UK Personal Injury Market Report 2026
The 11th annual edition of this report published in June 2026 (39 page PDF report).
Report Contents
Official Injury Claim portal – still limited use by individuals. 6
Stronger market growth in 2025 and steady growth for 2026 and beyond. 6
The main types of personal injury work. 8
The number of solicitors and legal companies. 10
MARKET DEVELOPMENTS AND DRIVERS. 11
Whiplash reform – post-implementation review.. 12
FCA asks for more work on targeting fabricated or exaggerated claims. 13
Taskforce report recommends actions to improve motor insurance market….13
Clinical negligence legal costs too high says Public Accounts Committee. 14
All-Scotland Personal Injury Court celebrates 10 th anniversary. 15
Launch of the Consumer Legal Association by claimant lawyers. 15
Mergers, acquisitions and closures. 16
RTA injuries fall in the last three years but serious injuries remain the same. 28
Workplace injuries decrease in 2024/25. 29
Claims for criminal injuries continue to increase. 30
Stronger market growth in 2025. 30
Volume of cases registered at the CRU fall again, settlements too. 31
Significant fall in PI claims heard in courts. 34
Official Injury Claim – four years since launch and still limited use by individuals. 35
Gap between larger firms and smaller firms to widen. 36
Market forecasts 2025-2029. 37
