By: 20 March 2017

New evidence in A2J commissioned report shows no correlation between whiplash claim numbers and rising motor insurance premiums

Access to Justice (A2J), the personal injury lawyer lobby group, has called on the Government to rethink its plans for...

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By: 6 March 2017

Government ignored concerns of Transport Select Committee on whiplash reforms

The Government pressed ahead with its reforms to RTA-related soft tissue injury claims despite the Transport Select Committee harbouring a...

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By: 1 March 2017

Legal expenses insurers will pick up PI baton once MoJ’s whiplash reforms are introduced, says DAS

Legal expenses insurer DAS has predicted that there will be an increase in demand for motor legal expenses insurance (MLEI) as...

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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: 24 January 2017

Government urged to ban payments by lawyers to intermediary businesses in response to whiplash consultation

The Government should place a ban on payment by solicitors to intermediary businesses with respect to any personal injury case...

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By: 6 January 2017

Government must overhaul whiplash medical reporting standards and use evidence-based medicine

If the Government must overhaul whiplash medical reporting standards if it chooses to press forward with reform of soft tissue...

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