27 April 2023

First4InjuryClaims celebrates faster settlements and £2m compensation milestone

First4InjuryClaims, a law firm launched to help victims of road traffic accidents in the wake of the whiplash reforms, is...

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18 May 2022

Reform, but at what cost?

[caption id="attachment_19542" align="alignleft" width="300"] Andy Cullwick, head of marketing at First4Lawyers[/caption] With reform of clinical negligence the next objective of...

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23 March 2022

Ministry of Justice ditches plans for further whiplash reform

The government has dropped plans for further whiplash reform—to the surprise of personal injury lawyers and trade groups. The Ministry...

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18 January 2022

Six months in, why data shows the OIC portal’s DIY approach isn’t working

[caption id="attachment_18813" align="alignleft" width="150"] Andy Cullwick, head of marketing at First4Lawyers[/caption] There are simple steps that the government could and...

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10 November 2021

Portal? What portal? Why poor marketing could be driving away genuine claimants

The marketing around the Official Injury Claim portal has been so abysmal that most people probably still don’t know it...

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29 October 2021

DAC Beachcroft and AIS launch digital tool to help motor insurers meet OIC liability response deadline

Law firm DAC Beachcroft and insurtech Automated Insurance Solutions (AIS) have launched ACE, an automated digital solution for gathering evidence and preparing compliant witness...

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26 October 2021

Official Injury Claim portal: a success or a failure?

Success in adapting to the latest personal injury claim reforms lies in implementing online systems and processes that deal with low-value road-traffic accidents as efficiently...

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22 October 2021

OIC data reveals 45,000 claims processed, 436 settlements reached

The Official Injury Claim (OIC) service, the online portal launched earlier this year to manage road traffic accident claims under £5,000, processed more than 45,000 claims during...

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