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EWJ Issue 67 June 2026
- Aug 3, 2026
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Personal injury is a legal term used to describe harm caused to a person’s body, mind, or emotions, as opposed to damage to property. It encompasses a wide range of injuries, including physical injuries like broken bones or internal trauma, and non physical injuries such as emotional distress, psychological trauma, or reputational harm.
In this issue we feature articles covering a range of personal injury areas including: Psychiatric Disorders following Physical Trauma – A guide for the non-specialist by Dr Stephen Davies. Personal Injury Guidelines – the recent High Court decision in Higgins v Coleman (2025), Emma Meagher at Eversheds Sutherland tells us about the current state of the Personal Injuries Guidelines, and how the judgment reflects a growing recognition that the guidelines are now of out date and how this may be relevant when assessing damages in individual cases. To view this issue, please click link below;
Expert Witness Journal June/July 2026 - Personal Injury
Philippa Luscombe at Penningtons Manches Cooper discusses how local authorities must treat damages held in personal injury trust when determining eligibility for social care funding. Why “User Error” is rarely the root cause for workplace injury – Adam King at RIMKUS looks at why courts, regulators, and insurers increasingly expect an engineering-led analysis of causation, and why reliance on “user error” alone presents both litigation and indemnity risk.
In part one of this two-part article, Divorce and Family partner Jenny Bowden and Personal Injury associate James Philpott at Stewarts Law LLP, consider personal injury awards in the context of divorce. Tom McNeill (BCL Solicitors) and Colin Todd (C.S.Todd & Associates Ltd) have previously written of costs being awarded against a fire and rescue authority (FRA) for a prosecution case that “should not have been started” (February 2025 issue), they now update on costs awarded to the defendant.
We also have great articles from Dr Samah Boulis, Forensic Access and Expert Evidence.
Our next issue will be published in August 2026, it will have a non-medical focus, if you have a submission, please email us.