By: 24 February 2017

PI reform will result in legal expenses product innovation, says Arc Legal

Arc Legal Assistance has said that the legal expenses insurance industry has been handed an opportunity to develop and introduce...

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By: 15 February 2017

Ministry of Defence acting like it is above the law over duty of care combat plans, says Hilary Meredith

Solicitor Hilary Meredith has criticised proposals by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to scrap the legal duty of care it...

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By: 14 February 2017

Asons hands over more than £100,000 to AXA for inflating legal costs in 65 PI cases

It has emerged that Asons Solicitors has agreed to repay more than £100,000 to AXA after conceding that it has...

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By: 6 February 2017

APIL accuses ABI of “sickening” blame game tactics as motor insurance premiums hit highest ever recorded levels

Neil Sugarman, the President of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), has accused the Association of British Insurers (ABI)...

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By: 4 February 2017

Fixed recoverable costs extension would be a “grave risk” following Brexit, says ACL

The Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has told Lord Justice Jackson that a radical extension of fixed recoverable costs (FRCs)...

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By: 31 January 2017

Fixed fee proposals for clinical negligence will have unintended consequences for patient safety, says AvMA

Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) has warned that the Department of Health's proposals to cap recoverable legal costs in clinical...

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By: 27 January 2017

Bus operators face potential rethink over passengers’ rights following wheelchair claim ruling

A Supreme Court ruling on a wheelchair claim that has given priority access over wheelchair spaces on buses to disabled...

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By: 15 January 2017

“Scandalous” personal injury reforms will hit the vulnerable hardest, says Hodge Jones & Allen

The most vulnerable people in society will be hit the hardest by the Government’s "scandalous" proposed reforms to personal injury...

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