By: 18 February 2014

Judiciary looks at allowing parties to agree time extensions without court approval

In a move to reduce the amount of extension of time applications brought in following the infamous Mitchell decision, parties...

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By: 23 October 2013

No rise in PI small claims limit – for now

Claimant solicitors have been thrown a lifeline by the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) announcement today that it will defer their...

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By: 4 October 2013

Mesothelioma claims proposals ‘unworkable and unfair’

Government proposals to change the way people claim damages for mesothelioma are ‘unworkable and unfair’, according to Karl Tonks, former...

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By: 26 July 2013

Mesothelioma victims to see their cases sped up through the courts

Mesothelioma sufferers will be supported by new faster legal processes under proposals announced by Courts Minister Helen Grant. Grant says...

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By: 14 December 2020

Whiplash reforms: what comes next?

It is up to all of us to ensure personal injury and clinical negligence claimants have a route to justice...

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By: 8 May 2020

Another whiplash delay

The pandemic is likely to fuel even more consolidation in the claimant legal market than the whiplash reforms were going...

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By: 18 March 2020

Whiplash portal delay less of a surprise than ADR decision

A delay to the introduction of the whiplash portal was inevitable. But, says Qamar Anwar, managing director of First4Lawyers, dropping...

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By: 9 May 2018

Vulnerable road users to be exempt from Civil Liability Bill

Lord Keen has confirmed that vulnerable road users such as cyclists and motorcyclists will be exempt from the Civil Liability...

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