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Djanogly dismisses calls for Scottish-style deal on pleural plaques

Posted on 18/05/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

CoA judge raps defendant for spurning mediation

Posted on 18/05/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Multiple Impacts of Brain Injury

Posted on 16/05/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Somerset widow gets Bristol Water asbestos death payout

Posted on 10/05/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Solicitors could access fraudster register

Posted on 10/05/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Richard Scorer is acting for women seeking to sue John Worboys’ motor insurer

Posted on 03/05/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lawyers call for real debate on whiplash

Posted on 03/05/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

LASPO goes on the statute book

Posted on 02/05/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurers propose £150 portal fixed fee as ‘negotiating tactic’

Posted on 01/05/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

CoA ruling makes parent companies liable for subsidiaries’ health and safety

Posted on 01/05/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Clarke to announce whiplash curbs

Posted on 30/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

LASPO bound for statute book after cliffhanger final vote

Posted on 27/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

PI lawyers rule out ‘deal or no deal’

Posted on 26/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

MoJ: ‘up to solicitors’ to police damages

Posted on 26/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

‘Raise cap’ on crime victims’ compensation

Posted on 26/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Double ABS first for NewLaw Legal

Posted on 25/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Clarke in Jackson reform climbdown

Posted on 24/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

The UK’s Pain In The Neck Culture Must End, say the ABI

Posted on 24/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Plant: firms ‘deluded’ to think ABSs won’t have impact

Posted on 23/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurance industry ‘deluded’ says PI chief

Posted on 20/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurers under fire for ‘wasted costs’

Posted on 18/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Ministers target child legal aid in fightback against bill amendments

Posted on 16/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Asbestos victims hit by legislation delay

Posted on 13/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lit funder’s profits up

Posted on 11/04/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Firms ‘must diversify to survive’ urges City investor

Posted on 29/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Supreme Court opens the way to thousands of employee asbestos claims

Posted on 28/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Two more legal aid defeats as LASPO completes Lords

Posted on 28/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

ABS trailblazers revealed

Posted on 28/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Family of Cardiff brain injury girl Olivia Collis raise legal aid fears

Posted on 27/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Peers’ votes on ‘no-win, no-fee’ reforms leave campaigners frustrated

Posted on 27/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Manchester PI firm goes under

Posted on 26/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Jackson says one-third of his clinical negligence proposals at risk

Posted on 26/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Claims portal won’t cope with expansion, say solicitors

Posted on 26/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lord Young shuns meeting with profession’s regulator

Posted on 23/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Claimant firms warned of wind of change

Posted on 23/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

No referral exemption for charities, Lords rule

Posted on 22/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Closing QS member blames Jackson

Posted on 22/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

‘One-size’ Jackson-style reforms wrong, Scots told

Posted on 22/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lords take aim at litigation reform

Posted on 15/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Industry to Propose New Guidelines To Tackle Whiplash

Posted on 14/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

CFA reform will not be retrospective, MoJ says

Posted on 13/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Concern at move to make success fee recovery ban retrospective

Posted on 13/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

LASPO suffers three more defeats in Lords

Posted on 13/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Liverpool Victoria wins bogus accident case

Posted on 13/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Clarke: ‘We’re taking legal aid away from lawyers’

Posted on 05/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Society seeks civil litigation compromise

Posted on 01/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Government announces legal aid concessions

Posted on 01/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

10% damages uplift ‘still fair’ says Jackson

Posted on 01/03/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Fraud: Organised crime – Bogus claims gangs cast a wider net

Posted on 24/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Time to put the brake on the UK’s exorbitant legal bill says the ABI

Posted on 24/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

MoJ to consult on PI discount rate

Posted on 23/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Over 50 law firms join breast implant action

Posted on 23/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Ombudsman confirms move into claims management

Posted on 22/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurance Medical Group has a new DX address

Posted on 21/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Law firms ‘are their own competitors’

Posted on 21/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Litigation changes ‘border on recklessness’, says APIL chief

Posted on 21/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

PM’s ‘summit’ on whiplash excludes legal profession

Posted on 15/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Referral fee ban will trigger PI buyouts

Posted on 14/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

MoJ publishes consultation response on extension and expansion of Claims Protocol

