Asons Solicitors guilty of falsifying documents, breaching anti-money...
Asons Solicitors has been found guilty of falsifying documents, breaching anti-money laundering regulations and handling paperwork that contained forged signatures in a personal injury case dating back...
View ArticleRadical reform needed to stop soaring clinical negligence legal costs, says...
A new report published by the Centre for Policy Studies has concluded that radical reform is needed to stem the growing cost of clinical negligence claims against the NHS. The report’s author, Dr Paul...
View ArticleParklane Plowden and Kinch Robinson launch “unique” EL/PL e-learning for...
Parklane Plowden Chambers and Kinch Robinson have launched an e-learning course for the claims injury market. The barristers set and legal training provider have said that their collaboration will see...
View ArticleDavies Group reports strong results following year of acquisitions
Davies Group has reported strong results in its 2016/2017 annual accounts, with revenue increasing by 23% to £55.1 million. The company has said that the improved results can be attributed to more than...
View ArticleRyanair facing legal action from flight delay compensation claims company
FairPlane UK has taken legal action against Ryanair after saying that the airline is guilty of “defamation, harassment and unlawful interference”. The flight compensation company has said that Ryanair...
View ArticleNAO clinical negligence report: A one-sided picture
Qamar Anwar argues that the National Audit Office’s report on clinical negligence costs has little credibility The recent publication of the National Audit Office’s (NAO) Managing the costs of clinical...
View ArticleFormer police officer and claimant law employee sentenced for stealing road...
A former police officer has been handed a five-year sentence for stealing claims data in relation to a number of road traffic collisions. Nigel Mungur, a former police officer with Lancashire...
View ArticleMASS chair: MoJ has not learnt from the “errors” of LASPO Act and MedCo
Simon Stanfield, the chairman of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS), has said that he fears that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not learnt from “the errors” of the 2012 Legal Aid,...
View ArticleGovernment issues call for evidence as it looks to curb bogus travel sickness...
The Government has issued a call for evidence from the travel industry as it looks to curtail the UK’s “holiday sickness claims culture”. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said that bogus travel...
View ArticleMorrish Solicitors secures £8 million compensation for brain damaged girl...
Jane McBennett, an associate in Morrish Solicitors’ clinical negligence department, has successfully concluded a long-running cerebral palsy claim for a 12-year-old girl who was left severely disabled...
View ArticleCEGA introduces automated claims to its end-to-end travel claims management...
CEGA has introduced automated claims to its end-to-end travel claims management services. The claims management and global assistance provider has collaborated with Charles Taylor InsureTech to provide...
View ArticleNumber of PI claims reaching Irish court system continue to rise
Irish courts are dealing with more injury claims than ever Ireland’s courts have reported a rise in personal injury claims, as more people than ever are not concluding their claims with the government...
View ArticleImproving flood resilience
MA Assist explains why it has teamed up with Aquobex in order to deliver higher property resilience to flooding Ten years ago, the UK experienced its worst ever flooding, with deluges affecting over 20...
View ArticlePM Legal Services launches flood insurance scheme for blocks of flats not...
PM Legal Services, a division of law firm hlw Keeble Hawson, has launched what it calls a “revolutionary” flood insurance scheme for “uninsurable” blocks of flats. In partnership with London insurance...
View ArticleSilk hits back at NHS Resolution chief executive over mediation claims
Bill Braithwaite QC, the head of Exchange Chambers, has hit back at NHS Resolution chief executive Helen Vernon for declaring that claimant lawyers were resisting mediation offered to them by the...
View ArticleDWF launches claims management service in France
DWF has launched a claims management service in France as it looks to become a “global partner” for insurers. Called DWF Claims France, the service will provide insurers with quickly accessible claims...
View ArticleNational Accident Helpline joins forces with Lyons Davidson and launches...
National Accident Helpline (NAH) has launched a second Alternative Business Structure (ABS). NAH has partnered with solicitors Lyons Davidson to form National Law Partners, which will begin trading in...
View ArticleNHS Trusts are leaving themselves wide open to claims for negligence
NHS Trusts are leaving themselves wide open to claims for negligence due to missing targets for cancer, A&E and planned operations. The warning has come from Yasmin Ameer, a medical negligence...
View ArticleClaims Regulator received 205 notifications of businesses trading without...
The Claims Management Regulator (CMR) received 205 notifications of businesses trading without authorisation between July and September of this year. The watchdog also conducted 87 audits, issued 63...
View ArticleAudatex launches AudaFNOL to streamline the motor claims process
Audatex, has launched a next generation First Notification of Loss (FNOL) platform that it says simplifies the accident-to-settlement process for claimants. Launched at Connected Claims Europe 2017 and...
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