By: 27 February 2017

Lord Chancellor leaves insurers reeling with new Discount Rate

Elizabeth Truss has shocked the insurance industry by adjusting the Discount Rate for lump sum compensation payments for life-changing injuries...

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By: 25 February 2017

AXA praises cuts to whiplash claim damages as it reveals 8.1% growth in revenue

AXA has warmly welcomed the reforms to RTA-related claims in the Government's Prisons and Courts Bill which will see a...

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By: 23 February 2017

Claimant lawyers incredulous as Government says it will increase the small claims limit to £5,000 for whiplash claims

The Government has confirmed that it will increase the small claims limit to £5,000 for whiplash claims and create a...

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By: 9 February 2017

Justice Committee questions thinking behind MoJ whiplash proposals

The Justice Select Committee has questioned the rationale behind the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) proposed whiplash claim reforms. In an...

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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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By: 12 January 2017

Allow pre-medical offers for certain claims, says Lloyd’s Market Association

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has called on the Government to permit pre-medical offers in certain circumstances as it digests...

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By: 23 December 2016

More than half of claimant firms will be forced to shut down if small claims reforms go through, says First4Lawyers

A snap survey conducted by First4Lawyers has found that more than half of claimant firms will be forced to shut...

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By: 29 November 2016

New laws and telematics technology hold the key to the whiplash “epidemic”

Pravar Gautam on how telematics technology can go hand-in-hand with the new proposals for whiplash reform The Government has unveiled...

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