Posted on 13/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Stop taking us for a ride: 5,000 firms chasing car insurance claims… and 700 of them have been struck off

Posted on 13/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Justine Greening: Britain is the whiplash capital of Europe – and I’m going to stop it

Posted on 13/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurance cheats face crackdown as fraud register looms

Posted on 13/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Mesothelioma ruling opens way to higher payouts for elderly

Posted on 13/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Apil criticises ‘short-sighted’ civil justice change

Posted on 10/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Motor PI portal limit extended to £25,000

Posted on 10/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Referral proposals ‘won’t work’

Posted on 09/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Solicitor won settlement for pensioner in action against Gwent Police

Posted on 09/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Clarke raises small claims limit in county court

Posted on 09/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Jackson ‘Plan B’ splits claimant lobby

Posted on 08/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Mother who needed face ‘rebuilt’ with 20 ops after test riding horse sues owners

Posted on 07/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

First Assist “regrets” lack of clarity on Laspo bill

Posted on 06/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lawyers make millions from NHS negligence claims

Posted on 06/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurance lobbyists were briefed by mandarins over legal reform

Posted on 06/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Seven face jail in alleged credit hire scandal

Posted on 06/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

The great whiplash backlash

Posted on 06/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

6 MPH… The whiplash limit

Posted on 06/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

McNally unmoved as he rejects third-party capture ban

Posted on 03/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Morale low among Ministry of Justice staff

Posted on 02/02/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Jackson civil cost reforms deferred until April 2013

Posted on 31/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Ban on PI adverts in hospitals ‘unworkable’

Posted on 26/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Bury’s Fairfield Hospital pays £3.35m for Adam Spinks’ claim

Posted on 25/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

PI firm acquired in £19m ABS deal

Posted on 24/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Widow tells of asbestos compensation battle

Posted on 23/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurers to blame’ for PI premium hike

Posted on 19/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Trainee in group action against 13 cosmetic surgery clinics

Posted on 19/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lyons Davidson announces the International Whiplash Conference

Posted on 19/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Health and safety guru warns of political misuse

Posted on 18/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

£185m rescue for NHS litigation fund

Posted on 17/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

More patients sue plastic surgeons over faulty cosmetic operations

Posted on 13/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

MASS “cautiously” welcomes transport committee report

Posted on 13/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

GPs reveal steep rise in patients with ‘bogus’ injuries

Posted on 13/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

APIL Statement on the cost of motor insurance

Posted on 12/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Jack Straw discusses whiplash claims on BBC’s ‘Today’

Posted on 12/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Asbestos fund still on agenda, says government

Posted on 12/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

NewLaw makes ABS move

Posted on 12/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

PI firms inundated over banned implants

Posted on 12/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

ABI Responds to Transport Select Committee Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance

Posted on 12/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Curb sharp practices and impose tougher compensation threshold for whiplash say MPs

Posted on 12/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

RTA Portal – Response to possible extension of PI Claims Protocol

Posted on 11/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Defendants must put their own house in order, APIL tells Daily Mail

Posted on 06/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

APIL criticises health and safety announcement

Posted on 06/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Cameron extends PI fees cap in attack on ‘albatross’ culture

Posted on 05/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Daniel Slade is acting for ‘breathing difficulties’ clients

Posted on 05/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Experts to ponder ‘drug driving’ offence

Posted on 05/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

PI firm attacks Jackson reforms in £1m campaign

Posted on 04/01/2012 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Government must end the “unfair subsidy” of insurers

Posted on 23/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

PI lawyers risk conflict claims under ABS

Posted on 15/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Expert witnesses urged to resist pay cap

Posted on 15/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Car insurance costs to be investigated by OFT

Posted on 14/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Eclipse Proclaim Personal Injury Awards 2011

Posted on 12/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

£4m fraud trial collapses

Posted on 12/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Spam texts ‘concern or distress nine out of 10 people’

Posted on 12/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Crackdown on injury claims industry SMS spam

Posted on 09/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Crash fraudster jailed after being filmed ‘working out’

Posted on 09/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Ice thieves leaving motorists out in the cold this winter

Posted on 08/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Legislation due on asbestos-related pleural plaques

Posted on 06/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

CPS drops fraud charges in referral-fee case

Posted on 06/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Unite seeks to end compensation uncertainty for asbestos victims at supreme court on 5 December

