This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes the Committee of Public Accounts’ report into the costs of clinical negligence which has made a number of recommendations including clarification on a fixed recoverable costs scheme for lower value clinical negligence cases. We also consider Court of Appeal guidance on costs recoverability following split-liability Part 36 offers. 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 of interest rate reductions for Court Funds Office accounts effective 30 May 2025 following a decrease in the Bank of England’s base rate, and a new guide for the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) introducing mandatory electronic filing and streamlined procedures for civil appeals. We consider a High Court decision where a teenage passenger’s claim for brain damage from a motorbike accident was reduced by 20% for contributory negligence for not wearing a helmet and accepting a ride from an inexperienced rider. We also bring you a workplace COVID-19 appeal that was allowed due to errors in applying the causation test during summary judgment, and a claim involving occupational injury from acoustic shock that was dismissed after the required diagnostic criteria were not met. In addition, we have our usual round-up of other news, cases and New Law Journal articles of interest and we have included a free webinar.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a Court of Appeal decision which found that a claimant who accepted a Part 36 offer around 16 months out of time and after multi-track allocation remained limited to fixed recoverable costs. We also include our new horizon scanner for March 2026 which provides a summary of the key developments relevant to personal injury and clinical negligence practitioners including recent court decisions, legislation, consultations, reforms and CPR updates. 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 an RTA case in the KBD in which a child’s claim for negligence was dismissed, a News Analysis on the upholding of settlements in fraud claims and news of the Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Amendment (No 2) Regulations. We also include our usual round up of other news.

This week’s edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes a High Court decision which found that an employer was not liable for the death of a worker whose van was struck by a falling tree during Storm Eunice and a decision providing important guidance on limitation and evidential issues in historic abuse claims. We bring you four new Practice Notes covering quantum in abuse claims, case trackers on general and aggravated damages awards and earnings-related awards in abuse cases, and past expenses and losses in personal injury claims. We have also published a new occupiers’ liability Checklist for junior lawyers. This week’s edition also features the Quantum Portal, alongside our usual round-up of webinars and New Law Journal articles of interest.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes upcoming CPR amendments to increase the sums that are recoverable for fixed cost medical reports and medical records where the claim notification form or the letter of claim is sent on or after 6 April 2025. We also look at a number of High Court decisions on fundamental dishonesty and a judgment which considered whether there is a requirement to provide separate breakdowns of the costs of a medical agency and the medical experts. 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 new practice note on terminal clauses within litigation funding agreements and their ancillary documents, updated NHS Employers guidance on settlement agreements and confidentiality and new draft damages regulations (Northern Ireland) on the personal injury discount rate.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes news that the Ministry of Justice has announced a decrease to the interest rates for the Courts Funds Office’s special and basic accounts, and a Court of Appeal decision where damages were awarded to the claimant for psychiatric injury arising from witnessing a traumatic event as a child. We also consider a decision where the Court of Appeal gave guidance on how to approach anonymity orders and a case where no QOCS protection was available for claimants where the claims had been struck out for abuse of process. 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 news of the updated anonymity order (Form PF10) published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service to make it clearer that the claimant should consider asking the court to list approval hearing anonymously, the Ministry of Justice’s call for evidence on the whiplash reforms, and a Civil Procedure Rule Committee consultation on the effectiveness of the extension of fixed recoverable costs. We also bring you an analysis of the role of AI in supporting rehabilitation and the National Audit Office’s report on clinical‑negligence costs. 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 an analysis of a High Court judgment which found that the defendant was not vicariously liable for an independent contractor. We also consider personal injury claims involving e-scooters including the legal framework governing their use, the distinction between private and rental use, the common types of personal injury claims involving e-scooters, and possible future regulatory reform. 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 clinical negligence liability appeal and news of proposed legislation to reverse the Supreme Court’s decision in PACCAR. We also include news analysis on both the Supreme Court decision in Zubaydah and Mark McLaren Class Representative Ltd v MOL (Europe Africa) Ltd. In addition, we have our usual round-up of other cases and news.

This week's edition of PI & Clinical Negligence weekly highlights includes significant CPR updates regarding online civil money claims, damages claims pilots, and adjustments related to specific types of paper-based applications. We look at a recent High Court decision dealing with disclosure requirements within fraud litigation cases. We also cover jurisdictional considerations in an employer's liability claim involving cross-border implications and a High Court decision dismissing an asbestos exposure claim due to insufficient evidence. 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.