Opinion – Page 3
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Fairness and injured people
The basis for PI reform is completely without merit, yet the government has been intransigent.
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How achievable are the government's RTA claim reforms?
Patrick Allen asks how the government can put reforms for road traffic accident claims into place in just 12 months.
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Why is an error a ‘blunder’?
Cartoonish language should be avoided when discussing medical negligence if we are to move to a truly transparent learning culture.
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Base reform on fact not whim
Qamar Anwar calls for a debate about how personal injury victims are treated and the way in which insurers operate.
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NHS: learning from mistakes
Reform to the clinical negligence claims process must go deeper than just the numbers.
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Current climate is just too hot for smaller PI firms
Consolidation of the market must be just around the corner.
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Myths and misconceptions
Public education is vital in protecting the right to redress for needless harm.
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Avoiding an arbitrary fix
Cost-cutting must not curb the rights of wronged parties in clinical negligence cases.
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Should hospital receptionists owe a duty to patients?
Court of Appeal grapples with potentially far-reaching issue.
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Sprawling Prisons and Courts Bill is an indigestible mess
No wonder MPs can’t properly scrutinise this key bill – there’s just too much to take in.
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Insurance lobby ensures new PI discount rate is doomed
Once again the government has rolled out the red carpet to insurers – but where is Liz Truss?
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Whiplash reforms: cover for insurers
We all know who will benefit most from RTA reforms – the spin is shameless.
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Will PI lawyers be grateful for small mercies?
Liz Truss has made the closure of some firms inevitable, but it could have been worse.
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Careless driving licence
No one in government remembers the last time a lord chancellor introduced something as short-sighted as these personal injury reforms.
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Getting it right for PI victims
A review of the cap on criminal injury compensation is long overdue.
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Forensic MPs finally nail insurers over their PI spin
The debate over personal injury reforms is filled with rhetoric and self-interest. Today’s committee session was a breath of fresh air.
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Honest dialogue needed on PI reforms
Change is necessary but that shouldn’t lead to barbed counter-arguments and an unbalanced package of measures.
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Clin neg fixed fees: can the NHSLA change its ways?
Lawyers on both sides must have their say, but the success of fixed fees will rest on whether the litigation authority can break the habit.