Hoodwinking the Government over small claims reforms
Qamar Anwar takes aim at the Government’s proposed small claims reforms and says that it has had the wool pulled over its eyes by the insurance sector The influence of the insurance sector over our...
View ArticleMake the Rehabilitation Code compulsory to avoid taking risks with the...
The Ministry of Justice could achieve reform of the way rehabilitation is provided to injured people without causing any unintended consequences by making it compulsory to adhere to the Rehabilitation...
View ArticleInsurers “worthy of Scrooge himself” in attempting to block discount rate...
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has branded the insurance industry’s legal challenge of the Lord Chancellor’s decision to review the discount rate for personal injury claims as being...
View ArticleMore than half of claimant firms will be forced to shut down if small claims...
A snap survey conducted by First4Lawyers has found that more than half of claimant firms will be forced to shut down or look for other work if the Government’s proposal to raise the small claims limit...
View ArticleRoberts Jackson promotes two staff to associate level
Roberts Jackson has promoted two of its solicitors, Koyes Ahmed and Mardin Ali, to associate level. Ali started working for the industrial disease firm in November 2011 in the marketing department,...
View ArticleSpam calls and texts to reach “epidemic proportions” following low value PI...
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has predicted that spam calls and texts about personal injury claims will reach epidemic proportions under Government plans to reform whiplash and...
View ArticleSlater and Gordon shares dive on news that the Australian Securities and...
Slater & Gordon’s shares have dropped following allegations from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that the firm gave a false impression of its financial position ahead of its...
View ArticlePlans to curb right to claim for minor injuries will put further burden on...
Hudgell Solicitors has warned the Government that its plans to curb the right to claim for minor injuries ignores the burden that will be passed from insurance companies to the state, and particularly...
View ArticleInjured people ‘victimised’ by Government’s ‘naïve’ proposed whiplash reforms
The Government’s proposed whiplash reforms have been branded ‘naïve’ and ‘profoundly unfair’ by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). The not-for-profit organisation’s president, Neil...
View ArticleThompsons reports £13m profit loss with small claim reforms on the horizon
Pre-tax profits at Thompsons Solicitors have dropped from £16.2 million to £3.4 million in the 2015/16 year ending 30 April. The well-known personal injury firm has revealed that the dramatic drop...
View ArticleInsurers at high risk of losing customers during claims process due to...
DST Systems has said that insurance firms are at a high risk of losing customers during a claims process. The technology and operations outsourcing company has said that insurers are particularly...
View ArticleGovernment must overhaul whiplash medical reporting standards and use...
If the Government must overhaul whiplash medical reporting standards if it chooses to press forward with reform of soft tissue injury claims, according to Beacon Independent Medical Examiners. In its...
View ArticlePI solicitor struck off the Roll of Solicitors after fabricating documents...
It has emerged that a personal injury solicitor from Hull who fabricated legal documents and paid clients with his own money, was struck off the Roll of Solicitors just before Christmas. Paul Andrew...
View ArticleJapanese insurer to replace claims handlers with Artificial Intellegence...
A Japanese insurer is set to dismiss 34 claims handlers and replace them with an artificial intelligence system created by IBM. The Guardian has reported that Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance believes that...
View ArticleGovernment must make exceptions for vulnerable users such as motorcyclists in...
Fletchers Solicitors has said that the Government’s latest crackdown on fraudulent small claims must make exceptions for vulnerable road users, such as motorcyclists, or risk denying fair access to...
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Blakewater Solicitors attributes a decade of success to Eclipse’s Proclaim...
Established in January 2007, Blackburn-based Blakewater Solicitors has rapidly evolved over the years from a leading specialist conveyancing practice into a broader firm, now offering sharia finance,...
View ArticleFirm applies for a group litigation order following Volkswagen emissions scandal
Harcus Sinclair has applied for a group litigation order in claims against VW, Audi, SEAT and Skoda arising out of the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The application for the group litigation order will...
View ArticleFOIL backs motor insurance law review after ECJ Vnuk ruling
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) is backing UK and EU government moves to address the crippling implications for individuals and motor insurers of a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in the...
View ArticleKennedys welcomes Government’s rolling programme of reform for autonomous cars
Kennedys has said that it welcomes the Government’s “measured” response to the Centre for Connected & Autonomous Vehicles consultation Pathway to driverless cars: Consultation on proposals to...
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Bad investment advice carries a cost
When someone has acted on investment advice from a professional and later discovered that returns were not as expected or predicted, they may seek redress. But time is against them, says Sarah Perry...
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