11/20/2025 2:58:58 PM Inflation and the Personal Injury Discount Rate (PIDR): Northern Ireland & Scotland By Alistair Kinley In the setting of the PIDR - completed in 2024 and due to be reviewed in 2029 – an allowance needs to be made to reflect the incidence of...
11/18/2025 10:38:33 AM Elective Medical Decisions and Causation: Lessons from Hayley v Newcold Ltd [2025] By Tim Large Stephen Sumner Executive Summary The judgment in Hayley v Newcold Ltd deals with limits of liability for elective medical interventions years after an...
11/12/2025 2:37:49 PM Revolutionary brain imaging technology could transform early diagnosis in neonatal brain injury cases By Sheryl Gearing Sophie Quinney A groundbreaking study underway at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in conjunction with the National Institute for...
11/5/2025 11:05:00 AM Emerging science and implications for fibromyalgia claims By Tim Large Stephen Sumner Fibromyalgia remains one of the most challenging conditions for insurers to assess due to its complex, often invisible, symptoms and...
10/29/2025 10:08:50 AM O’Connell v MOD: an expert’s approach to evidence and honesty By Emma Hague The recent High Court decision in O’Connell v Ministry of Defence [2025] EWHC 2301 (KB) is one that deserves the attention of both...
10/24/2025 8:29:07 AM Innovative nerve stimulation trial could transform care pathways for spinal injury patients By Simon Gibson A new clinical trial underway at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, in the London Borough of Harrow, is exploring a...
10/21/2025 8:39:53 AM New NICE guidelines published on neurorehabilitation By Sarah Donaldson Helen Kanczes The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recently published comprehensive new guidelines (NG252) on...
10/20/2025 10:13:58 AM Functional Cognitive Disorder: a growing consideration in injury claims By Helen Kanczes A 2025 review published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience has brought renewed attention to a condition that’s becoming increasingly...
10/2/2025 8:39:08 AM Post-traumatic epilepsy after mild and moderate TBI: is there a causal link? By Helen Kanczes A recent narrative review published in Clinics and Practice (MDPI) offers a reassessment of the risk of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE)...
9/25/2025 9:10:53 AM Mild Brain Injury, Functional Neurological Disorder and Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures – a Diagnostic Challenge for Insurers By Helen Kanczes A recent systematic review has highlighted a growing area of complexity in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) claims: the emergence of...
8/26/2025 1:10:06 PM Growth of AI in amputee care deemed “inevitable” By Chantelle Conquest AI in Amputee Care: From Possibility to Inevitability Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. From...
8/26/2025 9:35:05 AM Perth-developed drug shows world-first promise in protecting the brain after concussion By Claire Collins A world-first Perth-developed drug is showing promising results in protecting the brain after concussion and other acute brain injuries....
8/7/2025 9:06:12 AM How the war in Ukraine might shape the future of prosthetics provision By Anne Flynn Chantelle Conquest A recent BBC News article has brought the question of the future costs of prosthetics into the spotlight. The war in Ukraine has seen...
7/21/2025 1:12:45 PM Advancements in amputation technology By Rachael Miller Researchers have developed a new bionic knee which is integrated into the existing muscle and bone tissue. The advantage of this...
7/8/2025 8:31:22 AM A reminder of the importance of the wishes and feelings of a Protected Party By Joanna Lamb This interesting judgment (NHS South East London Integrated Care Board v JP & Others [2025] EWCOP 8 (T3)) concerned JP, who had been in a...
4/7/2025 8:30:51 AM What is on the horizon for bionic limbs? By Wilson Law An interesting article published by the New Yorker has explored how developments in lower limb amputation techniques have resulted in...