Personal injury lawsuits on the decline, new figures show

The number of personal injury lawsuits issued in the courts has followed a downward trend since the introduction of guidelines on compensation awards, data from the Courts Service shows.

There was a 43 per cent decrease on the number of personal injury lawsuits issued last year compared to pre-Covid levels, with 12,549 issued last year compared to 21,981 in 2019. The number of new cases issued last year was also down on the 15,071 issued ...