A new article has recently revealed that some of the UK's leading personal injury firms are planning to launch a legal challenge to the new reforms of the whiplash claims system that justice secretary Chris Grayling announced earlier this month.Speaking ...
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The cuts to the civil legal aid budget introduced by the UK Government in April 2013 have been heavily criticised in a new report by the UK's National Audit Office (NAO) for not providing the taxpayer with good value for ...
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Consumers who have received poor levels of service from claims management companies will soon be able to make better, more robust complaints after the UK Government confirmed that the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) will begin receiving complaints from 28 th January 2015 ...
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed that basic mistakes being made in hospitals across the country are costing the NHS around £2.5 billion a year, with litigation cases accounting for more than half of this total. Mr Hunt has said ...
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Last month, the Department for Transport reported that road accidents cost the national economy almost £15 billion in 2013, a figure that comprises of vehicle and property damage, police costs and insurance costs. The largest proportion of this amount (£7.26 ...
Legal aid is perhaps the most controversial topic in the legal industry today, and has been ever since the UK Government announced back in June 2013 that it was planning to cut £220 million from the annual legal aid budget ...
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In a recent article, the Guardian reported on figures that show the number of fraudulent motor insurance claims being filed equal roughly 3,500 a week, or around 500 every day. This is the first time that the Association of British ...
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In an announcement late last month, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced its commitment to sharing its register of solicitors and law firms with comparison websites in an effort to make information on law practitioners more accessible, and to allow ...
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As technology advances and becomes ever more affordable, the existence of non-branded accessories have also increased in the consumer market and offer a cheaper alternative to official charging devices. Unfortunately, as more consumers turn to these products to save a ...
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In the reading of the recently proposed Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling suggested that a rise in daytime television advertisements could be to blame for the increased number of personal injury cases received by the ...
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