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Costs Risk Warning: Court of Appeal Imposes Indemnity Costs for Unproven Fundamental Dishonesty Allegations
In a significant shift for Q1 2026, the Court of Appeal has penalised a defendant with indemnity costs following a failed application to dismiss a claim under Section 57. The ruling in Hakmi v Various (January 2026) is an update for insurers and solicitors: pleading fundamental dishonesty without a robust,...
Parliament Demands Clinical Negligence Action Plan Within Two Months as Liability Hits £60 Billion
MPs accuse Department of Health of failing to act despite 24 years of warnings—government response due by 30 March. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued its strongest criticism yet of the government's failure to tackle spiralling clinical negligence costs, demanding concrete action within eight weeks and warning that the...
Personal Injury Claim Volumes Continue to Fall
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...