Qualified One-Way Cost Shifting (QOCS) rule was introduced for Personal Injury Claims on 1st April 2013 following its recommendation by Lord Justice Jackson. Read our blog post to find out more.

The recent handing down Czernuszka v King [2023] EWHC 380 (KB) has shown that whilst serious injury is an accepted risk in sport, sport is not exempt from the law of negligence and in doing so has set a legal precedent for injury claims in the context of sport. Read our blog post to find out more.

Claims can be brought by both children, and individuals who lack mental capacity, known as protected parties. Whilst claims can be brought by children and protected parties, they cannot bring a claim in their own right. Read our blog post to find out more.

The term “brain injury” has a very broad meaning and so the damages awarded in these types of cases vary significantly depending on whether the injury is minor. Read our blog post to find out more.

In 2021, there was over 1,600 deaths as a result of road traffic accidents. On average that is over 4 people a day killed on the roads. In addition, a further 26,700 serious injuries were reported on the roads last year, that means on average every 16 minutes there is a car crash that results in someone needing medical treatment.

When someone dies as a result of another person or organisation’s negligence, then a claim can be brought by members of the deceased’s family or by anyone who may have depended on the deceased.

It’s been another excellent year for Ramsdens in The Legal 500 UK 2023 rankings.

In recent weeks the parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee has called for the abandonment of adversarial clinical negligence litigation for the majority of cases and for the establishment of an independent administrative body to investigate claims and determine potential compensation.