31 July 2017

Mixed reactions as Lord Justice Jackson confirms scaling back from suggesting fixed costs for all claims up to £250,000

Lord Justice Jackson’s review on extending fixed recoverable costs (FRC) has been met with mixed reactions from the legal and...

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24 July 2017

CMCs earned £6.3 billion over the last ten years

Claims management companies (CMCs) in the UK have earned just shy of £6.3 billion in the last ten years. A...

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21 July 2017

Government proposals for better combat compensation will result in servicemen and women being “shut out of the justice process”

Hilary Meredith has said that Government proposals for better combat compensation are in breach of the military covenant and will...

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20 July 2017

First4Lawyers: Fixed tarriffs and small claims rise will lead to “PPI-fication” of PI market

The Government’s decision to press ahead with PI reforms will lead to the “PPI-fication” of the personal injury market, according...

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16 July 2017

PI reform: The good, the bad and the ugly

Qamar Anwar on the new proposed PI sector reforms and how the Government could ensure that insurers pass on a...

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14 July 2017

Dishonest claims fell by 5% in 2016

Insurers detected 125,000 dishonest claims valued at £1.3 billion last year, a 5% drop from 2015. The figures have been...

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9 July 2017

UK road traffic accident personal injury payouts are 17 times higher than in some other European countries, says RAC Foundation

The RAC Foundation has said that PI compensation levels for road traffic accidents in the UK are 17 times higher...

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7 July 2017

Hudgell Solicitors appoints human rights lawyer involved with Hillsborough disaster and Mark Duggan shooting cases

Hudgell Solicitors has recruited civil liberties solicitor Cyrilia Davies Knight to join the firm’s growing London team. Davies Knight joins...

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