Grant hails fight against “compensation culture”
Justice Minister Helen Grant has said that the Government is “turning the tide on the compensation culture” with its latest reforms of the claims industry…
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Brain injury group stresses need to use specialist lawyers
Following the Law Society's warning this week that people affected by brain injury risk being under compensated if they make a claim through their insurers,…
ABS status given to new streamlined PI firm
SGI Legal has become the latest PI firm to win an ABS licence from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The Liverpool-based firm, which has…
Majority of people want bankers to face charges for PPI mis-selling
70% of people believe that banking executives involved in the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI) should face criminal charges, a new survey has revealed.…
Transport Select Committee tells insurers to get their house in order
The chair of the Transport Select Committee, Louise Ellman MP, has told insurers that they must take immediate steps to end practices which encourage fraud…
Nominations open for the Eclipse Proclaim Personal Injury Awards
Claims Magazine's readers have been submitting their entries for the Eclipse Proclaim Personal Injury Awards 2013 during July and the judges are expected to have…
Chair named for 2014 Claims Conference
Claims Magazine is pleased to announce that Craig Budsworth, the chairman of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS), will be the chair for the 2014 Claims…
Sir Vivian Ramsey appointed Honorary President of ACL
Sir Vivian Ramsey, the judge leading the implementation of the Jackson Reforms, has been unveiled as the new Honorary President of the Association of Costs…
Mesothelioma victims to see their cases sped up through the courts
Mesothelioma sufferers will be supported by new faster legal processes under proposals announced by Courts Minister Helen Grant. Grant says that the plans, now out…
Law Society stands up to insurers in advertisement row
New Law Society President Nick Fluck has told the Association of British Insurers (ABI) that it has no plans to drop its 'Don't Get Mugged…