7 May 2017

MedCo issued 337 warning letters and terminated 134 user agreements in the past year

MedCo has sent out 337 warning letters in the past year, two thirds of which ended up in a suspension...

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3 May 2017

Weightmans 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...

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2 May 2017

No fixed clinical negligence costs without a fixed system, says APIL

The cost of clinical negligence claims will never fall unless the NHS Resolution’s bad practice is brought under control, the...

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1 May 2017

Majority 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...

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30 April 2017

Government 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...

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26 April 2017

AA says that drivers will “despair” at Prisons and Courts Bill postponement

Drivers will “despair” that the “whiplash gravy train” has been given “the green light to carry on”, due to the...

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25 April 2017

Defence Committee criticises Iraq Historic Allegations Team, calls for better clarity on support for military personnel facing judicial process

The Defence Committee has heavily criticised the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) for costing the taxpayer £60 million and not...

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20 April 2017

Prison and Courts Bill will not be pushed through before the General Election

The Prison and Courts Bill will not be pushed through Parliament before it is dissolved next month in preparation for...

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