By: 11 November 2014

Government says no to hybrid DBAs

The Government has said that it will not consider introducing hybrid damages-based agreements (DBAs). Lord Justice Jackson himself has called...

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By: 3 November 2014

Legal Ombudsman to start taking on CMC complaints from late January

The Legal Ombudsman has been given a provisional start date of 28 January 2015 from which it can start handling...

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By: 30 October 2014

Clarification on child claims costs due by January

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is set to publish new rules on infant claims by January next year. The Law...

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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: 5 November 2013

Litigators unimpressed by Jackson reforms

Litigators have said that the Jackson reforms have resulted in rising costs and no discernible rise in access to justice....

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By: 8 April 2013

Claims Management Regulator sets out tough new rules of conduct

The Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) Claims management Regulator is to halt all verbal contract arrangements between consumers and claims management...

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