All Personal injury & clinical negligence articles – Page 51
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NewsNew draft of Saatchi bill seeks to calm fears
Revised Medical Innovation Bill to be introduced to House of Lords this week.
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NewsGrayling promises to protect volunteers from ‘compensation culture’
The government has proposed a ‘Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill’.
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NewsPI lawyers attack ‘record fraud’ claim by insurers
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers says insurers have the tools to tackle £1.3bn in fraud.
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NewsJudge shuns Mitchell stance in ‘interests of justice’
Eady: wrong to have justice ‘compromised merely for the sake of discipline or the marking of disapproval’.
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NewsHelpline shareholders poised for £32.7m windfall
National Accident Helpline sets out details of plans to float on the stock exchange next week.
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NewsFirm loses negligence case in appeal court
Firm lost a negligence case against former client, then told the court his claim was not believable.
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OpinionRTA claims plummet, but insurers want more
For the government, assaults on claims are about ideology, not evidence.
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NewsCosts ABS expands as business booms
A ‘buoyant’ costs market has prompted a hiring spree at one of the biggest costs firms. Just Costs Solicitors, which was granted an ABS licence last year, has expanded its 100-strong team with the addition of 30 solicitors, barristers, costs lawyers and costs drafts personnel, its managing director said ...
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NewsInsurers buoyed by ‘fundamental dishonesty’ ruling
Claimant ordered to pay defendant’s costs after judge ruled he had exaggerated injuries.
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NewsClaims companies to pay £2.9m for ombudsman extension
Ministry of Justice confirms LeO will take complaints about CMCs by end of 2014.
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NewsMoJ official hints at PI inducements ban
Government has ‘different view’ to the SRA, which has ruled out the move.
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NewsPI lawyers start challenge to MoJ’s whiplash plans
Firms oppose government pledge to end financial link between law firms and medical agencies as ‘restraint on trade’.
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OpinionWhy cannibalism is coming to PI
Undersettlement claims will soon be rife in personal injury.
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NewsManchester firm dips into £4m fund to acquire practice
Express Solicitors taps into personal injury networking collective to complete acquisition.
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NewsFixed fee whiplash reports proposed
Justice minister Lord Faulks set out the proposed fees and a new protocol for RTA claims as part of a letter to key stakeholders.
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FeatureMesothelioma compensation
Mesothelioma Act 2014 does not go far enough for victims of asbestos-related illness.
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OpinionCan the public learn to love PI lawyers?
Personal injury lawyers are great at telling themselves how worthy they are – now for the outside world.
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NewsWorst of the reform agenda is over, says new PI president
John Spencer concedes in his first speech as president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers that members had developed a ‘siege mentality’.
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NewsSlater chief predicts rapid consolidation in PI market
Three firms will hold 40% of the market, Slater & Gordon managing director says.
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FeatureComplex regional pain
A consideration of the circumstances in which injuries first considered as innocuous can turn into a catastrophic injury claim.