Majority of drivers do not understand how a no-claims bonus works and could...
Swinton has found that the majority of British drivers do not understand the difference between no-claims bonuses work and no-claims discounts, leading to them potentially wasting their money. With 56%...
View ArticleBIBA tells members to contact liquidator of defunct Enterprise Insurance...
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has emailed all of its members, encouraging them to provide the provisional liquidator of Enterprise Insurance in Gibraltar with any remaining policy...
View ArticleHorwich Farrelly helps catch fraudulent personal injury claimant who wasn’t...
Evidence gathered by Horwich Farrelly, has lead to a Southampton man’s personal injury claim has been kicked out of court after it was revealed he wasn’t even in the vehicle at the time of the...
View ArticleUS claims management company Crawford & Company is given ABS licence
Crawford & Company, the US claims management company, has been granted an alternative business structure (ABS) licence. The company says that being an ABS – under the name Crawford Legal Services –...
View ArticleAccess to Justice group hails “historic junction” as reports emerge that the...
The Access to Justice group has hailed news that the Government is set to ditch George Osborne’s plans to further reform the personal injury market as a “historic junction” in the personal injury world...
View ArticleTime for Government to investigate the real reasons for rising premiums, says...
Neil Sugarman, the President of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), has said that the Government should now find out the “real reasons” for increases in motor insurance costs now that it...
View ArticleRail passengers to be able to claim for journeys delayed by more than 15 minutes
Rail passengers will be able to claim compensation for train journeys that are delayed by more than 15 minutes under an improved compensation scheme announced by the Department for Transport....
View ArticleClaimants who unreasonably dismiss mediation could be hit with indemnity...
Parties judged to have unreasonably dismissed mediation as an option for out of court settlement risk being hit with indemnity costs, according to Matthew Smith, a costs barrister at Kings Chambers....
View ArticleFletchers Solicitors appoints non-executive director from retail sector
Fletchers Solicitors has appointed Alexandra Hatchman, a fomer retail specialist, as a non-executive director. Hatchman has over ten years’ experience as a senior executive, specialising in running and...
View ArticleGovernment launches consultation on scheme to speed up claims for birth...
The Government has launched a consultation on proposals for a Rapid Resolution and Redress (RRR) scheme for NHS birth injury cases, which it says could speed up the claims process and help the NHS...
View ArticleClinical negligence fixed fees look set to be introduced for claims below...
The Government looks set to cap the fixed costs threshold for clinical negligence cases at £25,000. Minutes taken at a Civil Procedure Rule Committee meeting in July show that here was a change of...
View ArticleEclipse implements its Proclaim Debt Recovery Practice Management system at...
Eclipse Legal Systems, the sole Law Society Endorsed legal software provider, is implementing its Proclaim Practice Management Software solution at Stenfield Solicitors, a niche practice specialising...
View ArticleKennedys welcomes five-strong claims team from Hill Dickinson
Kennedys has appointed a five-lawyer team from Hill Dickinson which handles pre-litigation and litigated motor and casualty claims for insurers, transport companies, food manufacturers and local...
View ArticleExpress Solicitors reports best ever financial results
Express Solicitors has reported a 22.5% growth in fee income over the last 12 months. The personal injury specialist firm has revealed that its end-of-year figures increased from £10 million in 2015 to...
View ArticleHorwich Farrelly appoints Martin McKenna as partner
Horwich Farrelly has appointed Martin McKenna, an expert in complex and high value personal injury claims in liability and motor, as a new partner. McKenna (pictured) worked for the firm some 15 years...
View ArticleTravel agents plan to lobby Government over apparent rise in fraudulent...
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has said that it has seen a “significant” increase in the number of gastric illness claims being made by holidaymakers and is planning to meet to the...
View ArticleCompany directors who employ nuisance callers could face fines of up to...
Company directors who employ cold callers could be fined up to £500,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office if they are found to be in breach of new Government plans that deal with nuisance...
View ArticleSRA finds issues with NIHL claims and quality of medical reports in personal...
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has found major concerns with noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) claims and the quality of medical reports in the personal injury market. In order to compile its most...
View ArticleFOIL welcomes action to tackle shell company problems within Medco
New qualifying criteria for MedCo, announced by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), in an attempt to tackle abuse of the medical reporting portal, have been welcomed by the Forum of Insurance Lawyers...
View ArticleHilary Meredith leading fight back for soldiers “hounded” by the Iraq...
Hilary Meredith, has written to Secretary of State for Defence, Michel Fallon, to issue notice that soldiers hounded over incidents in the Iraq War are pressing ahead with plans to take the Ministry of...
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