All Personal injury & clinical negligence articles – Page 8
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OpinionNo-fault NHS compensation system: Equality but not equity
Introducing a no-blame tariff based system for medical errors is misguided and would disadvantage as many as it helps.
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NewsClaimant lawyers hit for half the costs of a fundamental dishonesty case
Defendant lawyers say costs penalty is a warning against ‘layering’ of RTA claims.
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NewsFixed costs JR dropped after government concessions
MoJ has agreed to a number of amendments which will come into effect next month.
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OpinionThe risk of lowball offers in personal injury cases
There are times when setting a very low anchor in a joint settlement meeting is justified, but in most cases it is a poor opening gambit.
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NewsFirm avoids wasted costs order despite 'reprehensible' mistakes
Claimant wanted order against his former solicitors as protection against future costs demands.
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NewsAngry insurers warn that mixed claims defeat will push up premiums
Claimant group says it would be ‘naive’ not to expect insurers to continue costs fight.
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NewsPI lawyers claim to have secured record periodical payments
Claim will end up being worth more than £30m to cover flat purchase and nursing care.
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NewsSupreme Court backs claimants in hybrid injury test case
County court decision upheld that compensation for different injuries can be added together.
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NewsPolice ‘regularly’ signpost accident victims to law firms, ex-sergeant tells tribunal
Officer resigned last year after probe into his contact with victims over their legal options.
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NewsMoJ rebuffs claimant demands for whiplash portal change
Dispute resolution scheme and punitive costs for insurers among the proposals rejected.
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NewsCourt of Appeal delivers boost for claimant lawyers on costs principle
Judges rule that costs of rehabilitation case management meetings can in principle be recovered.
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NewsClaims firm which reported £1m loss bought out by rival
Deal agreed on Tuesday for Simpson Millar to take on the assets and trading name of Novum Law.
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NewsRoofer in PI fraud narrowly avoids prison
Insurer spied on claimant for more than 18 months and proved that his symptoms were false.
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OpinionTruth at a premium. Again
Association of British Insurers unveils a ‘10-point plan for reducing motor premiums’.
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NewsClaimant lawyers appeal to recover case manager meeting costs
Court of Appeal hears that blanket ban on meetings costs is inconsistent with legal practice.
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NewsInsurers lobby for extension of whiplash reforms
ABI says tariffs should be extended to bodily injuries other than whiplash soft-tissue injury.
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NewsPI lawyers gear up for Supreme Court mixed injuries hearing
Official data continues to show that majority of claims are hybrid.
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NewsPI firm went bust after creditors stopped writing off debts
Specialist firm went under after misplaced investments and failed debt talks, administrators reveal.