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Government figures show that personal injury (PI) claim volumes have continued to fall across England and Wales, extending a multi-year downward trend that is reshaping the PI landscape. Recent data, drawn from the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) and released following a Freedom of Information request, indicates that fewer claims are...
The National Audit Office’s (NAO) Costs of Clinical Negligence report (October 2025) shows that while maternity cases represent fewer than one in ten claims, they account for more than 60% of the total value. The NAO found that the average settlement in childbirth injury cases reached £11.2 million in 2024–25,...
In a recent judgment from the Court of Session, the court found that an eight-month delay in accepting a settlement tender was unreasonable and had costs consequences. The tender had been available throughout, but the pursuer’s legal team chose not to accept it until many months later. The court decided...