Personal injury – Page 13
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NewsClaimants waiting six months to settle whiplash portal cases
Portal was supposed to provide quicker and more efficient routes to justice.
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NewsCourt of Appeal rejects defendant’s fixed costs challenge
Judges rule that ‘detailed assessment’ is not to be applied to level of fixed costs.
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NewsClaimant loses £49k damages as High Court overturns ‘injustice’ finding
County court had ruled that fundamentally dishonest claimant was due some money.
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NewsSlater and Gordon splits business but denies merger talk
National firm makes changes as it is denied permission to appeal costs challenges decision.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell did not have consent for £28,000 deduction, court rules
Costs judge says that £240 per hour charged for a Grade C fee earner was 'clearly unreasonably high'.
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NewsWhiplash doctor loses claim that insurers tried to ruin her
Aviva had written to solicitors questioning medical expert’s credentials and ability to practise.
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NewsClaimant jailed for contempt over £4m NHS fraud
Judge says that suspended sentence would not send the message that defrauding the NHS is utterly unacceptable.
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NewsMoJ admits thousands of unresolved claims clogging up RTA portal
Lawyers say system is not working for volume claims, as MoJ concedes implementation has been ‘a little bumpy’.
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NewsAnexo looks to ‘growth opportunities’ after positive results
Listed credit hire and legal services provider announces 53% increase in profit before tax.
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NewsJustice committee chair raises doubts about fixed costs in clin neg claims
Sir Bob Neill says providers will be forced out of running smaller claims.
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NewsWrong to ignore referee in football injury claim, High Court rules
Claim followed a tackle by a Fulham youth player which ended his opponent’s career.
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NewsSlater and Gordon ordered to answer secret commissions allegations
Comprehensive victory for checkmylegalfees will ensure claims from former PI clients can continue.
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NewsAcoustic shock claim back on after ‘fundamental error’
Appeal judge says reliance on ‘non-existent’ evidence undermined application for summary judgment.
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NewsGovernment ‘looking carefully’ at radical clin neg proposals
Patients’ charity says well-established compensation system cannot be thrown out overnight.
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NewsSlater and Gordon declines to explain 'secret' ATE payments
Judge says there is 'huge worry' about unexplained commission which firm 'refuses to explain'.
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News‘No more blame culture’: MPs call to scrap clin neg system
Radical reform proposals include removing link between compensation and cost of private care.
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NewsSlater and Gordon denies bullying costs recovery lawyers
Appeal from national firm begins in High Court as it attempts to prevent former clients from bringing claims.
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NewsMinister apologises for misleading parliament on negligence costs
Slip reveals government thinking as NHS litigation costs come under mounting scrutiny.
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NewsRemote examinations to end for whiplash cases
MedCo set to revert to pre-pandemic system for diagnosing injuries in RTA claims.
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NewsGrade D fee earners ‘charging more than £500’
Battlegrounds marked out ahead of crucial Court of Appeal hearing in costs recovery case.