Catastrophic injury claims guide

Welcome to the fourth edition of Kennedys’ UK catastrophic injury claims guide – published March 2025.

The fourth edition of our UK catastrophic injury claims guide examines the legal, medical and tactical issues that arise when dealing with catastrophic injury claims.

Over the past few years, the average cost of a personal injury claim has increased, driven by factors including rising inflation, advances in technology, increasing wages and care sector labour shortages – to name a few.

This new edition of our guide has been comprehensively updated to include market developments including updates on the personal injury discount rate (PIDR) in England and Wales, the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the care sector and expert witness trends.

Key topics discussed in the guide include:

  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Amputation
  • Pain disorders
  • Loss of earnings
  • Care and case management
  • Accommodation
  • Other heads of loss
  • Ogden Tables and the personal injury discount rate (PIDR)
  • Life expectancy
  • Statutory funding
  • Interim payments
  • Provisional damages
  • Periodical payment orders (PPOs)
  • Rehabilitation
  • Experts
  • Capacity
  • Costs
  • Tactical claims handling

Request a copy of the UK catastrophic injury claims guide here.