News – Page 25
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Jackson backs RTA claimants over portal transfer
Court of Appeal upholds challenge to case being transferred to the small-claims track.
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PI victim gets 100% costs – despite failing with one allegation
'The judge could not properly have deprived the claimant of her costs,’ says Court of Appeal.
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Firms unite to fight Osborne’s PI reform plans
A2J (Access to Justice), backed by 38 firms, accuses insurers of deliberately misleading ministers.
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Claimants defeated in first ‘fundamental dishonesty’ trial
DDJ Eaton-Hart said two claimants had ‘presented a deliberate inaccurate position’.
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Revealed: Slater and Gordon’s UK shakeup plan
City centre office closures ahead as Australia-listed firm battles to recover from £493m losses.
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Aviva probes 17,000 whiplash claims but admits fraud is falling
Number of staged accidents detected by firm in 2015 fell by 40%.
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MoJ tightens controls on MedCo members
New controls designed to remove ambiguity from whiplash diagnosis scheme.
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Whiplash scheme suffers another three-month delay
Experts worried they would not be accredited for MedCo in time for next month’s deadline.
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Budget 2016: Osborne backs ‘fit and proper test’ for CMCs
Chancellor also wants regulation of sector transferred to the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Simpson Millar plans spring marketing assault
National firm now comfortably the biggest revenue stream for listed parent company Fairpoint PLC.
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Minster Law loses £35m in a year but vows to bounce back
LASPO and revised accounting policies identified as causes of poor results.
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Training snag hits MedCo whiplash initiative
Under the accreditation arrangements for the MedCo scheme, medical practitioners must complete training before 6 April.
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Sceptical insurer punished for ‘inexcusable delay’
Insurer had applied to have a £75,000 claim set aside, saying an allegation of fraud needed to be investigated.
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Slater and Gordon plans UK closures after £493m losses
Further redundancies inevitable due to 'underperformance' in UK, firm tells Australian Stock Exchange today.
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Whiplash reform campaigner reveals £400m insurance income
Revenues rose by 12% partly through increased rates, says AXA UK chief executive.
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Manchester firm shut owing £738,000 to unsecured creditors
SRA intervenes to close Mendell Solicitors Limited to protect the interests of clients.
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NewLaw seeks further ABS links but wary of PI reforms
BMA and Royal College of Nursing already have links with Cardiff firm backed by PLC.
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Judge labels clin neg fixed costs ‘profoundly worrying’
Change ‘should not be driven on the basis of out-of-date statistics and the short-term financial interest of the NHS’.
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Fixed costs trumped by Part 36 offer, rules Court of Appeal
Costs expert declares judgment as ‘stupendous result’ for claimants.
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MoJ to assess impact of small claims hike
Frank Field MP asked the lord chancellor about the impact the plan could have on access to justice.