Fixed recoverable costs should be introduced for clinical negligence claims valued at up to £250,000, the Medical Protection Society, which represents doctors and other medical professionals, has said. It called on the government this week to be ‘bold’, about ‘disproportionate legal fees’, given that legal costs account for 34% of the NHS’s annual £1.5bn clinical negligence bill. Claimant solicitors say fixed costs will restrict access to justice. A government consultation on fixed costs for claims up to £25,000 recently took place. Lord Justice Jackson is due to conclude his own review into fixed recoverable costs at the end of July.
26 April 2017
Fixed recoverable costs: the doctors’ view
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
Muckle LLP—Roland Fairlamb
Specialist associate solicitor rejoins Muckle’s leading employment team
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
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The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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