May
Compensation culture still an issue for SMEs
A recent article in the Daily Telegraph suggests that the compensation culture is still seen as an issue by SME employers in the context of responding to EL claims brought by their employees. All of…
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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 moreJackson calls for a new approach to compliance
Last month, we saw some balance being restored to the question of compliance with court orders when the Court of Appeal for the first time gave relief from sanctions in the Chartwell v Fergies case.…
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Arch Cru, Key-data – where are we now..?
Harriet Quiney and Andrew Davis look at the history of the Keydata and Arch Cru investment fund collapses, including an update on the current redress schemes.
Read moreCase law round-up
Although by far the most high-profile case this year to date is the Court of Appeal’s decision in Clark v In Focus, referred to above, there have been other decisions which will be of interest to…
Read moreClaims volumes and cost of claims - latest portal and CRU figures
The release today of the monthly Portal Company claims data for new RTA and casualty claims enables us once again to look at pointers towards future trends on both claims volumes and the cost of…
Read moreFOS Focus: third quarter statistics – a snapshot of complaints figures
At the start of the year FOS published their latest set of complaints data for the third quarter of the financial year 2-13/ 2014 showing how many new complaints they received, and what proportion…
Read moreThe FCA …where are we now..?
In April last year the UK welcomed the introduction of a new regulatory structure governed by new principles and said to have been enhanced by new powers with some hesitation. On turning one, we look…
Read moreWhen is a FOS decision binding?
On 14 February 2014, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Clark & Clark v In Focus(1). Reversing the first instance decision, the Court held that it is not possible to collect an award…
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Driving offences committed whilst disqualified
On the 6th of May, the MoJ announced that they will change the law to increase the possible maximum sentence for causing death when disqualified, from two years up to ten years and that it is their…
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