Changes to the Discount Rate applied to personal injury compensation payments in England and Wales have been announced by the Lord Chancellor.

A “cruel and unfair” change of policy has meant that people who suffer life-changing injuries in dog attacks are denied compensation to help fund their care, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has claimed.

New figures have revealed that over £84 million has been awarded in compensation to claimants or their families under the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS).

Six people tragically lose their lives every day in England and Wales as a result of mesothelioma, an asbestos related cancer, new figures have revealed.

Reports of medical negligence cases unfortunately appear all too regularly in the media, where victims have sustained injuries as a result of mistakes by medical staff and have successfully claimed compensation to help them cope with the impact this harm has had on their lives.