A local authority that failed to maintain the shrubs surrounding a pedestrian crossing has been held to have breached its duty of care to pedestrians and contributed to a road accident.

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has warned consumers to beware of an insurance guide which they say is evidence of a growing trend where insurers contact injured victims directly.

The rise in personal injury claims has not been halted by reforms to regulate claims-handling companies, research has found.

The Court of Appeal has overturned a decision which held a claimant one third to blame for an accident where she was crushed by a bus.