By: 3 April 2018

Cyclists and motorcyclists should be exempt from whiplash reforms, says MP

A motion has been filed in Parliament that proposes exempting vulnerable road users such as cyclists and motorcyclists from the...

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By: 20 March 2018

Published Civil Liability Bill promises whiplash reforms and personal injury discount rate changes

The government has further clamped down on the so-called ‘compensation culture’ with the introduction of the Civil Liability Bill, which...

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By: 13 February 2018

Whiplash reforms coming in April 2019

The UK government plans to introduce its whiplash reforms in April 2019. A statement from the Motor Accident Solicitors Society...

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By: 2 September 2017

Insurance brokers urged to join Access to Justice whiplash campaign

The Access to Justice lobby group has asked BIBA, the brokers' trade association, to support its campaign to amend the...

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By: 18 August 2017

BTE and ATE costs will rise under Government’s proposed whiplash claims and disadvantage most vulnerable members of society

Claimants are set to face higher BTE and ATE costs should the Government's proposed soft tissue injury reforms become reality....

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By: 8 August 2017

Vast majority of claims for whiplash generated by insurance companies, says claimant lobby group

The vast majority of claims for whiplash have been generated by insurance companies during the last decade, according to Access...

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By: 4 August 2017

ABI: repair costs a drop in the ocean compared to impact of IPT, Discount Rate and whiplash-related claims on motor premiums

The ABI has hit back at the claimant legal community after it accused insurers of being hypocrites for inflating motor...

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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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