News
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Lawyers call for real debate on whiplash
Hard questions must be put to insurers about the way they handle whiplash claims, lawyers have said ahead of a Whitehall „summit‟ with the insurance industry.
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No medical, no damages - but let’s not forget the genuine motor accident victims
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) in response to today’s Government insurance summit:
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Inaugural speech by incoming president of the Association of Personal Injury Solicitors (APIL), Karl Tonks
Two months ago the Prime Minister gave a speech on personal and business responsibility. He talked about “people recognising that they have obligations beyond just paying their taxes and obeying the law. Not just doing no harm but doing good, and this applies to businesses as much as it does to individuals. Personal and business responsibility go hand in hand”, he said.
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LASPO: government climbdown on mesothelioma cases
The government agreed this week to delay the implementation of reforms to no win, no fee cases relating to a mesothelioma victim seeking damages. This welcome, albeit minor concession, was in response to pressure from the Society and other campaigners. The concession requires the government to publish a review into the impact of the reforms on the ability of mesothelioma victims to obtain damages before the clauses can apply to such cases.
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APIL: Time to put victims first
Insurers and the Government have been challenged to face up to their responsibilities for injured people by the new president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
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Government presses on with portal timetable
A new timetable for development of protocols needed for the extension of the Road Traffic Accident (RTA) claims process has signalled the Government's ongoing commitment to extend the RTA portal by next April.
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Campaigners issue justice warning despite LASPO Bill exemptions
A decision by the House of Lords to exempt victims of industrial disease from the proposals for "no-win, no-fee" in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill has been welcomed by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
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My Job is killing me...
Many of us work hard with the hope of enjoying a long, healthy retirement. However, for the many unfortunate people who were exposed to asbestos as part of their job that remains a distant dream.
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Government Announce Concession On Legal Aid & Clinical Negligence
The Government have announced that they are to make a partial u-turn on the controversial plan to scrap legal aid for all clinical negligence cases.
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The smoke and mirrors of whiplash rhetoric
For some time, there has been a theme of depicting whiplash claimants as fraudsters.
