By: 10 June 2020

Allianz and Keoghs secure prison sentence for fraudster

A fraudster who submitted a false £4,000 personal injury claim has been handed an immediate 12-month prison sentence with no...

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By: 4 February 2019

First4Lawyers: FCA oversight bodes well for CMCs of all sizes

Qamar Anwar of First4Lawyers looks ahead to the FCA taking over the regulation of CMCs I have to start this...

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By: 20 April 2018

AA index reports fall in car insurance costs

The average price for a comprehensive car insurance policy has fallen for the third consecutive quarter, as insurers react to...

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By: 17 April 2018

APIL president criticises Civil Liability Bill saving pledge

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) president Brett Dixon has mocked the £35 ‘saving’ that the government and insurers put...

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By: 13 April 2018

Travel sickness claims to be subject to fixed costs

Tighter controls on costs that can be recovered in travel sickness claims have been agreed, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)...

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By: 20 March 2018

Published Civil Liability Bill promises whiplash reforms and personal injury discount rate changes

The government has further clamped down on the so-called ‘compensation culture’ with the introduction of the Civil Liability Bill, which...

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By: 1 March 2018

Supreme Court rules in Barton v Wright Hassall

The Supreme Court has found against Mark Barton in a case in which he was seeking a retrospective validation of...

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By: 10 January 2018

ABTA: Holiday sickness fraud engineered

As many as 9.5 million British adults have been approached about making a compensation claim for being sick while on...

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