By: 15 January 2014

Government attacked for siding with insurers over Mesothelioma deal

The Government has come under heavy criticism for giving far too much leeway to the insurance industry in its negotiations...

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By: 12 December 2013

New funding model provides £1m lifeline to PI firms in first three months

A new funding scheme for law firms has already lent over £1m to personal injury firms since its inception three...

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By: 5 December 2013

Triangle of CMC heads banned from acting as directors

Three claims management company (CMC) directors have been banned from holding directorships after having taken money from customers seeking Payment...

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By: 5 December 2013

Government performs Mesothelioma U-turn

The Government has performed a U-turn on its proposals to introduce a new set of rules to handle out-of-court mesothelioma...

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By: 13 November 2013

PPI ‘pests’ to be put in their place

  Claims Management Companies (CMC) involved in Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) have been told to brace themselves for much tougher...

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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: 27 September 2013

APIL calls for bereavement damages postcode lottery to end

Bereaved people in Scotland are treated more fairly when claiming damages for their loss than those in England and Wales,...

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By: 16 September 2013

Decision on discount rate could be further delayed

  The Government's release of new research into the setting of a new personal injury discount rate used to calculate...

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