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The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has published an article based on the report, ‘Bereavement damages: A dis-United Kingdom’, critiquing the laws on bereavement and labels them as ‘woefully discriminatory and out-of-date’.

Ministers have dropped plans to raise the small claims limit from £1,000 to £2,000 for employers’ liability, public liability and other personal injury claims except road traffic accident (RTA) cases.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published guidance for professionals about the changes to whiplash claims from 31 May 2021.

The government proclaimed savings for the British motorist when it announced its decision to ‘bin the EU’s Vnuk motor insurance law.

Adding insult to injury: Sarah Prager & Chris Deacon outline why the government’s recent Vnuk policy decision is worrying news for serious injury victims

Whiplash reform, class action claims & risky rule changes: Dominic Regan provides the inside scoop

Could the key to early retirement be taking a job as an Uber driver and using an iPhone and a Volkswagen? If the current trend of class action claims continues, then perhaps so, says Dominic Regan in his latest NLJ column

The 127th and 129th updates to the CPR are under NLJ columnist Stephen Gold’s microscope in this week’s ‘Civil way’.

Lawyers have called for higher compensation levels after ministers confirmed the whiplash reforms will be implemented on 31 May.

Occupiers’ liability: claims by risk-takers, investigated by Richard Buckley

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Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg

Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire

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Cheshire West test overruled

Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court

High Court transformed in historic realignment

The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup

SRA toughens up checks on firms

Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week

Judges sanctioned for delays in delivery

Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders

Private equity investment into UK firms drops by half

Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker

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Personal injury

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor

Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet

Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg