“Not fit for purpose” discount rate law must change, says Medical Defence Union
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has said that the law governing the discount rate is "not fit for purpose" and...
Read MoreInsurers should not be allowed to shirk their responsibilities by pushing for more favourable discount rate, says APIL
The Government must not allow the insurance industry to shirk its responsibility to fully compensate severely injured people by trying...
Read MoreExclude complex claims from fixed recoverable costs in low value clinical negligence cases, says Law Society
The Law Society has said that complex claims should be excluded from plans to introduce fixed recoverable costs in low...
Read MoreFoot Anstey’s medical negligence practice sets sail as Enable Law
Foot Anstey's medical negligence practice has become a separate business entity within the Foot Anstey Group. Known as Enable Law,...
Read MoreWeightmans says that Thompsons has used its analysis of MoJ data selectively to argue against soft tissue injury claims reform
Defendant law firm Weightmans has said that its claimant rival Thompsons has cherry picked from its analysis of official MoJ...
Read MoreMajority of people want the Government to do more to reduce spending of NHS funds on lawyer fees
Three quarters of the public want the Government to do more to reduce the amount of legal costs that PI...
Read MoreGovernment has no evidential justification on which to progress with PI reforms, says Thompsons
Thompsons Solicitors has said that new data analysed by defendant firm Weightmans has shown that the Government has no evidential...
Read MoreInsurers to be hit with £21 million of claims over Bank Holiday weekend
Bank holiday motorists are heading toward the worst day of the year for accidents, costing insurers an estimated £21 million...
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