Personal injury

Articles

18 Sept 2017

A compensation culture for Scotland?

Changes to the rules on costs in Scottish PI claims may have unintended consequences, warns Andrew Lothian

14 Sept 2017

It's time to modernise the Fatal Accidents Act

The 1976 Act does not reflect the realities of modern living, particularly with regard to the definition of the dependants of the deceased, argues Sanja Strkljevic

7 Sept 2017

Lord Chancellor unveils discount rate reforms

Government accepts claimants take more investment risk than law assumes

6 Sept 2017

Civil Justice Council proposes fixed costs regime for hearing loss claims

Proposals could bring about a more efficient system but must not restrict work required to allow lawyers to bring a claim, says APIL

6 Sept 2017

No duty on solicitor to challenge client's decision not to pursue a specific head of claim

Jackson LJ slams firm who 'turned client's head' into suing previous solicitors to 'top up' a personal injury award

29 Aug 2017

Why Admiral are wrong on the discount rate

If the costs of claims really are increasing, then drivers must accept higher premiums as a price for motoring, writes Jonathan Wheeler

14 Aug 2017

A “sea change” in procedure

Vijay Ganapathy considers recent cases on the risks of expert shopping and the problem of identifying the correct defendant where the tort occurred many years ago

8 Aug 2017

Fat-cat insurers are lining their pockets

It is time for a root and branch review into the unscrupulous practices of the insurance industry, says Qamar Anwar