All Personal injury & clinical negligence articles – Page 41
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NewsParabis fire sale: private consortium in exclusive deal
But top-50 firm Keoghs says it will not be acquiring parts of the Parabis business.
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OpinionWhen legal fees outweigh damages
Proper budgeting would be a better solution than more fixed fees for claimants.
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NewsCMCs not as bad as the public think, says Legal Ombudsman
Lower than expected number of complaints investigated by industry watchdog.
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NewsPolice release CCTV footage of man staging Asda fall – watch video
Louis Dempsey claimed £11,000 in compensation for his injuries but was convicted of fraud.
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NewsClaimant lawyers to pay charge for every new portal case
New fee - as yet unspecified - likely to be introduced from December 2016.
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NewsLaw firms drop JR threat over MedCo scheme
Panel scheme also makes new statement on random allocation of medical reporting experts.
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NewsInsurance giant makes £6m profits from PI joint ventures
Accounts for Admiral Law and BDE show growing work in progress for both.
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NewsCompensation culture? Test more claims in court, says Dyson
Master of the rolls calls for fixed costs to encourage defences against unfair cases.
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NewsMajor personal injury firm in administration weeks after SRA referral
GT Law, a firm with almost £8m in annual revenue, posts closure notice on its website.
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NewsCosts denied over lack of CFA retainer
Firm that took on Barnetts’ personal injury book was not successfully assigned CFA.
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FeatureDangers of fixed costs in NHS claims
For the sake of the NHS and its patients, the Department of Health must listen to practitioners before moving forward with fixed costs.
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NewsNegligence costs cap would hurt most vulnerable, say solicitors
Claims of up to £250,000 could be subject to a fee cap under plans being considered by the Department of Heath.
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FeatureWhere are the ‘white knights’?
Claimant lawyers were once seen as a force for good. What happened?
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ProfileMoD under fire over malaria drug side effects
Philippa Tuckman is acting for retired military personnel who were administered Lariam while in overseas countries.
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Opinion
APIL open letter to insurers
Let us collaborate to defeat needless injury, fraud and exploitation of the vulnerable?
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OpinionWill budgeting changes make any difference?
Reform of the budgeting rules is on the way, but not a full-scale remodelling.
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NewsInsurer calls for whiplash ‘sliding scale’ of costs
Ageas chief executive says claimants should be given a disincentive to claim near the end of the three-year limit.
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NewsInsurer invokes ‘fundamental dishonesty’ to see off claims
Case follows on from pair being jailed for their part in an exaggerated claim.
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NewsListed legal entities report large profit hikes
Redde PLC and Fairpoint PLC bullish about 2014/15 results and target further growth.