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Public spending watchdog calls for clin neg costs curbs


Public spending watchdog calls for clin neg costs curbs

National Audit Office report points out that lawyers’ fees are 3.7 times higher than damages awarded to claimants in cases worth under £25,000.

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Hospital hit with costs penalty after wrongly alleging dishonesty


Hospital hit with costs penalty after wrongly alleging dishonesty

Defendants should not be given ‘free tilt’ at raising fundamental dishonesty accusations, judge rules.

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 PI solicitor struck off for concealing 'catastrophic' medical records


PI solicitor struck off for concealing 'catastrophic' medical records

Solicitor of 23 years feared that medical records would open client up to 'fundamental dishonesty' attack.

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Surveillance company slated for ‘extremely poor’ behaviour in PI case


Surveillance company slated for ‘extremely poor’ behaviour in PI case

Judge accepts evidence despite 'fundamental and repeated' errors in editing footage of claimant.

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 Solicitor who hid case collapse for 10 years admits lies


Solicitor who hid case collapse for 10 years admits lies

Clinical negligence practitioner talked about getting medical reports for case that had long since ended.

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Taking the moral high ground


Taking the moral high ground

The law firm Fletchers Group is seeking to enhance the image of the much-maligned claimant PI sector.

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 Former patients of disgraced amputee surgeon demand clarity


Former patients of disgraced amputee surgeon demand clarity

Surgeon carried out amputations but had a secret sexual fetish for body modification.

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Anonymity order granted in landmark open justice case


Anonymity order granted in landmark open justice case

Court of Appeal judgment offers 'useful guidance for legal teams seeking to protect vulnerable claimants'.

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 Ex-Irwin Mitchell solicitor struck off for inflating time records


Ex-Irwin Mitchell solicitor struck off for inflating time records

Senior associate claimed she was swamped by personal and professional pressures, including homeschooling during the pandemic.

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