Personal injury – Page 40
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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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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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NewsSaatchi’s cancer treatment bill divides opinion
Former lord chief justice Lord Woolf writes in support of medical innovation bill, but concerns are raised across professions.
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NewsAviva admits just one in 50 claims is fraudulent
Firm says cost of motor insurance fraud is rising despite low numbers of fraudulent claims.
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NewsPI claims will return to pre-Jackson levels – defendant firm
Keoghs' director of counter-fraud strategy says not enough has been done to deter the ‘have a go’ approach.
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NewsSavile victims urged to make claims within six weeks
Nine law firms named as potential advisers for claimants to the television presenter’s charitable trust.
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NewsASA upholds complaint against ‘Mr Loophole’
Advert was misleading as it implied Nick Freeman would be directly involved with the details of each client’s case.
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NewsClaimant groups: 85% of injured workers not compensated
Joint APIL/TUC report takes aim at compensation culture ‘myth’.
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NewsWhiplash reforms cut insurance bills to five-year low, analysts claim
Premiums have fallen by 7.5% over the last quarter and by around 19% over the course of the year.
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NewsPI lawyers may turn to arbitration post-Mitchell
Arbitration might be attractive in cases such as catastrophic injury, where lawyers are concerned about courts refusing to admit evidence due to missed timetables.
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NewsHJA secures Times apology over advert claims
Newspaper also agrees to pay donation to charity helping victims of Magdalene laundries.
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NewsGovernment wants power to fine rogue CMCs
The Ministry of Justice said new fining powers could mean some cold callers will be fined millions of pounds.
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NewsGrayling quells concerns over whiplash panel
Concerns that medical reporting agencies could simply form an alternative business structure with a personal injury law firm.
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NewsHunt to extend ‘duty of candour’ for NHS mistakes
Campaigners have been pushing for greater openness since the Francis report recommended it in the wake of the Mid Staffs scandal.
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NewsPI lawyers still back ATE insurance option
Most managing partners say they still advise every PI client on the availability of ATE as part of their standard service.
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NewsInsurers propose scrapping compensation for whiplash
ABI chief also reignites argument about the value of solicitors in low-value claims.
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NewsPanel cut over referral fee ban
National Accident Helpline, which passes on around 70,000 claims a year, has cut its panel from more than 100 firms to just 47.
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PI ruling may lead to cases being revived
Lawyers say Supreme Court ruling will not lead to a ‘deluge’ but some solicitors may be concerned.