Personal injury

Personal injury lawyers have highlighted problems with the Official Injury Claims (OIC) portal, including a rise in the average settlement time.

Vijay Ganapathy reflects on the pros and cons of QOCS reform, and highlights developments in the courts on whiplash claims and unsafe exposure

The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, has approved amendments to Practice Direction 27B, the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents (the RTA Protocol), the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims (the EL/PL Protocol) and the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims Below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents (the RTA Small Claims Protocol). 

MPs have begun an inquiry into whether whiplash claims are being processed effectively following a series of reforms.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is seeking evidence on whether a dual or multiple personal injury discount rate system might work, and what impact this might have on claimants and defendants.

The Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) has commented on the Court of Appeal’s judgment that compensation for mixed injuries should reflect each injury. 

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that they are seeking evidence for a paper exploring how a dual or multiple personal injury discount rate system might work and what the possible effects on claimants and defendants might be. 

The Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) has opened a consultation on proposed amendments to Annex C of the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims.

The top personal injury cases of 2022 are outlined by Leigh Day partner Vijay Ganapathy, in this week’s NLJ.