All Personal injury & clinical negligence articles – Page 46
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NewsInsurers want urgent action to curb ‘the new whiplash’
Association of British Insurers and defendant lawyers call for fixed costs for noise-induced hearing loss.
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NewsNHS clinical negligence costs under the scalpel
Fixed costs a possibility as Department of Health vows to reduce £259m annual bill.
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NewsMoJ goes public with MedCo registration concerns
Ministry of Justice worried multiple registrations have potential to undermine whiplash policy.
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NewsNo flood of CMC complaints so far, reports ombudsman
Claims management companies attracting fewer complaints than expected, according to initial figures.
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NewsFirm sorry for Alton Towers personal injury tweet
Statement released today blaming message on ‘severe error’ of judgement.
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NewsExpanding practice snaps up files of collapsed firm
Express Solicitors now targeting further acqusitions helped by bank financing.
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Opinion
PI: better to kill than maim?
A review of fatal accident claims is needed to consider an increase in awards and widening the categories of those who benefit.
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OpinionAre fixed costs about to move beyond PI?
Momentum is building for fixed costs outside personal injury. Get ready.
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FeaturePatient consent and medical advice
Supreme Court ruling on consent puts patient choice at the forefront and leaves the door open to more litigation.
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NewsWhiplash panel entry rules ‘anti-competitive’
MedCo seeking advice on eligibility criteria after biggest providers register multiple applications.
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NewsInsurers’ pre-med offers ‘encourage opportunism’
Groups respond to government’s call for evidence on how to cut insurance fraud.
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NewsLASPO bites again as redundancies threaten insurance team
Top-40 practice Hill Dickinson cites a ‘considerable market change’ and places 30 staff at risk.
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NewsThree held over suspected sale of crash data
Insurer reports ‘inappropriate’ liaison with claims management company.
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NewsWhiplash claims dip post-Jackson
Whiplash claims registered with the government falls by 23% since the Jackson reforms.
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NewsFirm cleared of negligence over ‘robust’ rejection of claim
Lawyers have a duty to be blunt with clients, Court of Appeal rules.
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NewsFirst4Lawyers expands beyond personal injury claims
PI market not enough for claims management company and market leader.
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FeatureRTA liability and EU directives
Seriously injured man brings action against insurer but cannabis was found in car involved in accident.
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NewsFixed fees for deafness top insurers’ agenda
Association of British Insurers keen for more reform of civil justice system.
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OpinionMoves afoot on rehab
Rehabilitation doesn’t get written about much. But new guidance aims to help claimant lawyers and insurers.
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OpinionTime for insurers to lose fraud rhetoric
All sides should be praised for working together on releasing claimant data – now they each have a new responsibility.