The fifth edition of an annual market report which provides a review of the clinical negligence legal market, looking at the legislative background, recent market developments and drivers, market structure, market size and trends with historical volume and value data, the key players and future market developments.
Across the UK, the report estimates that £3.6 billion was paid out in CN cases in 2022/23, most of this by public sector health bodies, via the main public indemnity organisations or directly by departments for health and public health organisations.
Other findings from the sixth annual edition of the UK Clinical Negligence Market Report, are:
- In 2022/23, the report estimate law firms earned revenue of around £1.5 billion from CN cases, a marginal increase over the previous year.
- The £1.5 billion figure is a gross estimate of law firm income. Against this must be set the costs of running the cases law firms have lost. Taking these costs into account means in 2022/23 law firms earned an estimated net £911m on CN cases, virtually unchanged from the previous year.
- In 2022/23, CN case numbers (registered at the Compensation Recovery Unit) decreased by 7.1% compared to the previous year.
- However, cases settled increased by 6.3% although they are still below pre-COVID levels. It should also be noted that these cases settled will include cases started a few years ago.
- Total expenditure on claims settled by the NHS increased by 9.9% in 2022/23 to £2.6 billion. For the third year running, damages increased to almost £2 billion.
- The percentage of claims going to proceedings or trial declined to 20.3% in 2022/23, a decrease from 30% back in 2017/18.
Table of Contents
Companies Mentioned
- Bevan Brittan
- Bolt Burdon Kemp
- Browne Jacobson
- Capsticks
- Clyde & Co
- DAC Beachcroft
- DWF
- Enable Law
- Fieldfisher
- Fletchers
- Gadsby Wicks
- Hempsons
- Hill Dickinson
- Irwin Mitchell
- JMW Solicitors
- Kennedys Law
- Leigh Day
- Penningtons Manches Cooper
- Simpson Millar
- Slater & Gordon UK
- Stewarts Law
- Switalskis Solicitors
- Thompsons
- Weightmans
- NHS Resolution contracted mediators
Methodology
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