Whiplash portal delay less of a surprise than ADR decision
A delay to the introduction of the whiplash portal was inevitable. But dropping alternative dispute resolution from the new system was not
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Ready? MoJ sticks to 6 April for whiplash claims portal
With the 6 April launch date rapidly approaching, is the MoJ ready to launch the whiplash claims portal? Andrew Kay, director of operations at First4Lawyers, takes a look
General election: More questions than answers for insurance claims
Qamar Anwar of First4Lawyers considers what last week’s general election result might mean for the insurance claims landscape
Personal injury law firms shouldn’t sell themselves short
Andy Cullwick of First4Lawyers outlines a five-step action plan for client acquisition and retention in personal injury
PI firms must attract and convert clients to survive and thrive
For firms to survive and thrive in the new world, they cannot afford to sit and wait for the business to come in—they need to…
Time will tell on whiplash claims portal
Those who support claimants have been given no reason to believe that the new online portal for whiplash claims will be fit for purpose—nor delivered on time, as Qamar Anwar of First4Lawyers explains
Discount rate change a mixed bag of risks and returns
The recent change to the personal injury discount rate means claimants are still worse off, but just not as much as they could have been
Frenkel Topping: New rate, new certainty
Mark Holt, managing director of personal injury settlement specialist Frenkel Topping and leading authority on the Ogden rate, reacts to the government’s decision to set it at -0.25%
First4Lawyers: Consumers could embrace comparison websites for legal services
Comparison websites are a potential revenue stream—and legal services providers need to recognise that consumers want to access support on an initial fee-free basis and to quickly know how much it is going to cost them, writes Andy Cullwick of First4Lawyers
First4Lawyers: The road to reform or ruin?
Claimant solicitors are predicting closures and redundancies as a result of Civil Liability Act reforms, according to the annual State of the Market survey from First4Lawyers