A Bill to make provision for a fixed recoverable costs scheme to limit the costs that may be recovered in respect of certain cases of clinical negligence; to provide for regular review of the limits set by such a scheme; to amend the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948; to require the Secretary to State to report on options for reform of clinical negligence compensation relating to obstetrics; and for connected purposes;
House of Commons
Catherine McKinnellLabour (Co-op)
30 April 2026
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This bill would set up a fixed recoverable costs scheme to cap the legal costs recoverable in certain clinical negligence cases. It also requires regular reviews of the cost limits, updates the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948, and obliges the Government to report on options for reform of obstetrics-related compensation in clinical negligence cases.
The bill has had its first reading in the Commons on 17 March 2026 and is at the 2nd reading stage in the Commons.
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17 Mar 2026
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
