Personal Injury blogs
The gloves are off...
The relationship between claimant personal injury lawyers and defendant insurers has never been amicable. But over the couple of weeks, there has been a distinct sense of gloves being taken off by both sides. In a post-LASPO world, there's been no love lost. ...
It's not you, it's me
At the start of the month, the legal world saw the LASPO (Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders) Bill finally implemented. The Bill is something that's been spoken about at length throughout the legal industry, and none more so than in the personal injury sector. ...
We’re number one so why try harder?
You have to hand it to Justice secretary Chris Grayling. After setting the touch paper to the litigation scene, including sweeping adjustments to the root and heart of personal injury litigation which thousands of lawyers and support staff are still reeling from, he then comes out to say...
Thank goodness that's all over
Fresh from the spoils of their war on reducing fixed fees solicitors receive in motor accident cases, the insurance industry must have marched triumphantly towards the ABI's (Association of British Insurers) annual motor claims conference in London on Wednesday. In fact, I bet...
“And for my next trick…”
It's probably fairly easy to read a blog from me commenting on last week's announcement from Aviva, that car insurance premiums could fall by £1.5bn if insurers handle claims directly , and think I'm a bitter, cynical fat cat who's scared about losing some of the £50 notes I use to fuel...
How far should culpability go?
When dealing with a personal injury case, one of the most important matters to settle is the question of liability - who should take responsibility for the accident?
Most claimant personal injury lawyers will probably agree that they can reasonably estimate what a defendant...
Insurance industry involved in car insurance reduction shocker
Today, I'd like you to think of me as Professor Farnsworth bursting into the meeting room at Planet Express, greeting you with a "Good news everyone!” Or, if you've never watched Futurama and that analogy is lost on you, you could simply think of being punched in the stomach with a...
