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Prospects of Civil Liability Bill becoming law improved as we look ahead to next parliamentary stages
The Civil Liability Bill passed through its Committee Stage last Tuesday, as the Conservative members of the committee held firm to defeat various Labour amendments which were each in turn voted down…
Read moreCivil Liability Bill passes Second Reading despite opposition
On the first day back after summer recess MPs started their consideration of the CLB in the House of Commons. At the end of a debate which was time-restricted due to Brexit issues, the Bill was given…
Read moreGovernment remain bullish on whiplash reform, but with an extended timeline
On Monday night the government published their response to the Justice Select Committee's report on the Small Claims Limit for Personal Injury and in doing so announced a delay in the implementation…
Read moreCivil Liability Bill passes the Lords and is off to the Commons with only limited changes
The Civil Liability Bill received its Third Reading yesterday and is now off to the Commons. At the Bill’s Report Stage earlier this month Lord Beecham, the opposition justice spokesman predicted that…
Read moreCivil 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 - 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 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 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…
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