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Part 36 offers and fixed costs?
26th February, 2016
The Court of Appeal has given judgment in Broadhurst v Tan and it’s some good news for Claimant’s. As an ATE Insurance provider, here is our view: The Issues The Court heard appeals on two cases (Broadhurst v Tan and Smith v
More...Hearts and Minds
19th February, 2016
In 1966, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson instituted a "Hearts and Minds” campaign in Vietnam to try to win the Vietnam war by getting the support of the local population. This was in essence heavy-handed propaganda, and I mention it because
More...Proposed Change to the Small Claim Limit Foiled? Probably not yet
8th February, 2016
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers this week announced that they will be opposing the Government’s planned increase to the small claims limit to £5,000 and to remove general damages for minor soft tissue injuries. They announced that they are ‘regretta
More...Court Fees Rise
19th January, 2016
It is the time of year when we recall a story first written many hundred years ago. No, not the Complete Guide to After The Event Insurance, but 800 years on from the Magna Carta it is worth once again
More...CMCs, Claimants and Insurers
2nd December, 2015
The Government had planned to undertake ‘a fundamental review of the regulation of claims management companies (CMCs)’ starting early in 2016. The review will include proposals for the introduction of a cap on the charges that CMCs can apply to their
More...Move Smart, MoveSafe
26th November, 2015
Last year (2014), we decided to attend the Conveyancing Conference in Association with Modern Law Magazine for the first time. Exhibitions are not something we normally get involved with, but after some persuasion from Modern Law’s Martin Smith, we
More...Shock Small Claims Limit Increase
26th November, 2015
The government has today made a surprise attack on personal injury claims as part of George Osborne’s spending review. The Small Claims Limit for personal injury claims is to be increased from £1,000 to £5,000, and compensation for whiplash claims wil
More...A Charitable Decision?
7th October, 2015
It would seem that the raft of satellite litigation that was envisaged following the introduction of QOCS has not quite materialised, but this has not stopped some important decisions being made by the courts as to the application of QOCS. Late
More...It’s Negligent, Clinically?
6th October, 2015
It seems like an age has passed since Master Leonard sat in the Senior Courts Cost Office in the case of Ms Emily Nokes -v- Heart of England Foundation NHS Trust (2015) which concerned an ATE Insurance policy for a
More...Cyclists – "A Presumed Liability”
2nd September, 2015
As a cyclist and PI lawyer, I have heard the calls growing louder for there to be a "presumed liability” for motorists who are in collision with cyclists and pedestrians. I was out cycling recently and had a very near miss with
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