By: 8 July 2017

Solicitors in peril following Court of Appeal ruling on costs budgets

The Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL) has warned that solicitors’ inability to stick to their costs budgets puts them at risk...

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By: 5 July 2017

Financial Guidance and Claims Bill a missed opportunity to ban CMC cold calling, says APIL

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has said that the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill is a missed opportunity...

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By: 26 June 2017

One third of GPs say they will quit NHS over increasing indemnity costs

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has found that a third of GPs are considering leaving the profession or retiring due...

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By: 23 June 2017

Urgent action is needed says the Medical Protection Society as it projects clinical negligence costs rising to £2.6 billion by 2022

The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has said that the NHS could be paying out £2.6 billion a year in clinical...

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By: 16 June 2017

Claimant personal injury solicitors are resigned to discount rate change

Claimant personal injury solicitors are resigned to the discount rate moving back up as a result of the Government’s latest...

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By: 1 May 2017

Majority of people want the Government to do more to reduce spending of NHS funds on lawyer fees

Three quarters of the public want the Government to do more to reduce the amount of legal costs that PI...

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By: 14 April 2017

Majority of PI solicitors believe costs management has negative impact on litigation

Just Costs Solicitors has found that 65% of personal injury partners at the UK’s top 200 firms believe the costs...

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By: 21 March 2017

SRA investigates referral fees in holiday sickness claims

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has contacted over a dozen law firms and demanded that they prove that they are...

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