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Civil Liability Bill - first significant government concession sees whiplash definition moved into the Bill
The Civil Liability Bill returns to the House of Lords next Tuesday 12 June to begin its report stage.
Read moreApril portal data contains pointers towards stabilising volumes and increased quantum levels
Release of April's portal data allows the opportunity to reassess key matrices as to claims volumes and levels of damages while the Civil Liability Bill continues its progress through the House of…
Read moreJustice Committee throw new obstacles in the way of reform to small claims handling
Today saw the publication of the latest report from the House of Commons' Justice Select Committee, which deals with their analysis of the impact of the proposed increases to the Small Claims Track…
Read moreCivil Liability Bill on whiplash reform moves through Committee Stage in the Lords with issues for the MoJ to re-examine
Yesterday saw the Committee Stage in the House of Lords in relation to Part 1 of the Civil Liability Bill dealing with the proposed whiplash reforms which was navigated though not without some…
Read moreCivil Liability Bill moves forwards to Committee Stage though tweaking may be needed while annual CRU stats confirm RTA claims downturn
This year the DWP reverted to their previous practice of April being the month for publishing the CRU data for the year ending 31 March, the headline from which is a fall of over 100,000 in the number…
Read moreEnd of year Claims Portal data for 2017/18 arrives as MoJ ministers prepare for next week's initial scrutiny of the Civil Liability Bill in the House of Lords
Release of the latest Claims Portal data includes figures for March and so permits an end of year review of new claims volumes as we await both the annual CRU claims numbers and the Second Reading of…
Read moreCivil Liability Bill arrives in a form capable of achieving reform to key issues of whiplash and discount rate
The long-awaited publication of the Civil Liability Bill has taken place. Each of the two parts of the Bill are designed to have a positive effect in reducing the cost of motor insurance and so from…
Read moreMore early signs of stabilising levels of new claims as the time for the Civil Liability Bill draws near
The latest data releases from Claims Portal and from the Ministry of Justice allows us to consider latest claims trends as we continue to look forward to publication of the Civil Liability Bill to…
Read moreSupreme Court's decision on non-compliance by litigant in person shows the way towards new court processes capable of applying after whiplash/SCT reform
All eyes were on the Supreme Court this morning to see how its decision in the case of a self-represented litigant who had made a mistake in serving his claim form would impact on the handling of…
Read moreImpacts from MoJ's plans for whiplash and Small Claims Track reform may be leading to separate trends in RTA and casualty as seen through latest portal data
Against the background of the Ministry of Justice updating their planned implementation date to April 2019 for the reforms affecting the handling of whiplash and other minor injury claims, and while…
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