Slater and Gordon to take legal action against Watchstone after calamitous...
Slater and Gordon has told Watchstone, the company formerly trading as Quindell, that it will bring a claim against it for misleading it over a £637 million deal for its legal services division,...
View ArticleEclipse’s Proclaim Case Management Software enables Total Legal Solutions to...
Law Society Endorsed legal software provider, Eclipse Legal Systems, is implementing its Proclaim Case Management Software at Total Legal Solutions, a nationwide costs and claims service. The firm...
View ArticleMotorplus appoints new business development manager
Motorplus has announced that Peter Simmons has joined the company as a business development manager. Simmons brings with a wealth of experience to the claims management and insurance solutions...
View ArticleFOIL favours fixed recoverable costs extension
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) has said that proposals for extending fixed recoverable costs should be formed and consulted upon as early as possible. It has made the call following the...
View ArticleLast few tickets available for Yorkshire Legal Conference
A few tickets are still available for the Yorkshire Legal Conference, which will take place on 28 September at the University of Law in Leeds. Chaired by the ex-MP and barrister Nick Hawkins, the...
View ArticleAviva appoints Andrew Wilkinson as UK GI technical claims director
Andrew Wilkinson has been appointed technical claims director at Aviva UK General Insurance, reporting directly to Rob Townend, Aviva’s UK claims director. Wilkinson joined Aviva – then Commercial...
View ArticleOne in ten affected by a life-changing injury
Almost one in ten people say that they – or someone they know – has suffered a life-changing injury, according to a recent survey carried out by National Accident Helpline. The claims management...
View ArticleARAG celebrates decade in operation
ARAG, the Bristol-based legal protection and assistance specialist, is celebrating a decade in operation. Since forming in September 2006, the insurer now has 100 staff and grown it’s premium under...
View ArticlepiCalculator takes on its parent brand and becomes Rebmark Legal Solutions
piCalculator has changed its name to Rebmark Legal Solutions. piCalculator, which assists personal injury and clinical negligence lawyers and claims handlers in preparing schedules of loss, will now go...
View ArticlePublic don’t trust insurers to pass on car insurance savings if small claims...
77% of the public do not believe insurance companies will hand customers any savings made from proposed government reforms to personal injury claims, according to new research carried out on behalf of...
View ArticleOn Hire named one of the fastest growing companies in the North East by Ward...
On Hire has been named as one of the 50 fastest growing companies across the North East. The company has been listed in the Ward Hadaway North East Fastest 50 for 2016, a run-down of the fastest...
View ArticleBrightside Group partners Lorega on new commercial loss recovery and claims...
Lorega, the UK MGA and assistance specialist, has been appointed to provide commercial loss recovery insurance and expert loss adjusting services as part of Brightside Group’s business insurance...
View ArticleClaims against NHS have risen threefold since 2008
It has emerged that the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) paid out more than £1.4bn in medical negligence claims last year compared to £583m in 2008. Analysis carried out by the BBC, has shown that some...
View ArticleFraudulent whiplash claims are not the real reason for rising motor insurance...
The increase in Insurance Premium Tax, introduction of capital reserve requirements, rising car technology, and savvier insurance shoppers are the real reasons for the rise in motor insurance costs,...
View ArticleATE shrinkage sees DAS report profit loss for 2015
DAS, the legal expenses insurance provider, has revealed that it made a £5.7 million after tax loss in 2015. After making a £500,000 profit in 2014, the insurer has said that a reduction in ATE...
View ArticleEclipse to implement its Proclaim Practice Management Software solution at...
Eclipse Legal Systems, the Law Society’s sole Endorsed legal software provider, is implementing its Proclaim Practice Management Software solution at Anderson Rowntree, one of the oldest law firms in...
View ArticleSlater and Gordon looks to brighter future and says restructuring of UK...
Slater and Gordon has said that it is looking to build market share in the UK in its annual report as it looks to put its disastrous last financial year behind it. The Australian firm said that it will...
View ArticleNHS does not know how many deaths result from patient safety incidents, says...
The NHS “does not really know” how many deaths result from patient safety incidents because it is not collecting the right data, according to Helen Blundell, the legal services manager at the...
View ArticleExchange Chambers hosts full day personal injury seminar on the art of...
Over 100 delegates attended a personal injury seminar hosted by Exchange Chambers on 6 October, which focused on the art of advocacy and winning cases. The event, which took place at the Hilton Hotel...
View ArticleIrwin Mitchell says that Whirlpool must do more to address customer safety...
Defective product experts at Irwin Mitchell have said that Whirlpool must recall models of tumble dryers which have caused a series of house fires, to ensure customer safety. The move comes after the...
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