November
Diffuse mesothelioma payment scheme levy for 2014 announced
The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (Levy) Regulations come into effect today as the DWP announced that the estimated levy for Year 1 would be £32 million.
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Final Agreement on further powers for the Scottish Parliament
The Smith Commission, which took forward its recommendations in consultation with the Scottish Parliament’s five parties, has today unveiled the report which sets out the agreed Heads of Agreement on…
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News from the Labour Party on potential reforms affecting insurers
What effect would an incoming Labour government next May have on the various reforms affecting the handling of insurance claims which have been brought in during the current parliament?
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A few words go a long way
Last week was an interesting one in the world of whiplash claims. Firstly, the MoJ backtracked on part of its reforms of medical reporting in whiplash cases. Bowing to the threat of a judicial review,…
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Dispute resolution clauses in Appointment Documents
After often painstaking negotiations between Client and Architect on appointments, the most successful projects will be those where the completed contract is filed away and never referred to.…
Read moreHeadline figure pointing upwards on latest data from the Portal Company
The monthly Portal Company statistics released late on Friday afternoon should as usual be looked at in detail to identify the latest signs of trends affecting claims volumes that will be of interest…
Read moreTortious Liability for pure economic loss
Claims against sub-contractors in tort for economic loss are notoriously difficult to advance. Robert Calnan consider a recent TCC judgment which confirms that claimants who fail to consider fully…
Read moreBurrett v Mencap Limited (2014)
The Defendants in Burrett v Mencap (2014) reduced a Part 36 offer, made months earlier which the claimant then sought to accept. Was the Claimant entitled to the costs up to the date of the later,…
Read moreEvans v Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The case concerned injuries which were sustained by the Claimant on account of the Defendant’s negligent clinical treatment. On 3 July 2014, the Defendant made a Part 36 Offer of £325,000. The offer…
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