cases and webinars.

This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes the High Court’s decision in Abbott v Ministry of Defence addressing the appropriate diagnostic approach in military noise-induced hearing loss claims. We also cover a High Court ruling on evidential proof of exposure in a mesothelioma case, alongside updates on service of amended claim forms and non-party disclosure in personal injury litigation. In addition, we have our usual round-up of other news, cases, webinars and New Law Journal articles of interest.