Posted on 02/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Duo found guilty of £40 000 claims scam

Posted on 02/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Peers target third-party capture

Posted on 02/12/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Health and safety review shifts liability ‘onus’

Posted on 30/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

ABI Motor 2011: Whiplash needs to be referred to as “neck pain”

Posted on 25/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Allianz claims success in Darren Bent case despite apparent loss

Posted on 25/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Brooke gets double in PI awards

Posted on 25/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Health and safety guide dispels myths and keeps it simple for small businesses and voluntary sector

Posted on 25/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

MASS chief calls for ‘honesty’ over fees ban

Posted on 24/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Economists say Jackson reforms will cost £70m a year

Posted on 23/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Tougher measures to improve young driver safety crucial to delivering a better motor insurance deal to customers says ABI

Posted on 22/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

ABI sets out ‘tough love’proposals to cut young driver road accidents and reduce their insurance costs

Posted on 22/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Phone app launched for motor claims

Posted on 18/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Don’t cut aid for people like Aaron, pleads carer

Posted on 18/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Referral-fee refusnik enters PI market

Posted on 18/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Coalition to lobby Lords on referral fees

Posted on 17/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Future well-being of injured people at risk in hands of claims farmers

Posted on 16/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Fitch: UK motor insurers need to control claims costs

Posted on 14/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Admiral issues profit warning over PI claims

Posted on 14/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

‘Newscast’ debate on referral fees ban

Posted on 14/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Whiplash compensation system ‘open to fraud’

Posted on 10/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Reforms will cut claims against NHS in half

Posted on 10/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Straw’s bid to make referral fees a criminal offence fails

Posted on 10/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Dealing direct with your insurer with regards to your injury? Think twice.

Posted on 10/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Parliamentary debate on ‘no win no fee’ an “utter disgrace”

Posted on 10/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Associations unite to fight LASPO Bill

Posted on 10/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

PI lawyers hit back at media critics

Posted on 01/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Referral fee ban will hit PI claimants – says MoJ assessment

Posted on 01/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lib Dem MPs rebel against proposals to cut legal aid funding

Posted on 01/11/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Labour front bencher admits concerns over Jack Straw’s referral fee ban plan

Posted on 28/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

MPs call for comprehensive referral fee ban

Posted on 28/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Ruling puts paid to ‘cash-cow’ legal expenses insurers

Posted on 28/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Claimant solicitors to get fraud data access

Posted on 28/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Solicitor acting for clients in ‘allergic reactions’ hair dye cases

Posted on 27/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Government lays out referral fee ban plans

Posted on 27/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Referral fee ban will go in legal aid bill

Posted on 27/10/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Djanogly: referral ban will cover recipients

Posted on 27/10/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Newcastle solicitor charged over car insurance claims

Posted on 21/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Minister failed to register brother-in-law’s firm under his jurisdiction

Posted on 21/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

NW England bodily injury claims largest in UK and America

Posted on 21/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurers liabilities’ grow under larger compensation payments ruling

Posted on 21/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Solicitor wins damages for man in Pete Doherty case

Posted on 20/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Trade unions plan action over asbestos ruling

Posted on 20/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Inquiry Urged Over Medical Negligence Secrecy

Posted on 19/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Claims firms to become ‘advertising wing of ABSs’

Posted on 18/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Justice minister stripped of powers

Posted on 18/10/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Referral fee ban will not go beyond PI

Posted on 14/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Misdiagnosed broken neck victim receives compensation

Posted on 14/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Personal injury lawyer welcomes referral fee ban

Posted on 14/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Claims experts defend firms against Straw’s “parasite” comments

Posted on 13/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Djanogly encourages claims managers to team up with solicitors

Posted on 13/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Supreme Court Court backs asbestos compensation law

Posted on 12/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

IFB calls for vigilance following latest crash for cash conviction

Posted on 10/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Keoghs calls for law reform on fraudulent claims

Posted on 07/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

‘Judges need to live in a realistic world’: Anger at £54,000 payout for schoolboy rugby player who injured his knee scoring a try

Posted on 06/10/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Referral fee debate rages as Ford figures show accident victims don’t proactively claim

Posted on 30/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Industry seeks legal firm deals as Tesco Law looms

