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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published its official response to its May 2022 consultation on the way vulnerability is addressed in the extended Fixed Recoverable Cost (FRC) regime.

Security firm Serco has been fined £2.25m and ordered to pay £433,596 in costs at the Old Bailey for health and safety failings following the death of custody officer Lorraine Barwell.

Personal injury lawyers have called for the limitation period for claims from victims of child abuse to be abolished with immediate effect.

How can the civil law help victims of image-based sexual abuse? Zahra Awaiz-Bilal reports on a landmark decision of the High Court

The recent change to QOCS (qualified one-way costs shifting) may have tipped the balance in favour of defendants, Samuel Hayman, partner, and Tom Jenkinson, senior associate solicitor, Bolt Burdon Kemp, write in this week’s NLJ.

Have the changes to the qualified one-way costs shifting regime tipped the scales too far in favour of defendants? Samuel Hayman & Tom Jenkinson examine the perilous new situation for claimants

Can lessons be learned from the Manchester Arena bombing that could help prevent a similar tragedy in the future?

Will the findings of the inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing prevent the same mistakes happening in the future? Richard Scorer & Shane Smith assess its conclusions

The personal injury discount rate, which is used by judges when calculating damages, is up for its five-year review next year, writes Julian Chamberlayne, in this week’s NLJ.

Julian Chamberlayne weighs up the benefits & challenges of a single, dual or multiple personal injury discount rate

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Personal injury

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