Is ‘no win, no fee’ misleading?
On the heels of Legal Ombudsman criticism of conditional fee agreements, David Marshall wonders whether the end is near for such offers
View ArticleA delicate condition
Deborah Blythe and Sarah Towler’s top tips for providing excellent client service
View ArticleThe new portal: the view from the courts
Case law relating to portal claims come under Kerry Underwood’s spotlight
View ArticlePersonal injury claims: the new "fundamentally dishonest" clause
Stratos Gatzouris on the ‘fundamentally dishonest’ clause in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, how it might work in practice and why the debate isn’t over
View ArticleThe SARAH Bill: slaying the health and safety culture?
Asad Khan on why Chris Grayling’s attack on the ‘compensation culture’ won’t work
View ArticleTread carefully...
Steve Webber suggests PI firms considering remarketing themselves as clinical negligence specialists are taking a massive risk
View ArticleFundamental dishonesty: the new buzzword for litigators?
Why fundamental dishonesty is now a key term for personal injury lawyers, and is likely to become so for other civil litigators
View ArticleArbitrate, don't litigate
With the civil courts in crisis, could arbitration be a quicker and more cost-effective alternative to litigation in resolving personal injury and clinical negligence claims?
View ArticleFundamental dishonesty: where are we now?
What constitutes fundamental dishonesty has been left to the discretion of the court with no definition provided within the CPR. Kerry Underwood suggests this could all change very soon, with a...
View ArticleMoJ whiplash proposals: there is a better way
Lawyers have been waiting anxiously for the Ministry of Justice’s consultation paper on its proposed whiplash reforms. Whilst this may seem a minor matter in light of national events, the paper will...
View ArticleA2J: The case against the government’s whiplash reform proposals
Access to Justice (A2J) is leading the charge against the government’s plans to raise the small claims limit for PI claims. Here, A2J chair Martin Coyne explains why the evidence justifying the reforms...
View ArticleExtending fixed recoverable costs: change is coming for litigators
The government is consulting until 17 January on extending fixed recoverable costs across civil litigation. If implemented, they will represent some of the greatest changes for civil litigators since...
View ArticleWinner takes all: How far should the personal injury reforms go?
Following the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation “Reforming the Soft Tissue Injury (Whiplash) Claims Process” earlier this year, the personal injury (PI) sector is about to face a radical change....
View ArticleLaw Society blog: Law firm marketing ban in hospitals won’t cure NHS ills
Read our blog post by Richard Miller, head of Justice at the Law Society, in which he argues that plans to ban personal injury firms advertising in hospitals in England are short-sighted and...
View ArticleQueasy money? Curing travel sickness claims
An epidemic of holiday sickness claims has plagued the travel industry over the past couple of years. Stephen Mason examines the impact of new regulations.
View ArticleThe new discount rate – striking a fair balance?
John Cuss asks whether it’s time to update the Civil Procedure Rules in respect of service by email.
View ArticleJudicial College Guidelines: what’s new in the 15th edition?
The 15th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines was published on 26 November 2019. John Cuss considers some of the key changes in this latest edition.
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