All Personal injury & clinical negligence articles – Page 17
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OpinionJeremy Hunt’s handy sword of Damocles
Proposals by chair of the Commons Health and Social Care Committee represent an overhaul of the way compensation is awarded when injury is caused by the NHS.
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NewsSlater and Gordon ordered to answer secret commissions allegations
Comprehensive victory for checkmylegalfees will ensure claims from former PI clients can continue.
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NewsAcoustic shock claim back on after ‘fundamental error’
Appeal judge says reliance on ‘non-existent’ evidence undermined application for summary judgment.
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NewsGovernment ‘looking carefully’ at radical clin neg proposals
Patients’ charity says well-established compensation system cannot be thrown out overnight.
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NewsSlater and Gordon declines to explain 'secret' ATE payments
Judge says there is 'huge worry' about unexplained commission which firm 'refuses to explain'.
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News‘No more blame culture’: MPs call to scrap clin neg system
Radical reform proposals include removing link between compensation and cost of private care.
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NewsSlater and Gordon denies bullying costs recovery lawyers
Appeal from national firm begins in High Court as it attempts to prevent former clients from bringing claims.
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NewsMinister apologises for misleading parliament on negligence costs
Slip reveals government thinking as NHS litigation costs come under mounting scrutiny.
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NewsRemote examinations to end for whiplash cases
MedCo set to revert to pre-pandemic system for diagnosing injuries in RTA claims.
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NewsGrade D fee earners ‘charging more than £500’
Battlegrounds marked out ahead of crucial Court of Appeal hearing in costs recovery case.
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NewsPI firm owner banned over kickbacks on ATE insurance
Former director was one of four people prosecuted from the same now-defunct firm.
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NewsNo-fault clin neg compensation ‘would harm patients’
APIL head speaks out on eve of major new report into clinical negligence litigation costs.
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NewsWhiplash portal ‘needs saving’ with claim numbers still low
Vast majority of RTA claimants are still relying on a lawyer to navigate the new 'LiP-friendly' process.
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NewsPI business ready to expand following £13.5m investment
Spirant Group started out as single personal injury firm based in Liverpool.
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NewsDishonesty finding overturned after claimant ‘ambushed’ at trial
Judge says RTA claimant should have been given chance to respond to dishonesty allegation.
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NewsPI giant edges into profit as it emerges from Covid effect
NAHL reports profit of £200,000 on falling revenue in ‘year of strategic progress’.
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NewsMoJ shelves plans for further whiplash reform
No change on referral sources, credit hire agreements or rehabilition costs, according to shock announcement.
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NewsPI firm keen to acquire despite lockdown profit hit
Minster Law interested in acquisitions but not buying WIP from firms fleeing the sector.