News – Page 40
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NewsSlater & Gordon chooses £1.3m-a-year Manchester hub
Mosley Street will be the firm’s largest office anywhere in the world, as well as the largest office of any legal firm in the city.
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NewsPI lawyers ‘making too much money’ from process
Government seeks to justify plans for a ban on PI inducements.
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NewsNHS chief’s pledge on negligence
Stuart Poynor does not want the trust to ‘defend the indefensible’ and instead believes it should take a ‘pro-active’ approach to claims handling.
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NewsMoJ to ban up-front incentives
Another set of PI reforms set to be introduced in the run up to the general election.
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NewsCMC warning over complaints-handling switch
Ministry of Justice set to introduce flat charges on a sliding scale of fees based on a company’s turnover.
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NAH profits up £1m despite referral fee ban
Claims manager trims headcount and panel firms in response to ban.
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NewsNew draft of Saatchi bill seeks to calm fears
Revised Medical Innovation Bill to be introduced to House of Lords this week.
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NewsGrayling promises to protect volunteers from ‘compensation culture’
The government has proposed a ‘Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill’.
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NewsPI lawyers attack ‘record fraud’ claim by insurers
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers says insurers have the tools to tackle £1.3bn in fraud.
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NewsJudge shuns Mitchell stance in ‘interests of justice’
Eady: wrong to have justice ‘compromised merely for the sake of discipline or the marking of disapproval’.
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NewsHelpline shareholders poised for £32.7m windfall
National Accident Helpline sets out details of plans to float on the stock exchange next week.
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NewsFirm loses negligence case in appeal court
Firm lost a negligence case against former client, then told the court his claim was not believable.
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NewsCosts ABS expands as business booms
A ‘buoyant’ costs market has prompted a hiring spree at one of the biggest costs firms. Just Costs Solicitors, which was granted an ABS licence last year, has expanded its 100-strong team with the addition of 30 solicitors, barristers, costs lawyers and costs drafts personnel, its managing director said ...
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NewsInsurers buoyed by ‘fundamental dishonesty’ ruling
Claimant ordered to pay defendant’s costs after judge ruled he had exaggerated injuries.
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NewsClaims companies to pay £2.9m for ombudsman extension
Ministry of Justice confirms LeO will take complaints about CMCs by end of 2014.
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NewsMoJ official hints at PI inducements ban
Government has ‘different view’ to the SRA, which has ruled out the move.
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NewsPI lawyers start challenge to MoJ’s whiplash plans
Firms oppose government pledge to end financial link between law firms and medical agencies as ‘restraint on trade’.
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NewsManchester firm dips into £4m fund to acquire practice
Express Solicitors taps into personal injury networking collective to complete acquisition.
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NewsFixed fee whiplash reports proposed
Justice minister Lord Faulks set out the proposed fees and a new protocol for RTA claims as part of a letter to key stakeholders.
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NewsWorst of the reform agenda is over, says new PI president
John Spencer concedes in his first speech as president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers that members had developed a ‘siege mentality’.