Lord Justice Jackson alluded to a move towards the German costs recovery system as an alternative to the current UK civil litigation recovery process during his keynote address at the recent annual APIL conference. However, the Lord, who is due to …
The MoJ has announced the new RTA claims handling procedure will now take effect from April 2010, rather than October 2009 as originally planned. The MoJ has held its hands up and conceded that the new regulations will now be approved in December 2009,…
The MoJ’s plans to streamline low value road traffic accident (RTA) claims with a streamlined, fixed fee process is unlikely to meet its October 2009 deadline. Consultation between the MoJ, insurance companies, claims management companies and…
Thompsons Solicitors has criticised a move by some of the UK’s largest insurers to challenge Scottish legislation to provide compensation to people with asbestos pleural plaques.
Lawyers need to “move on” and deal with the realities of referral fees and advertising, according to representatives of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the MoJ’s claims management regulatory department.
