News – Page 44
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NewsDirect Line takes referral fee hit but profits soar
£14m loss of income from referring claims overshadowed by huge increase in profit.
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NewsClaims manager seeks panel expansion
First4Lawyers claims increase in workload following recent marketing drive.
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NewsABI reveals new code for third-party capture
Insurance industry says principles strike the right balance between stopping fraud and helping claimants obtain justice.
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NewsChristie lawyers slow off the blocks
Filing a costs budget even just a day late does not count as a ‘trivial’ breach of rules, county court rules in Linford Christie case.
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NewsNegligence firm dismisses NHS costs cap
Manchester firm hits back after NHSLA accuses claimants of 'front-loading’ claims with excess costs.
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NewsMental capacity ruling over retainer
The case is likely to set a precedent for claimants who lose mental capacity after 1 April 2013 but entered into a conditional fee agreement before that date.
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NewsMinster Law posted loss ahead of buyout
Yorkshire firm absorbs financial setback to reinvest in business and restructure debts.
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Minster Law owner makes deal with insurance firm
Five-tear agreement with Towergate to handle claims for thousands of customers.
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NewsVara backs LASPO to apply to mesothelioma claims
Minister refuses to back down from decision to apply no win, no fee changes from July.
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NewsFirms offload PI caseloads post-Jackson
Neil Hudgell buys files from two different firms in continued expansion drive.
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NewsInsurers press for whiplash reform despite premium fall
New figures also show significant drop in RTA cases opened.
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NewsPI firm ‘punished’ by council landlord for injury claims
Successful judicial review after council refused to renew Blackpool firm’s tenancy.
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NewsKeoghs puts 41 staff at risk of redundancy
Personal injury reforms cited as cause of structural changes.
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NewsMoJ confirms plans for medical whiplash panels
Working group set to meet from next month to finalise proposals.
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NewsMinister defends mesothelioma deal
MPs angry at terms of negotiation between government and insurance industry.
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NewsPI lawyers propose 18% rise in hourly rates
APIL and the City of the London Law Society give their verdicts on call for evidence.
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NewsGovernment stalls on 2010 claimant legislation
McNally admits there is still no date to implement Third Party (Rights against Insurers) Act.
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NewsMoJ pledges claims management clampdown under LeO
Ombudsman to handle complaints about CMCs from next year.
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NewsNational eLawyers network slimmed down
The plan was to pool resources from each member firm to fund a £2m advertising campaign and distribute the resulting PI claims.
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PI firm in capital move
Personal injury specialist firm Neil Hudgell Solicitors has opened London office and announced plans for 10 new recruits. The office, in Chancery Lane, will also include staff from Harris Cartier after Neil Hudgell bought it earlier this year. The firm already has 100 staff at offices in Hull, Bristol and ...