Posted on 30/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Keoghs and ABI target Lib Dem conference for claims culture talk

Posted on 30/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Straw confident PI referral fees will be criminalised

Posted on 29/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lords may amend legal aid reforms, says top peer

Posted on 29/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Fixed fees to be ‘renegotiated’ after referral ban

Posted on 29/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Croftons hits 100% mark for client recommendations

Posted on 27/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

APIL issues access to justice warning for NI

Posted on 26/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Dowler family urges PM to halt ‘no win, no fee’ reforms

Posted on 23/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Apil warns against adventure play rules

Posted on 22/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Medical accidents charity ponders judicial review bid

Posted on 22/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

LAS launches interactive ‘facebook-style’ claims system

Posted on 21/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Claimants will ‘never see’ ten per cent damages uplift

Posted on 21/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

RSA insists adding to claims is “legal”

Posted on 19/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

£2m “crash for cash” scam brothers jailed

Posted on 16/09/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Straw’s referral fee bid ban clears first hurdle

Posted on 14/09/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

APIL speaks out on MoJ’s referral fee announcement

Posted on 12/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Asbestos families campaign against compensation reform

Posted on 09/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

APIL reacts to Government’s Transport Select Committee response

Posted on 09/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Referral fee ‘witch hunt’ will ‘jeopardise thousands of jobs’

Posted on 09/09/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Injury claim referral fees to be banned

Posted on 09/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Labour’s legal aid bill amendments fail

Posted on 08/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Tim Deeming acted for teenager left paralysed after operation

Posted on 08/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

OFT call for evidence into cost of motor insurance: opportunity to highlight increasing cost pressures insurers face says the ABI

Posted on 08/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Shock whiplash claims figures revealed

Posted on 07/09/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Claimant lawyers blast ABI claims over compensation

Posted on 06/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

International criminals targeting law firms, warns Soca

Posted on 06/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Woman who suffered extreme reaction to hair dye calls for hairdressers to be regulated

Posted on 06/09/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

ABI reveals 72% jump in injury claims

Posted on 05/09/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

ABI calls for an end to the “have a go” compensation culture

Posted on 05/09/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

SRA has ’50 in-depth discussions’ with potential ABS applicants

Posted on 05/09/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Capita PLC Acquires Insurance Medical Group

Posted on 30/08/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

ABI leading referral fee ban lobby

Posted on 26/08/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Bluefin follows AXA in scrapping referral fees

Posted on 25/08/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Admiral reveals referral fee income

Posted on 25/08/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Telematics could be the answer to managing UK’s “grey fleet”

Posted on 16/08/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Bond Pearce hires catastrophic injury expert David Brown

Posted on 16/08/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Periodical payments for PI compensation set to rise following appeal case

Posted on 12/08/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

School claims myths must be dispelled

Posted on 12/08/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lancashire firm targets deaf clients as staff learn sign language

Posted on 10/08/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Chameleon’s Third Party Assistance Service proves not every claim is whiplash

Posted on 02/08/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Fraudulent claims crashing the car insurance market

Posted on 02/08/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

The whiplash lie detector

Posted on 02/08/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Leading Clinicians call for new consensus in tackling the ‘whiplash culture’ in the UK

Posted on 02/08/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Health and safety review risks injury to workers

Posted on 01/08/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Asbestos victims forum urges reforms veto

Posted on 28/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

You could not make it up but some did

Posted on 28/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Crash fakers jailed

Posted on 26/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Charity hears APIL message on civil costs reform

Posted on 22/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Law firms plan for Olympics delays

Posted on 21/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

NHSLA considers clinical negligence pilot

Posted on 21/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Regulator clamps down on claims management companies

Posted on 20/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Workplace injury consultation launched in Northern Ireland

Posted on 19/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Sustaining work-related road safety in hard times

Posted on 15/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Facebook helps catch insurance fraudsters

Posted on 15/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Cameron supportive of referral fees ban

Posted on 15/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

NHS lawyers warned government that reforms would escalate its costs

Posted on 11/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

APIL aboard justice Bill discussions

Posted on 11/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Government insists it will not make “knee jerk” referral fee ban decision

Posted on 08/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

NHS ‘above the law’ in legal aid reforms

Posted on 07/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Foil calls for fixed fees to be slashed

