Strategy & Procedure
Latest portal data suggests trend of reducing RTA volumes may be coming to an end while PSLA hits record levels
The release of May's portal data allows an updated review of the latest claims trends and demonstrates the emergence of what are likely to be new trends which can be set against the back drop of the…
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Civil Liability Bill House of Lords Report stage: what the press didn't report and what's outstanding
It is fair to say that the whiplash provisions of the Civil Liability Bill have had star billing in the reporting of the recent House of Lords stages and those in Legal Futures and the Gazette were no…
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Civil Liability Bill - first significant government concession sees whiplash definition moved into the Bill
The Civil Liability Bill returns to the House of Lords next Tuesday 12 June to begin its report stage.
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Looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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April portal data contains pointers towards stabilising volumes and increased quantum levels
Release of April's portal data allows the opportunity to reassess key matrices as to claims volumes and levels of damages while the Civil Liability Bill continues its progress through the House of…
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Justice Committee throw new obstacles in the way of reform to small claims handling
Today saw the publication of the latest report from the House of Commons' Justice Select Committee, which deals with their analysis of the impact of the proposed increases to the Small Claims Track…
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Civil Liability Bill on whiplash reform moves through Committee Stage in the Lords with issues for the MoJ to re-examine
Yesterday saw the Committee Stage in the House of Lords in relation to Part 1 of the Civil Liability Bill dealing with the proposed whiplash reforms which was navigated though not without some…
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Claimant avoids finding of fundamental dishonesty by the court attributing blame instead to his expert
In the third in a series of recent High Court decisions grappling with the concept of 'fundamental dishonesty' in relation to section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 ("Section 57"), DWF…
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Looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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Civil Liability Bill moves forwards to Committee Stage though tweaking may be needed while annual CRU stats confirm RTA claims downturn
This year the DWP reverted to their previous practice of April being the month for publishing the CRU data for the year ending 31 March, the headline from which is a fall of over 100,000 in the number…
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