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MedCo comes under review
In June, the MoJ published a statement on the MedCo website highlighting its concerns about a number of behaviours in the MRO market that have the potential to undermine the Government’s policy…
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New government but similar approach to reform?
While no clues could be found in last month’s Queen’s Speech as to what package of reforms this government might pursue in the world of injury claims, it is fair to assume that the new Conservative…
Read moreToday’s MoJ announcement should see MedCo act
With the MoJ seeing evidence of a number of different models that undermine the government’s policy objectives and public confidence in MedCo, they have today issued a statement reiterating the…
Read moreMedCo – the latest developments
Since we last reported there have been a couple of very significant developments in the progress of the wider reform of whiplash claims, the latter having the potential to postpone the process that…
Read moreMedCo will soon open its doors for business
Just over a year ago, the government announced its intention to put in place a number of reforms in whiplash cases, that would help tackle fraud and ensure the independence of the medical expert. A…
Read moreA few words go a long way
Last week was an interesting one in the world of whiplash claims. Firstly, the MoJ backtracked on part of its reforms of medical reporting in whiplash cases. Bowing to the threat of a judicial review,…
Read moreCan MedCo do the business?
When the MoJ announced that it intended to reform the way that expert reports were commissioned in personal injury cases, it was always likely that the second phase of whiplash reforms would be the…
Read moreMoJ decide on independence of medical experts and on reducing cost of whiplash claims
This morning the MoJ have released important new information as to how they are taking forwards the incoming changes which are geared to bringing greater objectivity and lower levels of cost into…
Read moreWhat next for the whiplash reforms?
The last 12 months have been a busy time for personal injury lawyers, but it is clear from the Justice Secretary’s recent announcement that reform in this area is still very much at the top of the…
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Whiplash consultation: the key theme from the Ministry of Justice Open Forum
At the open forum hosted by the MoJ, members of the claimant solicitor community suggested that the current system of expert reporting in whiplash cases worked well and that there was simply no need…
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