The Civil Liability Bill will receive its second reading on 4 September. The key plank of the government’s whiplash reform will return to the House of Commons, where MPs will debate the key changes it will bring to personal injury claims and the discount rate
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a reminder to the profession about its responsibilities when handling travel sickness claims
In the judgement handed down yesterday, the Court of Appeal ruled that that the original decision to suspend Bawa-Garba for 12 months following her prosecution for gross negligence manslaughter over the death of Jack Adcock was correct
Shares in German pharmaceutical giant Bayer have tumbled following the $289 million (£226 million) damages award against Monsanto over its Roundup and RangerPro weedkillers
Ian Cohen has been appointed as national head of clinical negligence and personal injury at Simpson Millar. Cohen, who joined Simpson Millar in 2017, confirmed his appointment on Twitter
Kennedys has strengthened its commercial lines insurance capabilities with the appointment of a team to its Manchester office
Horwich Farrelly has welcomed the Ministry of Justice’s report that the number of claims management companies (CMCs) operating in the travel sector has fallen by 37%
DAS UK Group has become the first legal expenses insurer to launch a suite of cyber security information and guidance for the virtual assistants Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa
National legal and insurance services provider Carpenters Group has opened a new office on Chapel Street in Liverpool. This new office is part of a growth plan to expand the current defence and serious and catastrophic injury teams and strengthen the group’s presence in the region
Staff at law firm Kennedys could become CEOs of their own legal start-ups after it shortlisted six of the more than 100 proposals generated through its Ideas Lab