All Personal injury & clinical negligence articles – Page 31
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NewsAnalysts warn consumers will suffer as insurers hit by discount change
Government has pledged to make crucial announcement before the end of this month.
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News‘Adaptable’ PI sector will survive our reforms, says MoJ
Decision on whiplash reforms expected in the coming weeks.
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OpinionGetting it right for PI victims
A review of the cap on criminal injury compensation is long overdue.
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OpinionCareless 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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NewsSlater and Gordon shares dive as UK recovery takes ‘longer than expected’
Update to Australian stock exchange also reveals bank debt now exceeds total enterprise value.
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NewsSolicitors attack MoD compensation plans for soldiers
Law Society says removing legal representation will create a 'David and Goliath' situation.
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FeaturePost-Brexit on the pistes: winter sports and EU law
Accident victims may struggle to get recompense if access to joined-up European laws is lost when the UK leaves the EU.
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NewsAsons pays £113,000 over ‘falsely and systematically’ exaggerated claims
Bolton-based personal injury firm settles dispute with insurer over costs in 65 claims.
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NewsTardy doctors warned about MedCo uploading guidelines
Reminder comes as leading insurance figure suggests more can be done to regulate medico-legal sector.
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OpinionForensic 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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NewsInsurance boss queries blanket increase in small claims limit
£5,000 limit should be implemented in stages, Association of British Insurers chief tells MPs examining personal injury reforms.
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NewsCourt allows escape from fixed costs after offer accepted late
District judge rejects argument that ruling would open floodgates to applications for indemnity costs.
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NewsLord Justice Jackson takes to the road on fixed costs
Judge ‘keeping an open mind for the time being’ about the type of case that should fall within fixed costs, and the upper limit.
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FeatureTrade unions: come together
Trade unions are less influential than they were, but remain a critical conduit for justice
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OpinionHonest 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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NewsCourt of Appeal rules claimants out of portal restricted to fixed costs
Lord Justice Briggs says to ‘throw open’ pre-action disclosure applications to assessed costs could create an undesirable level of satellite litigation.
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NewsMinister lukewarm about cold-call ban for PI claims
Issue of unsolicited calls once again up for debate as lawyers prepare to take on insurers in parliament.
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OpinionClin 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.
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NewsDoctor jailed after submitting false medical claims
City of London Police says solicitors trusted Benjamin Chang, 57, of London, to provide a service to claimants.
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OpinionDiscount rate saga drags on
The lord chancellor’s procrastination does not bode well. Insurers are stalling a long-overdue change.