November
Articles matching "medical panels"
Can MedCo do the business?
When the MoJ announced that it intended to reform the way that expert reports were commissioned in personal injury cases, it was always likely that the second phase of whiplash reforms would be the…
Read moreMoJ decide on independence of medical experts and on reducing cost of whiplash claims
This morning the MoJ have released important new information as to how they are taking forwards the incoming changes which are geared to bringing greater objectivity and lower levels of cost into…
Read moreWhat next for the whiplash reforms?
The last 12 months have been a busy time for personal injury lawyers, but it is clear from the Justice Secretary’s recent announcement that reform in this area is still very much at the top of the…
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Whiplash consultation: the key theme from the Ministry of Justice Open Forum
At the open forum hosted by the MoJ, members of the claimant solicitor community suggested that the current system of expert reporting in whiplash cases worked well and that there was simply no need…
Read moreWorking party produces first fruits of its labours
Following the challenge of giving evidence to the Transport Select Committee in June last year on the cost of insurance set against the backdrop of whiplash claims, it was clear to me that there were…
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