By: 21 August 2017

NHS needs honest and open appraisal of childbirth-related claims

The NHS needs to improve on learning from its mistakes through an honest and open appraisal, if it is to stem...

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By: 16 August 2017

Only 15% of claims against our doctors succeed, says MDU

The MDU has revealed that it successfully defended 85% of medical claims that closed last year. The medical defence organisation...

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By: 14 August 2017

Thinking of exiting the PI sector?

With a potential 35,0000 jobs at risk in the PI sector, Nicholas Harrison explains how claims professionals can prepare for...

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By: 7 August 2017

Two men sentenced for passing fraudulent motor insurance claims through bogus CMCs

Two men have been sentenced for a total of 10-and-a-half years at The Inner London Crown Court for staging crash-for-cash...

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By: 31 July 2017

Mixed reactions as Lord Justice Jackson confirms scaling back from suggesting fixed costs for all claims up to £250,000

Lord Justice Jackson’s review on extending fixed recoverable costs (FRC) has been met with mixed reactions from the legal and...

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By: 28 July 2017

Fletchers Solicitors increases headcount by 345% in five years

Fletchers Solicitors has appointed its 400th team member, meaning that the firm has increased its headcount by 345% since 2012....

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By: 27 July 2017

What the whiplash proposals really mean for insurers

David Johnson on dealing with litigants in person, whiplash fraud and a potentially shrinking claimant legal services market In the...

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By: 20 July 2017

First4Lawyers: Fixed tarriffs and small claims rise will lead to “PPI-fication” of PI market

The Government’s decision to press ahead with PI reforms will lead to the “PPI-fication” of the personal injury market, according...

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