News & Updates
April portal data contains pointers towards stabilising volumes and increased quantum levels
Release of April's portal data allows the opportunity to reassess key matrices as to claims volumes and levels of damages while the Civil Liability Bill continues its progress through the House of…
Read moreJustice Committee throw new obstacles in the way of reform to small claims handling
Today saw the publication of the latest report from the House of Commons' Justice Select Committee, which deals with their analysis of the impact of the proposed increases to the Small Claims Track…
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VR Series #1: Virtual Reality Physiotherapy - updated 12.5.18
Following last week's highly successful and interesting 'DWF Catastrophic Injury Conference' [13th March 2018] I thought that I would take the opportunity to begin a series of articles related to…
Read moreCivil Liability Bill on whiplash reform moves through Committee Stage in the Lords with issues for the MoJ to re-examine
Yesterday saw the Committee Stage in the House of Lords in relation to Part 1 of the Civil Liability Bill dealing with the proposed whiplash reforms which was navigated though not without some…
Read moreVR Series #6 – Phantom Limb Pain [PLP]
Samsung are currently running a Do What You Can’t brand campaign to promote the Samsung Gear and its various uses: one of which is virtual reality… you know the one, inspiring sound track and an…
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Investigation into suspected exaggeration helps QBE defeat £150,000 claim and recover costs
DWF, Cunningham Lindsey t/a Sedgwick, and QBE have successfully obtained a finding of fundamental dishonesty against a claimant who exaggerated the nature and extent of the injuries he suffered in an…
Read moreTraumatic Brain Injury Increases Risk of Dementia #Updated 04.05.18
A study published in the Lancet Psychiatry on Tuesday 10th April suggested that people who have sustained a TBI have a higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's diseases in later life.
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D-Day for McLaspo
On Tuesday the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament.
Read moreClaimant avoids finding of fundamental dishonesty by the court attributing blame instead to his expert
In the third in a series of recent High Court decisions grappling with the concept of 'fundamental dishonesty' in relation to section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 ("Section 57"), DWF…
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Court of appeal costs guidance where claimant fails to use MOJ portal
William MacKenzie outlines the findings in the recent Court of Appeal decision in Williams v The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2018)
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