Posted on 05/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

APIL opposes proposed extension of RTA claims process

Posted on 05/07/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Referral fee ban could hit Admiral

Posted on 04/07/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Society formally urges Clarke to ban referral fees

Posted on 04/07/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Personal injury lawyers slam reforms

Posted on 30/06/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Axa bans referral fees

Posted on 29/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

ICO to investigate Jack Straw’s claims

Posted on 29/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Minister explains ‘no win, no fee’ reforms

Posted on 29/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Committee concerned about justice for injured patients

Posted on 29/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Chairman of Medio-Legal Affairs Committee, Dr Jan Wise’s speech to the 2011 ARM

Posted on 27/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Networking issues

Posted on 27/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Clarke rules out raid on client account interest

Posted on 22/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Another insurer resigns from the ABI over Jackson stance

Posted on 22/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

New anti-fraud tool launched in battle against ‘cash-for-crash’

Posted on 22/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Bill is a “savage blow” for patients

Posted on 22/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lawyers ‘not trusted’ by majority, says consumer watchdog

Posted on 21/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Rehabilitation: Fast-track frustrations

Posted on 16/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Educating Policyholders: Education, education, education

Posted on 16/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Legal Update – Potholes: A hole in the argument

Posted on 16/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Man pleads guilty to faking his death in insurance scam

Posted on 15/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

£20,000 law firm donation kickstarts head injury fund

Posted on 15/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Disabled teenager from Grimsby fights to save legal aid

Posted on 13/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

ABI: Ban car insurance fees merry-go-round

Posted on 10/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Patient data leaked to personal injury claims worker

Posted on 10/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurers in line for a £4.8bn windfall from referral fees

Posted on 10/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Half of accident victims do not claim

Posted on 09/06/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

MOJ refuses to comply with FoI requests for Jackson info

Posted on 07/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lawyers seek deal with insurers over freedom to choose non-panel firms

Posted on 07/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Rehabilitation – Therapy drift: Avoiding the blame game

Posted on 02/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Personal injury claims costs to rise despite reforms

Posted on 01/06/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

APIL appoints new chief executive

Posted on 31/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

LSB publishes final referral fees decision

Posted on 27/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Stay safe from protective cows with calves

Posted on 27/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Fresh plea for asbestos victims ‘fund of last resort’

Posted on 26/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Referral fee ban is “back on the government’s agenda”

Posted on 25/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Legal fears blocking research

Posted on 25/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Justice denied under Government proposals – new research findings

Posted on 25/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Welsh NHS payments for errors rise 50% in three years

Posted on 23/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Uninsured driving adverts hailed by MPs and industry

Posted on 23/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Thatcham heralds ‘giant step forward’ in battle against whiplash claims

Posted on 23/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

NHS ‘failing to learn lessons’ of litigation claims

Posted on 23/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Millions paid out after doctors miss blood clots

Posted on 19/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

ISO expands with three new appointments

Posted on 19/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Stress among solicitors remains ‘high’

Posted on 19/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Solicitors start road safety campaign

Posted on 19/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

TV call over ‘beauty injuries’

Posted on 19/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

No win no fee agreements are blamed for rise in medical negligence claims

Posted on 19/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Britain’s pain in the neck culture must be reduced says the ABI

Posted on 19/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Road-safety drive begins

Posted on 13/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Medics needed for TV documentary

Posted on 13/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurers accused of “milking” motorists

Posted on 12/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurer blames personal injury solicitors for whiplash claims

Posted on 12/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Law Society warns health select committee over CFA reforms

Posted on 11/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Victims’ Commissioner highlights financial costs for bereaved families

Posted on 11/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Apil slams HSE workplace injury proposals

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Pannone launches “white label” division targeting new entrants to the legal market

Posted on 09/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lawyers welcome joint RTA Portal funding proposals

Posted on 06/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Claims farmers bombard banks with refund demands

Posted on 06/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Jim Byard acted for QCB appealing ‘hearing loss’ case ruling

Posted on 06/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

APIL quoted about EL fund of last resort

Posted on 06/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

APIL stance mentioned on BBC’s Watchdog

Posted on 06/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

New website launches for personal injury claims

Posted on 05/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Consumer watchdog calls on SRA to probe referral fees and conflicts of interest in BTE

