When a client’s future ability to work is in dispute, vocational evidence can make all the difference. This article explains why instructing vocational rehabilitation experts early can help solicitors assess earning capacity, rehabilitation needs and realistic return-to-work prospects across personal injury, clinical negligence, employment and family law cases.
Social Worker Case Managers bring a unique combination of rehabilitation knowledge, statutory expertise and family-centred support, helping solicitors secure better long-term outcomes for clients with catastrophic injuries, complex disabilities and life-changing illnesses.
Circle Case Management’s nationwide network helps solicitors quickly identify experienced Case Managers for complex injury, rehabilitation and clinical negligence cases through its growing clinician team and interactive live map.
Vocational experts play an increasingly important role in UK law by assessing employability, earning capacity, workplace adjustments, and the real-world impact of injury, illness, neurodivergence, and complex health conditions.
Assessing earning capacity in personal injury claims requires more than medical evidence. This article explains how vocational experts provide crucial insight into work ability, retraining options and long-term financial impact.
Vocational experts are becoming essential in modern litigation. This article explores how they translate medical, functional and labour market evidence into clear, court-ready insights on employability and earning capacity.
DHV v MIB [2025] clarifies how Spanish law applies to cross-border road traffic claims in England. The High Court confirmed the Spanish Baremo governs damages and rejected attempts to rely on Rome II Recital 33 to expand compensation beyond the tariff system.
![Highway liability & grass verges: Demetrios Karpasitis v Hertfordshire County Council [2025] EWCA Civ 788](https://chroniclelaw.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/nils-schirmer-t2gEfUp9iiA-unsplash-768x512.jpg "Highway liability & grass verges: Demetrios Karpasitis v Hertfordshire County Council [2025] EWCA Civ 788")
Court of Appeal guidance on highway liability and evidential fairness in Karpasitis v Hertfordshire CC, analysing s41 and s58 Highways Act duties, GPS inspection evidence, and the treatment of “manifestly incredible” witness statements.
A dream holiday should be a time to relax, explore, and make memories – not a time for injury, stress, and unexpected medical bills. Unfortunately, accidents abroad do happen, and when they do, you may have legal protection under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018. These regulations apply when you’ve booked a […]
Our colleague Liam Hill from Oakwood Solicitors shares with us a guide to asbestosis as part of efforts to raise awareness of the disease and the firms work to support victims.
Ifrah Ahmed of Duncan Lewis Solicitors discusses the recent settlement secured in the Funderpark case and the wider implications it will have for future cases and safety laws for funfairs and theme parks.
For Global Asbestos Awareness Week, Liam Hill of Oakwood Solicitors provides with us a guide to asbestosis.
Nicole Keeling reports how the Government is removing the longstanding three-year time limit for child sexual abuse civil claims, empowering survivors to seek justice without restrictive deadlines. This reform, following IICSA recommendations, shifts the burden of proof to defendants and introduces new measures to support victims.
Explore the case of Menzies v Oakwood Solicitors, where the Supreme Court’s decision on Solicitors Act Assessments has significant implications for law firms managing deductions from client damages.
Liam Hill of Oakwood Solicitors provides commentary on recent statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive about injuries at work. Almost two million British workers suffered an injury or illness caused by their job in the past year, figures have revealed.
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