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SRA investigating why SSB clients are facing huge legal bills
Regulator looking at wider issues around insurance protection for no win no fee claimants.
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Top-50 defendant firm prospering under private equity ownership
North-west firm Keoghs, part of the Davies insurance group, continues to grow income and profits.
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Supreme Court rules that insurer should pay victim’s car hire losses
Dispute over £1,560 liability raised fundamental questions about applying the tort of negligence.
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Defence lawyer reports rise in dishonest injury claims
Two claimants lost costs protection after their dishonesty was proved in court.
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News focus: A big character playing to Winn
The exponential growth of Newcastle’s Winn Group shows no signs of slowing down.
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Hitler partly to blame for 2021 blast damage, Court of Appeal confirms
High Court judge was correct to back insurer's refusal of liability for loss 'occasioned by war' - even though war ended 76 years previously.
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I’m a gooner - judge confesses to Arsenal season ticket in insurance case
Mr Justice Jacobs is presiding in a £100m dispute over football club losses during pandemic.
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'Layering' of PI claims encouraging fraud, say defence lawyers
Forum of Insurance Lawyers tells Commons justice committee of warning signs that false claims are on the rise.
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Claims costs to blame for record motor premiums, say insurers
Average premium for comprehensive cover tops £500 despite sharp fall in claims numbers.
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Plexus collapse: 100 staff walked, while creditors stand to lose millions
Administrators publish first report into affairs of closed defendant firm sold for £1.1m.
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Claimant lawyers accused of ‘exploiting’ insurers to hike costs
Defendant lawyers say they are fighting cases where claim values are artificially inflated.
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RPC banked £36m on sale of software business
RPC Tyche was sold to Aon in March last year, boosting the law firm’s annual profits by over 70%.
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Loss adjuster takes on law firms by bringing claims in-house
Sedgwick says new legal services arm can provide 'more efficient and cost-effective' alternative.
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News focus: Under the bonnet of credit hire charges
Insurers are hailing a landmark ruling requiring claimants in credit hire cases to disclose their financial status up front. But the claimant sector is less convinced the judgment heralds a sea change.
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Released PI fraudster given limit on mobile phones he can own
First crime prevention order is made against serial fraudster who posed as a claims farmer.
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Insurers want Supreme Court to rule on mixed injury damages
Association of British Insurers seeks permission to appeal last month’s majority decision of the CoA.
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Court thwarts 'fishing expedition' by Checkmylegalfees
Client cannot ask for information without putting forward evidence to support suspicions.
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Insurers claim win in landmark Covid cases - but so does Greggs
High Court rejects argument that payouts should be limited to 'single occurence' of pandemic disruption. But insurers remain bullish over compensation for aggregate losses.