Recent changes

A log of substantive corrections and updates made to these FAQ guides, so you can see what's changed and when.

9 November 2026

Public liability guide: the gym waiver answer now cites the Consumer Rights Act 2015 s.65 for consumer contracts and the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 s.2(1) for business-to-business cases; the dog bite answer now explains strict liability under the Animals Act 1971; the package holiday answer gives the full name of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018.

Road accidents guide: the accident-abroad answer now explains that EU rules no longer help claimants from England and Wales since 1 January 2021, and the Official Injury Claim wording now gives the £5,000 and £10,000 limits.

Fatal accidents guide: the bereavement damages answer now gives the current fixed sum of £15,120 and who can claim it.

23 September 2026

Compensation calculator updated to the Judicial College Guidelines 18th edition (published 9 April 2026), including its real sub-bracket structure for neck, back, head/brain, shoulder/arm, hand/wrist, leg, knee, foot/ankle and psychiatric injury. Added the new miscarriage bracket introduced by that edition, and the fixed statutory whiplash tariff under the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021 (as amended 2025). New FAQs added on the whiplash tariff, the miscarriage bracket, and the current JCG edition.

22 September 2026

Initial publication of 10 guide pages covering personal injury law in England & Wales.