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NewsDefence firms 'exploiting' stranded PM Law clients
Director says clients of PM Law should not be penalised for failures to progress cases.
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NewsHigh Court: No mandatory breakdown of litigation costs in every case
Law firm had procured translation services from agency owned by the same company.
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NewsClaimant late to accept Part 36 offer restricted to fixed costs, rules Court of Appeal
Defendant's lawyers say decision will 'resonate across personal injury litigation' and strengthen FRC regime.
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NewsNorth-west claims firm closes as key funder pulls capital
Director says AWH Solicitors was unable to secure funding for ongoing caseload: ’the market simply isn’t there’.
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NewsFast-growing PI firm heads to London for next growth step
Business has thrived despite PI market uncertainty and is now set to expand.
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NewsYoung children can recover 'lost years' damages, Supreme Court rules
Four to one majority allows appeal and rejects damages distinction between adults and children.
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NewsExpert evidence branded 'literally unbelievable' as PI claim fails
Judge asks whether it was negligence, stupidity or dishonesty to mislead the court over car park collision.
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NewsFirm numbers fall - but market continues to grow
Long-running annual survey finds 'some limited signs of improvement' in personal injury/medical negligence sector.
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NewsReform of inflated clinical negligence damages 'long overdue', say MPs
Public Accounts Committee says government cannot continue to ignore escalating costs of clinical negligence.
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NewsRegulator eases practising rights rules amid post-Mazur delays
Practising rights entry rules relaxed as more groups join upcoming Court of Appeal proceedings.
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NewsMotor injury claims fall to lowest level on record
Latest Compensation Recovery Unit figures suggest any notion of a compensation culture is increasingly outdated.
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NewsWatchdog sanctions claims firms for misleading ads
Paid-for links brought up the names of some of the country’s leading insurers.
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NewsWhiplash reforms hindered access to justice, Law Society says
Chancery Lane responds to post-implementation review of previous government's reforms to claims process.
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NewsGovernment report shuns major reform despite insurer pressure
Claims market left largely untouched after year-long study.
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NewsClaims lawyers back end to ‘gamesmanship’ over email service bans
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers says outdated rules are causing delays and extra expense.
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NewsCrackdown looms on ‘double win’ clinical negligence payments
MPs discuss whether claimants who receive funding for private care are accessing NHS care instead.
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NewsFirm's top earner collects £2.6m after profit surge
Positive results coming from both ends of the civil claims market.
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NewsPI firm branches out into family
Private equity-backed Fletchers announces acquisition of Hayden's Solicitors.
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NewsPI giant announces Swiss private equity investment
Express Solicitors received the funding from Ufenau Capital Partners to ‘accelerate growth’ in its personal injury work.
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NewsSociety concerned by tight deadline for fixed costs consultation
Civil Procedure Rule Committee invites feedback for interim implementation stocktake of fixed recoverable costs.