On Thursday, 10th March 2022, the British Government published the draft terms of reference for the UK Covid-19 Inquiry (‘the Inquiry’).
A summary of the 12-week public consultation on increasing the general civil jurisdiction of the County Court and proposed next steps was published in November 2021.
On 21st March 2022, the Department of Justice (NI) announced that the new Personal Injury Discount Rate (‘PIDR’) for claims involving damages for future loss (including future earnings or anticipated costs of care) in Northern Ireland has been determined at -1.5%.