News – Page 34
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NewsLASPO bites again as redundancies threaten insurance team
Top-40 practice Hill Dickinson cites a ‘considerable market change’ and places 30 staff at risk.
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NewsThree held over suspected sale of crash data
Insurer reports ‘inappropriate’ liaison with claims management company.
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NewsWhiplash claims dip post-Jackson
Whiplash claims registered with the government falls by 23% since the Jackson reforms.
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NewsFirm cleared of negligence over ‘robust’ rejection of claim
Lawyers have a duty to be blunt with clients, Court of Appeal rules.
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NewsFirst4Lawyers expands beyond personal injury claims
PI market not enough for claims management company and market leader.
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NewsFixed fees for deafness top insurers’ agenda
Association of British Insurers keen for more reform of civil justice system.
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NewsInsurers open data to claimant solicitors in fraud crackdown
Details of long-awaited scheme for sharing information on claimants’ history finally revealed.
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NewsCosts judge warns on budgeting delays
‘Ask the court to waive costs budgeting if it causes injustice,’ Master David Cook tells personal injury lawyers.
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NewsPI chief calls for compulsory public liability insurance
Jonathan Wheeler says public-facing businesses should have protection in place for customers.
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NewsAPIL chief to target insurers
APIL members meet in Newport on Thursday for their annual conference.
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NewsWatchdog clears insurer’s complaint about PI advert
Insurance broker objected to firm’s reference to ‘an accident anywhere it’s your right to claim’.
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NewsMedCo will see you now: whiplash scheme goes live
Biggest medical reporting companies submit two applications for top-tier status.
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NewsPI claims farmer fined £80k for unsolicited calls
Hundreds of complaints came in over the space of 18 months.
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NewsCall for revival of Crown immunity for armed forces
Judicial developments have paved way for spike in litigation against Ministry of Defence, free-market thinktank says.
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NewsCMC reveals two-thirds of claims enquiries are shelved
Accounts also show National Accident Helpline’s profit before tax fell from £14.7m in 2013 to £12.1m last year.
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NewsLawyers query exclusion from insurance fraud taskforce
Whiplash claims in the spotlight as former justice secretary Jack Straw suggests referral fee ban is failing.
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NewsListed legal business ready for further acquisitions
Fairpoint keen on further expansion after buying Leeds-headquartered Simpson Millar last year.
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NewsInsurance giant RSA moves into law
Firm joins the likes of Direct Line and Ageas in providing legal services through alternative business structure.
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NewsCourts system will ‘cease to function’ under costs budgeting
Master David Cook says problems since Jackson reforms are more than simply ‘bedding in’.
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NewsPI lawyers file JR challenge to whiplash plans
Court action started to block plans for ‘cab rank’ rule on soft tissue injuries.