Opinion – Page 7
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Mixed picture on whiplash
The success of the Jackson reforms in cutting motor claims is far from clear-cut.
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RTA claims plummet, but insurers want more
For the government, assaults on claims are about ideology, not evidence.
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Why cannibalism is coming to PI
Undersettlement claims will soon be rife in personal injury.
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Can the public learn to love PI lawyers?
Personal injury lawyers are great at telling themselves how worthy they are – now for the outside world.
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Arbitration in PI: a signal to the judiciary?
Could arbitration really be used in personal injury, or is this more of a message to the judges?
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Fix insurance premiums
Why can’t insurance premiums be fixed, and at a level which removes the insurers’ vast marketing budget?
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Power of a collective
We operate very differently to traditional claims management companies and work with a collective of solicitors.
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Help for Heroes? Not from this government
The coalition trumpets its admiration of our armed forces – but would take away their human rights.
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Why the law on psychiatric harm must change
The law on claims for psychiatric injury is outdated, arbitrary and harsh.
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‘Pre-medical offers’ result in injustices
It’s disingenuous for insurers to contend that they’re helping people – the sole aim of ‘third-party assistance’ is to buy off claims.
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PI: ethics no use without money
Client incentives damage the profession – but advertising is essential.
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Referral fee ban failing on all fronts
LASPO was supposed to end the compensation culture – if anything it’s made it worse.
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Blame culture? Then blame the negligent
Why are victims always the fall guys in the PI debate?
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Whiplash panels won’t change a thing
The same doctors, the same pressures. So what’s different?
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Insurers found guilty over premiums cost
PI lawyers took the flak but insurers now face their own damning verdict.
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Meso U-turn undermines all PI reforms
The government does not have the stomach to deal with mesothelioma as it does with other claims.
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Mistakes inevitable when you’re paid peanuts
Negligence only going to increase if firms run factory-style production lines.
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The spirit of the referral fee ban? It doesn’t exist
SRA is doing what it can with the legislation, but is impotent to stop these arrangements.
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Credit where it is due
Chris Grayling’s decision not to raise the small claims court limit is heartening.
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Government has fallen out of love with insurance lobby
MoJ decision is a surprise and an overdue boost for claimant firms.