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I trained with a national claimant law firm who would never discuss cases with insurers. I then moved to a large regional firm who were at the other end of the scale and rarely litigated. I found my own position which was that you could strike up good working relationships with some defendant insurers and their solicitors.
I no longer do PI but as a partner I see those of my firm who do, not prepared to give or discuss and attempting to outdo their opponent. Why??
Perhaps CFAs did change the attitude of insurers and their solicitors but at the end of the day, the cases today are the same as they were back then the only difference is insurers want to completely bury all claims regardless of how genuine they are.
This was, as often seen, a try on by some clever solicitor/counsel.
Insurers will risk what seems a lot on an innovative argument if at the end of the day it's success will benefit them in the long run.
Insurers are constantly managing risk and their liabilities and lawyers will always do what their insurers tell them.
A claimant is advised what to do and rarely will they decide against that advice. The defendant has no say and neither does the lawyer; the insurers make the decisions and their legal team toe the line.
Disgraceful and embarrassing that a profession and our legal system is being dictated to by insurers.
There is no denying there are blurred lines between what was once Tory and Labour in today's age but Labour will never deprive those deserved. This government is a puppet more so than labour was to the unions!
Grow some!!!