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An 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…
Read moreLatest challenge to fixed costs advantages from the Court of Appeal may suggest better options are available
The issue of an extension of the current fixed costs regime is on the cards. It is in that light that what anyway may have been an important decision this week from the Court of Appeal as to how one…
Read moreJackson gives another push towards fixed costs – now in claims worth up to £250,000
It was anticipated that more radical thoughts would emerge from Lord Justice Jackson’s latest speech last night to the Insolvency Practitioners’ Association on the subject of rolling out more fixed…
Read moreWhat does Briggs’ Interim Report mean for insurers?
Yesterday saw the publication of the Interim Report by Lord Justice Briggs on the proposed introduction of a new Online Court (OC) capable of handling claims worth up to £25,000. Depending on the…
Read moreGovernment response to whiplash reform petition and more MoJ claims volumes data
Yesterday saw the government publish its response to the petition set up on the parliament website which in turn responded to the Chancellor’s announcement of major reform affecting the personal…
Read moreWhat the game changing reforms from the Spending Review mean in practice
While scrapping the original plans to cut tax credits may have grabbed most of the headlines in yesterday’s Spending Review and Autumn Statement from the Chancellor George Osborne, there can be little…
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