Posted on 04/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Do ABSs and Jackson make you want to get out of PI? This site will arrange it in a month

Posted on 04/05/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Allianz “confident” of Bent appeal victory

Posted on 28/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Cash-for-crash gang jailed

Posted on 27/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Bent credit hire saga continues

Posted on 27/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurers Aviva, Axa and RSA ranked among top 10 greenest firms in Europe

Posted on 27/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

No win no fee cold calling revealed

Posted on 26/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

New ruling closes floodgates on deafness claims

Posted on 26/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Brain injury group goes live

Posted on 26/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

New Marketing Manager for Neil Hudgell Law

Posted on 26/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Lawyers call for mobility scooter insurance changes

Posted on 26/04/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Shadow justice minister attacks Jackson costs reforms

Posted on 21/04/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Three-in-four drivers willing to try telematics

Posted on 20/04/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Chartis attacks solicitors’ PI reforms

Posted on 19/04/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Public unaware of uninsured driving crackdown – AA

Posted on 19/04/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Parliament cracks down on uninsured drivers

Posted on 18/04/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Axa: Men more likely to exaggerate insurance claim than women

Posted on 18/04/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Apil names new vice president

Posted on 15/04/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

APIL warns of ‘dumbed down’ lawyers post-ABS

Posted on 15/04/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Zurich welcomes Baker ruling

Posted on 13/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

AA: Young driver insurance premium rises are “unsustainable”

Posted on 13/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Ban referral fees now says ABI as motor premiums show record rise

Posted on 13/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurers fail in pleural plaques bid

Posted on 12/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

ASA rejects complaint about QualitySolicitors TV advert

Posted on 12/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Supreme court lifts some expert witness immunity

Posted on 12/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Death by dangerous cycling law gets government support

Posted on 12/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

New APIL president: Injury victims face ‘ever tightening screw’

Posted on 12/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

APIL’s new president pledges to campaign for rights of injured

Posted on 11/04/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Chartis to hand fraud file to police

Posted on 08/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Law Society reacts to negative news coverage concerning the growth in the number of solicitors

Posted on 08/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

More lawyers than police thanks to legal aid

Posted on 08/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Council fined for poison death

Posted on 08/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Firm fined £20,000 after injuries

Posted on 08/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Firm fined after worker breaks leg

Posted on 08/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Worker pulled into conveyor machine

Posted on 08/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Firms fined over gate death tragedy

Posted on 08/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

No claims certificate scam warning

Posted on 07/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Ceiling fixer fights off appeal

Posted on 07/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Luton solicitor’s campaign set to change road safety law

Posted on 07/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

MoJ mediation plans “music to insurers’ ears”

Posted on 06/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

MP submits motor insurance EDM

Posted on 04/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Personal injury solicitors will cut use of CFAs, poll finds

Posted on 04/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

No-win, no-fee reform: Access to justice could be lost for the most vulnerable

Posted on 01/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Extending PI claims process by next April cannot be done, says portal chief

Posted on 01/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

APIL seeks judicial review over discount rate

Posted on 01/04/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Insurers urged to “take stock” of Supreme Court immunity ruling

Posted on 31/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Expert witnesses lose 400-year-old immunity

Posted on 31/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Claims farmers ban on hold

Posted on 31/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Ad agency apologizes over use of New York firefighter photo

Posted on 30/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Mass “disappointed” with Jackson review implementation

Posted on 30/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Horwich Farrelly backs “radical” Jackson reforms

Posted on 30/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Government plans to reform legal system will mean a better deal for genuine claimants and insurance customers says the ABI

Posted on 30/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Government announces implementation of Jackson’s reforms

Posted on 30/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Men more likely to overrule satnavs than women

Posted on 29/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Clarke outlines CFA plans

Posted on 29/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Personal injury fraudster jailed

Posted on 29/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Greenwoods raids Clarke Willmott for insurance unit

Posted on 29/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Pitmans adds to defendant insurance team

Posted on 29/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Government to outline Jackson next steps

Posted on 28/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Recession over for law firms’ – exclusive survey

Posted on 28/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Solicitor acts for boxer Audley Harrison over claims he ‘fixed’ a fight

Posted on 28/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Woman pays £1 for MRSA legal claim against hospital

Posted on 25/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Esure beats claims using new legal tactics

