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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Personal injury 'the real battleground in Jackson report'  Personal injury claims could prove tricky to navigate in litigation and dispute resolution cases. The Guardian reported on the debate that has emerged this week, following Lord Justice Jackson's proposed reforms of litigation costs. According to the publication, "the real battleground is personal injury", as there will be complex matters surrounding this topic. And it notes there could be claims brought under the Human Rights Act as a result of those who have "catastrophic injuries". The news source questions whether there is a point to the reforms, as the majority of personal injury claims are accounted for by a move brought in by Labour shortly before last year's election - in which the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government. An electronic, fixed-fee claims process "for motor accident claims worth less than £10,000 where liability is admitted" is proving to have settled down well since its introduction, the article notes. The comments follow a landmark case in which Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings became the first company in the UK to be convicted of corporate manslaughter, following the death of a worker in a Stroud trench. Posted by Gaby Hamerton 
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