United Kingdom on Personal Injury

The Lord Chancellor announced an updated discount rate for damages in England and Wales, increasing from -0.25% to +0.5%, effective 11 January 2025. This change reduces compensation for future losses, emphasizing careful investment and alternative payment structures like periodical payments for claimants.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual statistics on work-related ill health and workplace injuries for Great Britain for the period 2023/24.

Delays in medical treatment, often due to misdiagnosis, can lead to serious health consequences. Successful clinical negligence claims must prove unreasonable delay and direct causation of harm.