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Civil Liability Bill House of Lords Report stage: what the press didn't report and what's outstanding
It is fair to say that the whiplash provisions of the Civil Liability Bill have had star billing in the reporting of the recent House of Lords stages and those in Legal Futures and the Gazette were no…
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 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 moreJustice Committee hearing shows the way forward for reform of the Small Claims Track for RTA and casualty claims
Yesterday's appearance before the House of Commons Justice Committee of key witnesses including DWF Partner Nigel Teasdale allows us the chance of reviewing where the government's planned changes to…
Read moreLatest statements from the Ministry of Justice suggest maintenance of commitments to whiplash and discount rate reform, while action on extension of fixed costs also looks likely
Various recent developments including from earlier today are worth looking at together as part of an ongoing assessment of the likely future direction of reform affecting the way in which claims dealt…
Read moreFringe event at Tory Party Conference highlights challenges ahead to whiplash reform
While the party conferences have their own agendas dictated by the leadership, it is fringe events which can sometimes be relied upon when looking to take the temperature of party members and MPs on…
Read morePost-Election political developments now creating a challenging environment for key reforms
The unexpected result of last week's General Election has opened a period of political uncertainty of unknown length. We await additional detail this week as the Conservative government looks to…
Read moreAnnual CRU data confirms entrenched claims culture but continuation of last government's reform programme looks likely
A month later than usual the DWP have published their usual annual claims data for the 12 month period up until 31 March. We can now examine it both alongside the data for previous years, and against…
Read moreSecond reading of the Prisons and Courts Bill is achieved but future challenges to the government's whiplash and SCT limit reforms continue to lie ahead
On Monday the Prisons and Courts Bill received its second reading in the House of Commons. Part 5 of the Bill is the vehicle through which those aspects of the government's proposed reforms affecting…
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Government step away from a ban but increase the SCT limit for RTA and EL/PL
Yesterday the government produced its response to the consultation on reforming soft tissue injury claims arising out of road traffic accidents and the proposed increase in the SCT limit to £5,000. In…
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