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Darren Bent + Aston Martin DB9 + Insurers = An Interesting Court of Appeal Case
Footballers, fast cars, financial disputes; the case of Darren Bent and his credit hire legal wrangle has all the ingredients normally present in stories Bent and his Premiership colleagues are accustomed to providing the tabloids. But this case is altogether more complex than the usual...
A man of Straw?
I have just returned from a trip to hear Jack Straw MP speak at an event hosted by ABP, an organisation for the vehicle repair industry. This is a sector that has significant involvement in the world of motor accidents claims- quite often garages will get involved in referring...
Land of the free but not for much longer
I was shocked to see a story in the New Statesman yesterday, which shows members of America's Republican Party agreeing that the uninsured should be allowed to die.
http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/star-spangled-staggers/2011/09/die-uninsured-society-debate
In brief, the...
ABI Compensation Report: A difference of opinion
The ABI (Association of British Insurers) has just published a report which claims that Britian has a broken compensation system that is letting down too many genuine claimants, whilst allowing too many spurious and wasteful claims to clutter the system and drive up costs. Some leading...
Maternity Care - BBC Panorama Program One Born Every 40 Seconds
BBC Panorama will tonight run a program called "One Born Every 40 Seconds” which will report on the standards of care being provided in maternity units across the country but specifically in London.
In 2009-2010 there were 42 maternal deaths in the London area alone, which the...
NHS Complaints ....on the rise and in need of review
This week there has been lots of talk about the way complaints about healthcare are handled in the UK. There have been calls to expand the role of the Health Service Ombudsman to allow more claims to be examined as part of an appeals process when patients are unhappy. A...
Teenage Cancer Issues
Last week the BBC reported on the number of late diagnosis of teenage cancer cases. The Teenage Cancer Trust recently reported on a survey the following statistics:
• "One in four (24%) teenage cancer patients had to visit their GP at least four times before their symptoms were...
