Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Claims – Bigger Is Not Always Better
The Government has, once again, completed a review of the Discount Rate. This is the rate used by all parties in a personal injury/clinical negligence action when quantifying future losses. Historically, the figure used to be 2.5%. The Government then reduced...
Abuse Victims’ Rights Recognised
Until this week, victims of abuse who lived under the “same roof” were denied the right to claim compensation against the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. Under the rules, victims who lived in the same home as their attacker before 1979 were not...
Liar, Liar!
The majority of individuals who pursue personal injury claims are entirely genuine and deserve to be compensated for their injuries and the impact they have had on their lives (see my colleague Melanie Rowe’s recent article about the myth of the so called...
Defining the boundaries of Fundamental Dishonesty
Although it goes with saying that a client should always be honest when providing instructions to their solicitor, the High Court has recently considered the definition of “fundamental dishonesty” in personal injury claims. Legislation enabling a Judge to throw out...