PI Blog: Advocare’s advice

In the first of a regular feature, Bill Braithwaite QC provides tactical advice on all the ‘hot topics’ ‘Selection of experts is one of the most important aspects of major personal injury claims. Good experts win cases, bad ones lose them.’ Experts are the flavour of the month. I recently came across a decision in …
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Clinical Negligence: The Damages Act 1996

Julian Matthews looks at the latest authorities concerning the discount rate ‘The computation of continuing losses in clinical negligence and personal injury claims is entirely dependent upon the assessment of the multiplier. Traditionally the multiplier was assessed by the courts on the basis of precedent.’ In early November 2010 the Lord Chancellor announced a review …
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