5 December 2014

Group of law firms set to bring judicial review against Government whiplash reforms

A number of the country’s leading personal injury law firms are preparing to seek a judicial review of the Government's...

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19 November 2014

Chief Legal Ombudsman resigns following accounts controversy

Chief legal ombudsman Adam Sampson has resigned from his post after a travel expenses controversy opened his organisation to a...

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11 November 2014

Government says no to hybrid DBAs

The Government has said that it will not consider introducing hybrid damages-based agreements (DBAs). Lord Justice Jackson himself has called...

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7 November 2014

Curb industrial deafness claims with fixed fees, says ABI

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has once again called for the introduction of fixed legal fees to halt the...

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3 November 2014

Legal Ombudsman to start taking on CMC complaints from late January

The Legal Ombudsman has been given a provisional start date of 28 January 2015 from which it can start handling...

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30 October 2014

Clarification on child claims costs due by January

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is set to publish new rules on infant claims by January next year. The Law...

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11 August 2014

Don’t rush Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, says Kennedys

Kennedys has warned the House of Lords that rushing through the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill could lead to dangerous...

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30 June 2014

New Government clampdown on rogue claims management companies

The Government has announced that it will start fining rogue claims management companies for providing a bad service and bombarding...

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