Fletchers opens new office in Manchester
Fletchers Solicitors, the clinical negligence specialist law firm, is to open a new office in the heart of Manchester employing up to 50 people. The office, on the 15th floor in St James’ Tower on...
View ArticleHorwich Farrelly gives 13 qualified trainees full-time contracts at...
Horwich Farrelly has offered 13 trainee solicitors full-time contracts following their successful qualification. The new roles will be based at the specialist insurance firm’s Manchester head office...
View ArticleNew report launched on how to better protect property owners from flooding...
A new independent report has been launched today on how to better protect homes and businesses from the risk of flooding and recover more quickly if the worst happens, in a bid to reduce the cost of...
View ArticleZurich gives stamp of approval to £1 billion of claims in first half of 2016
Zurich paid out more than £1 billion in claims during the first six months of 2016. Approximately 30% of this figure was paid from the life business, with the remaining 70% from general insurance. It...
View ArticleMotorplus signs UK General Insurance up to continue underwriting five core...
UK General Insurance, the specialist and niche personal lines insurer, has been selected by Motorplus to continue underwriting five of its core schemes. UK General Insurance will deal with Key, Family...
View ArticleBIBA asks Chancellor to address lack of progress on personal injury reform...
In a letter ahead of November’s Autumn Statement, the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has called upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer to address the lack of progress on the regulation of...
View ArticleSlater & Gordon says that it is a well-positioned brand in a growing market...
Slater & Gordon’s managing director, Andrew Grech, has said that the firm has the opportunity to win market share in the personal injury claims legal market with its “well-positioned” brand. Legal...
View ArticleCustodial sentences needed to crack nuisance call problem, says DMA
The DMA, the UK trade association for the one-to-one marketing industry, is calling for custodial sentences to be made available to punish those that repeatedly breach data protection laws by making...
View ArticleQC calls for radical change in personal injury litigation
One of the country’s leading personal injury barristers is calling for an end to court intervention in catastrophic personal injury claims and a radical change in the way that they are handled. Bill...
View ArticleTier 1 MROs lose their shell companies on MedCo
Tier 1 medical reporting organisations (MROs) on Medco have seen their shell companies wiped off MedCo after the medical report portal implemented its new qualifying criteria for MROs on 8 November....
View ArticleNominations to open shortly for Claims Management Awards
Barker Brooks Communications is proud to announce that nominations for the Claims Management Awards will be opening soon. Formerly known as the Claims Innovation Awards, the event will be held in...
View ArticleBVS launches new division to assist insurers with water damage claims
BVS , the building and contents claim validation company, has launched a new division to assist insurers with water damage claims, where assisted drying and restoration is required. Called BVS Restore,...
View ArticleForbes Solicitors launches clinical negligence awareness campaign
Forbes Solicitors has launched a clinical negligence awareness campaign after representing a mother whose daughter was left with severe cerebral palsy after complications during birth. The campaign is...
View ArticleLord Justice Jackson commissioned to undertake a review of fixed recoverable...
Lord Justice Jackson has been commissioned to undertake a review of fixed recoverable costs, which is due to be completed by 31 July 2017. LJ Jackson, who first recommended the application of fixed...
View ArticleARAG continues expansion with key underwriting appointments
Legal expenses provider ARAG has continued to pursue its expansion plans with three important appointments to its underwriting team. Andy Dyer joins the company as underwriting operations manager,...
View ArticleHorwich Farrelly appoints new defendant partner
Horwich Farrelly, the specialist insurance industry law firm, has appointed Mark Dickson as a new defendant partner. Joining from Keoghs, Dickson (pictured) brings over 20 years’ experience in the...
View ArticleDefining whiplash
Wilson Carswell argues that clinical guidlines over whiplash are needed to properly handle claims involving the soft tissue injury In personal injury circles, whiplash is a very emotive word. which is...
View ArticleDWF partner Teasdale elected new FOIL President
DWF partner Nigel Teasdale has been elected as the President of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL). Teasdale, who succeeds Duncan Rutter a partner at DAC Beachcroft, in the role, is also a director...
View ArticleNegligence claims for misdiagnosis of sepsis have quadrupled in last five years
Negligence claims relating to misdiagnosis of sepsis have quadrupled in the last five years, according to new research from Negligence Claimline. Seven claims were made in 2011/12, this increased to 27...
View ArticleGovernment confirms that it will, after all, consult on further whiplash and...
Rumours that the Government is set to consult on both the removal, or capping, of damages of damages for whiplash claims, and an increase in the small claims court limit for personal injury cases have...
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