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The Ministry of Justice has announced the appointment of an expert panel, who will consult with the Lord Chancellor on the ongoing review of the Personal Injury Discount Rate (PIDR). The PIDR helps to ensure that claimants receive full damages, including...

Failing to take appropriate care when it comes to the mental health of employees can not only result in falling foul of employment law; it also comes with a risk of personal injury being inflicted. This was evidenced in an Employment Tribunal (ET) case...

The concept of unlawful eviction may bring to mind a picture of a malign landlord changing the locks and throwing a vulnerable tenant onto the street. However, a case in which a serving prisoner's protected tenancy was wrongfully terminated during his...

The ripple effect of fraudulent personal injury claims continues to be felt by many members of society, as insurance premiums are driven up and genuine claimants pay the price. It is no surprise, then, that the courts take a dim view of fraudulent 'cash for...

The damaging impact of air pollution on public health has long been recognised, with poor air quality said to be the largest environmental risk to public health in the UK. Despite evidence of long-term exposure to air pollution causing a variety of chronic...

Personal injury claims brought by 114 firefighters who attended the Grenfell Tower fire have been settled for £20 million in the High Court. The claims were lodged for personal injury and loss caused by alleged negligence and breach of statutory duty....

Every householder should understand the dire risks involved in opening their doors to those promising to carry out cut-price building work. A Court of Appeal decision provided distressing examples of almost the worst that can happen . A householder...

One of the positive effects of the green revolution is that biodiversity is now a vital factor in many planning decisions. As a High Court case showed , however, it is perfectly possible for an otherwise inappropriate commercial or industrial development to...

Loving parents often allow their adult children to remain living in the family home for as long as they wish, in the expectation that they will, in due course, fly the nest. In a case that will ring a bell with thousands of families, the High Court...

Delays that occur within the UK's immigration system can have severe consequences for those being processed, as a recent case that sparked a personal injury claim showed. The claimant, a Nigerian national, had come to the attention of authorities in 2006...