All Personal injury & clinical negligence articles – Page 19
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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.
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OpinionA lesson from Bott v Ryanair? People just want a lawyer
Ryanair and the RTA Portal were supposed to make firms go away. It hasn’t worked.