5 December 2016

Access to Justice group asks for more time to consider whiplash consultation as National Accident Helpline warns of 2017 profit loss

The Access to Justice group has asked the Government for more time to answer the consultation on reform to the...

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27 November 2016

Small claims limit increase to hit 140,000 non-motor cases a year, says National Accident Helpline

Government plans to increase the small claims limit to £5,000 for all personal injury claims will impact more than 140,000...

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24 November 2016

Chancellor’s Insurance Premium Tax hike is “astounding” in light of proposed PI reforms, says APIL

Philip Hammond's decision to raise Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) to 12% from June 2017, while also maintaining that reforms to...

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24 November 2016

Claims Management Regulator concerned about potential data breaches in holiday sickness claims marketing

The Claims Management Regulator has said that it is concerned that some claims management companies (CMCs) may be breaching data...

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17 November 2016

Access to Justice group urges MoJ to remember Theresa May’s pledge to “listen to ordinary working people” when considering whiplash reforms

Access to Justice (A2J), the claimant lawyer lobby group, has called on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to remember the...

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17 November 2016

Government says insurers will pass on £1 billion of savings if whiplash claim reforms go through

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said that insurers will be able to pass on £1 billion worth of savings...

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16 November 2016

National Accident Helpline leads industry push for blanket ban on nuisance calls in Autumn Statement

More than 70 organisations, including leading law and marketing firms, are calling on the Government to stop nuisance calls by...

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16 November 2016

Government confirms that it will, after all, consult on further whiplash and small claims reform

Rumours that the Government is set to consult on both the removal, or capping, of damages of damages for whiplash...

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