Judicial College Guidelines: what’s new in the 15th edition?
The 15th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines was published on 26 November 2019. John Cuss considers some of the key changes in this latest edition.
The new discount rate – striking a fair balance?
The personal injury discount rate has been set at −0.25%, effective from 5 August 2019. John Cuss reviews the decision and the reasons behind it.
Queasy money? Curing travel sickness claims
An epidemic of holiday sickness claims has plagued the travel industry over the past couple of years. Stephen Mason examines the impact of new regulations.
Law Society blog: Law firm marketing ban in hospitals won’t cure NHS ills
Read our blog post by Richard Miller, head of Justice at the Law Society, in which he argues that plans to ban personal injury firms advertising in hospitals in England are short-sighted and counter-productive.
Winner takes all: How far should the personal injury reforms go?
Following the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation “Reforming the Soft Tissue Injury (Whiplash) Claims Process” earlier this year, the personal injury (PI) sector is about to face a radical change. Matthew Cotton, vice-chair of the Civil Litigation Section examines the opposing views and comments on the likely effects of the ...
Funding switch cases – the retrospective sting in the tail
Tom Jenkinson from Bolt Burdon Kemp recaps the recent funding switch decision in XDE v North Middlesex University Hospital Trust [2019] EWHC 1482 (QB), as well as the pressures on legal aid funding and what firms can do to help justify a funding switch.
What’s changing in clinical negligence litigation?
Book review: Kerry Underwood on Personal Injury Small Claims Portals
Law Society blog: Law firm marketing ban in hospitals won’t cure NHS ills
Managing fixed costs in clinical negligence work
Book review: Clinical Negligence Claims by 9 Gough Square
'No room for negotiation': why clin neg fixed costs will be a disaster
Whiplash claims portal – how to register
Claimant representatives can register to use the new online claims portal service from 22 January 2020.
Proposed time limit for armed forces claims
Changes to the whiplash claims process
Royal assent for whiplash reforms
LASPO: ban on personal injury referral fees isn't working, MoJ told
MoJ to increase small claims limit for motoring claims in April 2019 - read our response
Insurers bound by protocol to pay solicitors costs, Supreme Court hears
MoJ confirm April 2019 for RTA claim reforms
Alarm over denial of legal rights for road traffic victims
Law Society launches new injury-related accreditations
Write to your MP on small claims and whiplash
'Whiplash' proposals undermined in parliamentary committee evidence session
Insurers will be the winners in personal injury 'reforms'
‘Cold calling must be banned’, lawyers’ groups warned
Case note: Moreno v Motor Insurers Bureau [2016] UKSC 52
Whiplash plans under fire from Law Society
Law Society hits back at the Association of British Insurers
Motor insurers benefit while access to justice is hit
Request for low value personal injury case studies
Personal injury proposals - update to members
