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Major disruption expected as Government shows its hand on reform of whiplash and the small claims environment
Until yesterday the burning question was what the current government were intending to do with the announcement by the former Chancellor George Osborne in last year’s Autumn Statement that there was…
Read moreWhiplash reforms: is the MoJ position “no” or just “not yet”?
We had of course been awaiting news from the new Theresa May led government, with its new ministerial team at both the Treasury and at the Ministry of Justice, as the what its intentions would be in…
Read moreJackson returns again to the reform agenda, though the SRA’s thematic review proceeds more cautiously
Recent days have given us both some further insights as to the next steps in the reform journey from the architect of the recent civil justice reforms, Lord Justice Jackson, as well as news from the…
Read moreToday’s news from the MoJ of their future vision offers pointers for insurers towards the swifter and cheaper handling of claims
We have been waiting for news from the new ministerial team at the Ministry of Justice since their appointment in July on the various issues in their in-tray. News of their future vision emerged…
Read moreHow does Briggs’ Final Report impact on claims faced by insurers?
Last week saw the publication of the final report from Lord Justice Briggs on the proposed future introduction of an Online Court (OC) to handle low value claims. Important issues for insurers are how…
Read moreAn all new team at the MoJ adds uncertainty as to the future of the civil justice reform programme
If the appointment as Prime Minister of Theresa May might have appeared to have given the best prospect of continuity in relation to the government’s civil justice reform agenda, her ministerial…
Read moreWhere do the latest political post-EU referendum developments leave the government’s civil justice reform agenda?
The task of anticipating future developments on matters of key significance to insurers following the quite unexpected result of last week’s EU referendum vote remains an almost impossible one. The…
Read moreWhat do latest signals from Jackson and Briggs on fixed costs and the Online Court mean for insurers?
While news of the government’s appetite for change in these areas continues to be awaited, this week’s latest pointers from these two reforming Court of Appeal judges suggest that a more conservative…
Read moreGovernment intention to follow through on reforms still in place while APIL conference responds to the threat
Over the last two days in Birmingham the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has been having their annual conference. It is worth having a look at what came out of it not only as a keynote address…
Read moreCRU annual new claims volumes data shows a mixed picture – rising in RTA but falling in casualty
The DWP have now released their annual CRU data for the 12 months till the end of March 2016. Along with the data from Claims Portal they are a worthwhile source of data to analyse when looking for…
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