Posted on 25/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Ambitious plan to pull together major anti-Jackson coalition fails

Posted on 25/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Group jailed for insurance claims fraud

Posted on 25/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Building firm fined over roof fall

Posted on 24/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Worker loses toe in farm accident

Posted on 24/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Fine after worker’s hand trapped

Posted on 24/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Firm fined over fork-lift death

Posted on 24/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Solicitor jailed for money laundering and fraud

Posted on 24/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Legal advice ‘too expensive’ warns bar regulator’s chair

Posted on 23/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

TAG solicitor to fight High Court ruling upgrading fine to striking-off

Posted on 23/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

SRA to consider giving consumers guidelines on how much to pay solicitors

Posted on 23/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

SRA under pressure to ban solicitors from offering cash inducements to bring claims

Posted on 23/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Ecclesiastical hails “victory for common sense” after court win

Posted on 22/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Bullied Axa employee wins £142k payout

Posted on 22/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Allianz backs government health and safety plans

Posted on 22/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Weightmans and Mace & Jones to merge

Posted on 22/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Workplace safety inspections to be reduced by a third

Posted on 22/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Government accused of undermining workplace health & safety

Posted on 22/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Research highlights new risk on roads

Posted on 21/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Response to con CP(R)19-10 (Inducements)

Posted on 21/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Report: the cost of motor insurance

Posted on 21/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

LMA calls for removal of referral fees

Posted on 21/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Let down by the system

Posted on 21/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

OFT reveals terms of insurers study

Posted on 21/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Law Assist announces partnership

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Jubilee outsources motor claims

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Televise Supreme and Appeal Court hearings, says Neuberger

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Virgin payout over massage injuries

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Call for troops compensation rise

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Bricklayer put at asbestos risk

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Firm fined after worker loses arm

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Man died after building site fall

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Company fined for chemical exposure

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

MPs ‘miss the point’ on insurance

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Truck’s fork broke worker’s ribs

Posted on 18/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Direct Line loses court battle against “lying” claimant

Posted on 17/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Norman Jones wins Supreme Court ruling for employee exposed to asbestos

Posted on 17/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Judge slashes success fee in Trafigura dispute

Posted on 17/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Solicitors warned about website clones

Posted on 16/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Law firm launches app

Posted on 15/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Transport committee calls for referral arrangements to be published

Posted on 14/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Car insurance firms encourage claims, MPs say

Posted on 11/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Biba backs MP’s motor report

Posted on 11/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Ruling ‘sets precedent for thousands of asbestos cases’

Posted on 11/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Referral fee clampdown ‘not good’ for Admiral

Posted on 11/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

MPs call on car insurers to help tackle fraud

Posted on 11/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Miners’ compensation

Posted on 11/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

National Accident Helpline extends consumer champion role

Posted on 11/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

CoA quashes expert shopping as PI claimant is ordered to reveal all

Posted on 11/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Transport Select Committee report on motor insurance misses the point says the ABI

Posted on 11/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Man badly hurt at Tata Steel plant

Posted on 10/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Families win asbestos payout claims

Posted on 10/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Legal bodies fear government interference

Posted on 10/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Research reveals appetite for consumer brands

Posted on 10/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Revealed: UK Claims Excellence Awards – 2011 Finalists

Posted on 10/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Claims company reveals plan to become ABS

Posted on 09/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

California woman sues after slipping on banana peel

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

More needs to be done’ to address inequality in the profession

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

NatWest to withdraw LPC study loan product

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Access denied to others as children of clients win valuable work experience

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Government confirms insurance exemption from age legislation

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Worker loses use of three fingers

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Toilet roll company fined £10,000

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Firm fined after lift shaft plunge

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Legislation a “missed opportunity” for Scottish bereaved

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Injured by the NHS? Prepare for further pain

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Medico-Legal Reporting

Neuberger warns against mediation and defends legal aid and Jackson

Posted on 04/03/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

RTA Portal launches behaviour committee pilot

Posted on 03/03/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

SRA launches online registration for students

Posted on 03/03/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

‘Frightened’ Bradford solicitor paid out money ‘under duress’

Posted on 03/03/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting

Maximum ABS penalties raised to £250m

Posted on 03/03/2011 by Medico Legal Reporting