Personal Injury Glossary

Welcome to our comprehensive glossary of legal terms related to personal injury and medical negligence. We understand that legal terminology can be overwhelming and confusing at times, which is why we have compiled this list of key terms to help you navigate your way through the legal process.

This glossary covers a wide range of topics, from common legal concepts such as negligence, breach of duty, and compensation, to specific legal procedures and regulations.

We hope that this glossary will provide you with the information you need to better understand the legal language and concepts involved in personal injury and medical negligence cases. Simply click on the links to the relevant terms to learn more.

Accident report
Accidents at Work
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Adjournment
Admission
Affidavit
After the Event Insurance (ATE)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appeal
Application
Arbitration
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS)
Association of British Insurers (ABI)
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
Balance of Probabilities
Barrister
Before the Event Insurance (BTE)
Bolam Test
Breach of duty
Care Costs
Case
Causation
Chambers
Claimant
Claimant representative
Claims Management Company (CMC)
Claims Portal
Clinical Negligence
Compensation Culture
Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU)
Compensator
Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA)
Consumer Protection Act 1987
Contributory Negligence
Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations
Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
Coroner
Counterclaim
Court directions
Court of Protection
Court Proceedings
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA)
Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS)
Criminal Law
Cross-examination
Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
Damages
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002
Date of Knowledge
Death by Dangerous Driving
Defence
Defendant
Diminution of value
Directions
Directions Questionnaires
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Disbursements
Disclosure
Dispute Resolution Appointment (DRA)
Duty of Candour
Duty of Care
Employer’s Liability (EL)
Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
Employers’ Liability Insurance
Employers’ Liability Tracing Office (ELTO)
Employers’ Liability (EL) Portal
Enforcement Proceedings
Examination in Chief
Fast-track claim
Fatal Accidents Act 1976
Filing
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
First Hearing Dispute Resolution Appointment (FHDRA)
Fundamental Dishonesty
General Damages
Gratuitous Care
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)
High Court
Hit and Run
Hot-tubbing
Human Rights Act 1998
Immediate Needs Assessment (INA)
Infant Approval Hearing
Inquests
Insurance Green Card System
Interim Payment
Joint Settlement Meeting (JSM)
Judicial College
Judicial College Guidelines
Knock for Knock
Law Society Personal Injury Accreditation
Legal Aid
Legal Expense Insurance (LEI)
Legal Ombudsman (LeO)
Letter of Claim
Liability
Limitation Date
Limitation Period
Litigants in Person
Litigation Friend
Loss of Amenity
Loss of Earnings
Lump Sum
MedCo
Mediation
Medical Exam or Assessment
Medical Experts
Mesothelioma
Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
Mitigation of Loss
Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB)
Motorcycle Accidents
Multi-track Claim
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Negligence
New Build Incentives
Noise-induced Hearing Loss
Non-fault Accident
Notice of Funding
Occupiers Liability Act 1957
Occupiers Liability Act 1984
Official Injury Claim Portal
Overturned
Pain, Suffering and Loss of Amenity (PSLA)
Part 18 Request
Part 35 Questions
Part 36 Offer
Particulars of Claim
Personal Injury Claims Portal
Personal Injury Trust (PIT)
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
Pre-Action Disclosure Application (PAD)
Pre-Action Protocol
Pre-medical Offer
Precedent H
Product Liability
Professional Negligence
Proof of Evidence
Protected Beneficiaries
Protected Parties
Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)
Psychiatric Injury
Public Liability
Qualified One-Way Cost Shifting (QOCS)
Quantum
Re-examination
REACH Chemical Regulations
Rehabilitation
Road Traffic Accidents
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
Schedule of Loss
Service of Proceedings
Settlement
Single Joint Expert
Single Joint Instruction
Slips, Trips and Falls
Small Claims
Small-claims Track Claims
Smith and Manchester
Solicitor
Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
Special Damages
Split Liability Agreement
Split Trial
Sports Injury
Statement of Truth
Statute-barred
Stay of Proceedings
Strict Liability
Subject Access Request (SAR)
Success Fees
Sue
Summary Judgement
Surveillance Evidence
Third Party
Third-party Capture
Tort
Toxic Tort
Trade Union
Travel Accidents
Trial
Trust
Under-settlement of Damages
Unrepresented Claimant
Upheld
Vicarious Liability
Without Prejudice
Witness
Witness Summons
Work-Related Stress
Worker
Wrongful Death

Last edited on 17th Dec 2024

With over 15 years’ experience in the legal sector, Nicholas Tate (LLB Hons, LLM in Health Law) has extensive experience across all areas of personal injury and medical negligence claims.