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£418m in Legal costs were paid out by the NHS in the last 12 months - showing an 80% increase
As it would suggest, these legal costs are not solely costs paid to claimant lawyers for dealing with medical negligence claims. It would be interesting to see a breakdown of legal costs incurred on a claimant/defendant basis! Peter Walsh, from Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA),... -
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Maternity Claims
Maternity claims still represent the highest value and second highest number of clinical negligence claims reported to the NHS. NHS Resolution (formerly NHS Litigation Authority) is the organisation, which manages liability claims made against the NHS. It’s believed that many... -
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My Top Five Tips for Training Contract Applicants (Sarah Phelps, Trainee Solicitor at Clear Law)
Feel motivated for what lies ahead but don’t apply to every law firm in the UK.. Avoid drafting applications that have an impersonal feel. Most applicants inherit the mind-set that they are more likely to succeed in obtaining a training contract by spending their time drafting l... -
'Tales' from the Darkside
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/defendant-firms-named-in-126m-credit-hire-conspiracy-action/5061261.article Thousands of cases are affected by Defendants signing false statements of truth after making credit hire rates reports, which were false and misleading. Expert witnesses acting for Insuran... -
Holidays post-Serious Injury
Taking your first holiday after an injury is a huge achievement and can really set the scene for future trips. There are additional costs whenever taking a holiday following an accident, which has left you with serious or catastrophic injuries. As your solicitor, we would look to inclu... -
FINDCHARM LTD -v- CHURCHILL GROUP LTD (2017) - COSTS BUDGETS WARNING
Mr Justice Coulson, a High Court Judge has criticised Kennedys LLP and warned other firms ‘not to treat costs budgeting as a game’. Not putting forward a realistic budget is a widespread and ‘deplorable practice’ by Defendants. The ‘game’ i...