All Personal injury & clinical negligence articles – Page 47
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NewsPI nuisance calls still plaguing consumers
Information commissioner says accident claims are third most common cause of complaints.
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NewsPI firms prepare challenge to whiplash changes
Government says cab-rank rule for medical experts ensures independence and competition.
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NewsNHS increases use of sleuths for suspect claims
Commissioning of private surveillance has increased significantly in five years.
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NewsOmbudsman unsure of CMC complaint costs
Service also targets accepting complaints about accountants carrying out probate work.
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NewsMedCo should end third-party capture, Grayling tells ABI
Justice secretary gives details of independent medical expert system.
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NewsLying trio jailed after insurer brings contempt committal
Claimants made false statements for car accidents that never happened.
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NewsLabour calls for early LASPO review
Shadow justice minister lambasts ‘systematic attack’ on claimants and their lawyers.
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OpinionDo barristers and mediation mix?
Some barristers risk perpetuating adversarial stereotypes. But there is still a place for counsel in the mediation process.
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ProfileLegal action over failed hip replacements
Kevin Timms is acting for patients with serious health problems following fitting of unregulated implants.
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NewsSarah bill: peer withdraws whiplash curb amendment
Measure in Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill would have abolished damages payments for less-serious claims.
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NewsInsurer in line of fire over client capture
Gavin Edmondson Solicitors is preparing for a court showdown with an insurer that went behind its back to settle claims.
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NewsCancer Research UK voices opposition to Saatchi bill
Charity warns of ‘risk of unintended consequences’.
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NewsDoctors ‘concerned over whiplash panel’
MedCo set to be operational next year but details still to be resolved.
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Prof helps law firm predict future
Hodge Jones & Allen teams up with academics to asses viability of personal injury cases.
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NewsPI lawyers urged to take mediation ‘leap of faith’
Zurich head of PI says there is currently too much mistrust of mediation on both sides.
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NewsBulk PI firms will provide better service – FOIL chief
Claimant industry undergoing consolidation that defendant firms have already experienced.
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NewsHeroism bill survives Lords attack
Amendment to quash 20-line Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill is dropped in the second chamber.
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NewsClaims management complaints regime to begin in January
Ministry of Justice says expansion costs – estimated at around £2.9m a year – should be met by the industry itself.