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A lower claims limit will penalise most genuine whiplash claimants

The debate over the cost of whiplash claims is based on unreliable figures and tainted by conflicts of interest, says Philip Waters

Insurers 'could save £25m a year' from bus accident ruling

Traditional approach covered cost of canteen and medical facilities

Financial services CMCs double revenue to £340m

700 personal injury CMCs close as revenue falls by 22 per cent

Singapore crackdown

With increasing regulation internationally, and a widespread clampdown on tax cheats, Singapore has taken steps to further secure its position on the financial stage, says Marcus Hinkley

Update | Environment: Amendments to the civil procedure rules and the Aarhus Convention

Amendments to the civil procedure rules fail to give proper effect to provisions in the Aarhus convention on guaranteed access to justice in environmental cases, says Adrienne Copithorne

Management | Technology : Think before you buy

Your CRM software is unlikely to solve your client relations issues if you don't identify precisely what these are and how you want to use the system, warns Damian Blackburn

Workshop: Commmercial: Advising clients offered equity in a business

Most clients will be enthusiastic about being offered equity in a business; you role as their adviser is to make sure this is not a poisoned chalice, says Jonathan Silverman

Update | Clinical negligence: Want of care, loss of chance and late test results

Jock Mackenzie reviews clinical ?negligence cases involving want of care, ?judge's assessment methodology, loss of ?a chance, and liability for late test results