News – Page 22
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NewsPrisons and Courts Bill scrapped
Legislation will run out of time before parliament is dissolved.
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NewsElection question mark over courts bill
The 8 June poll means a race against time to force through legislation - including flagship legal reforms.
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NewsSolicitors and accomplices jailed for £426k insurance fraud scam
Group formed intricate network to deceive their employers and exploit the insurance industry.
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NewsNHS England prepares to ban PI firms from advertising in hospitals
Consultation to begin on restricting contracts that can be drawn up between lawyers and NHS trusts.
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NewsSix weeks to plead on PI discount rate
Lord chancellor offered comfort to claimant lawyers by saying victims should be paid damages that compensate them ‘fully’.
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NewsTruss reviews discount rate method but commits to '100% compensation'
New rate set last month led to hail of criticism from insurers and warning from the Treasury.
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NewsGang duped law firms out of £390k in fees for false claims
Court hears ringleader moved to defrauding funeral plan companies when referral fees were banned.
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Relief for claimant solicitors as Supreme Court backs assignment of CFAs
Ruling upholds recoverability of success fees and premiums in agreements made before Jackson reforms.
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NewsSimpson Millar owner warns of troubled 2017
Fairpoint Group PLC announces sharp drop in profits and predicts a 15% fall in legal services revenue this year.
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NewsABS emerges as Bolton firm Asons' new owner
Banks Solicitors, specialising in PI, wills and probate, will trade under the name Coops Law.
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NewsClaimant cancels Part 36 offer to take advantage of new PI discount rate
Court permits withdrawal in what is potentially the first of many disputes around the application of the new PI settlement calculation.
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NewsReferral fee probe over claims for holiday bugs
Concern that CMCs see cases as a partial saviour following whiplash reforms.
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NewsTwo firms under investigation over potential MedCo rule breaches
Organisation urging medics with suspicions to report them to Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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Cut compensation for injured to fill national insurance void, insurers urge chancellor
Association of British Insurers says another u-turn - on the discount rate - will help to chancellor balance the books after today’s retreat on national insurance contributions.
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NewsClaims handler plans ABS with firms to survive PI reforms
NAHL confirms it will play a more ‘proactive role’ in the entire conduct and financing of a case.
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NewsDirect Line puts 30 claims handler jobs at risk
Motor insurer responding to rapidly changing small claims environment.
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NewsLegal services market shrinks for the first time since financial crisis – report
Turnover declined by 5.2% in 2016, with the bar the hardest hit, according to research by consultancy IRN.
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NewsLawyers deny PI discount rate ‘conspiracy’ to hike fees
APIL backs Truss decision on compensation as chancellor Philip Hammond warns of potential costs to the NHS.
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NewsNew discount rate dooms Direct Line’s special dividend as profits sink
Disclosure comes amid speculation of a government U-turn on the surprise change.
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NewsPI discount rate u-turn fear
Insurers immediately labelled the decision ‘crazy’, while claimant lawyers stressed the 'minus' formula is vital for clients with life-changing injuries.