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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

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

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

Insurers 'cry wolf' while raking in profits

Thompsons launches #FeedingFatCats and calls out insurers' 'insatiable appetite for profit'

Life and existence in the Court of Appeal

Jonathan Wheeler considers an exceptional case on the question of whether a child born as the result of incest is able to recover compensation

NHS clinical negligence claims down but legal costs rise to £624m

Obstetric claims accounted for 50 per cent of new claims' total value

CPR committee asked to close foreign holiday sickness claim 'loophole'

Government puts forward further proposals to tackle 'compensation culture'

Who's the patient?

The recent case of ABC has addressed the question of who clinicians owe a duty to in particular circumstances, write Caron Heyes and Christina Gardiner