Legal & Medical Magazine » Editor’s Blog http://www.legal-medical.co.uk news for the medico-legal industry Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:17:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 New rules highlight need for EL fund, says APIL http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/editors-blog/new-rules-highlight-need-for-el-fund-says-apil-2.html http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/editors-blog/new-rules-highlight-need-for-el-fund-says-apil-2.html#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:12:40 +0000 bbm http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/?p=14669 Proper compensation for industrial disease has once again played second fiddle to insurers’ drive to cut costs, says the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).

New rules by the Financial Services Authority require insurers to publish data…{+}

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]]> http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/editors-blog/new-rules-highlight-need-for-el-fund-says-apil-2.html/feed 0 Chimney manufacturer compensates asbestos victim http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/editors-blog/chimney-manufacturer-compensates-asbestos-victim.html http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/editors-blog/chimney-manufacturer-compensates-asbestos-victim.html#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:20:05 +0000 Editor http://www.legal-medical.co.uk/?p=13755 A member of the trade union UNITE who is suffering from asbestos related cancer has received substantial compensation following help from Thompsons Solicitors.

Graham Dancer, 63, from Barnstaple, Devon has received the damages after being diagnosed…{+}

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]]> Lord Justice Jackson will today release his preliminary report on his year-long review of litigation costs. This review will then be put out for consultation after which he will begin writing recommendations for publication in December 2009.

The personal…{+}

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]]> Another issue of Legal & Medical finished and off to the printers – and it’s one we’re especially proud of at L&M towers. We decided it’s about time the magazine had a fresh new look, along with the upgraded website, so the May issue will…{+}

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]]> As many readers of Legal & Medical magazine will know, I’m not the kind of editor to sit back and relax. Having grabbed the reins of L&M over six months ago it’s fair to say I hit the ground running and have brought in a number of new faces,…{+}

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While the talk of London town revolves around the G20 summit, some of the top personal injury specialists are preparing their own headline-grabbing speeches for the annual Legal & Medical conference this Thursday (2 April 2009).

 

The final preparations

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