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16 Apr 2012

Whiplash backlash

Improvements to processes are welcome, but reducing access to justice for accident victims is unacceptable, says Donna Scully

16 Apr 2012

Small claims: big impact

Of all the changes facing the PI sector, the rise in the small claims limit presents the greatest risk to genuine claimants, says Alex Kenny

20 Feb 2012

Cameron commits government to cutting £1,200 portal fee

Insurers accused of 'rushing to settle' whiplash claims

20 Feb 2012

Swift response

The government's proposals to speed up and reduce the costs of county court litigation involve an overhaul of claims limits and a renewed push towards mediation. The small claims limit would rise from £5,000 to £10,000, and, with the exception of personal injury, the limit for county court claims would rise from £25,000 to £100,000. Lawyers – both claimant and defendant – are unconvinced, albeit for different reasons. We ask both sides for their reactions

14 Feb 2012

Cameron to consider minimum impact speed for whiplash claims

The prime minister is to suggest introducing a minimum impact speed of 15 mph for accidents resulting in whiplash claims, according to reports in the national newspapers today.

13 Feb 2012

'Too much focus on process' in radical court restructuring

Huge rises in limit for county court claims, small claims and RTA portal

9 Feb 2012

Limit for small claims rises to £10,000 and for county court cases to £100,000

Justice secretary Ken Clarke has this morning announced an increase in the limit for small claims from £5,000 to £10,000 and for county court cases from £15,000 to £100,000, apart from personal injury.

16 Jan 2012

MPs call for clampdown on whiplash claims

MPs on the transport select committee have said that the government should consider bringing in laws to restrict whiplash claims if the Jackson reforms fail to reduce them.