Strategy & Procedure
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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Supreme Court upholds Edmondson v Haven Court of Appeal decision but is its significance about to be overtaken already?
The long-awaited appeal decision in Edmondson v Haven Insurance was handed down on the 18 April 2018. Here we look at the judgment and whether it might have any impact on insurer strategies going…
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End of year Claims Portal data for 2017/18 arrives as MoJ ministers prepare for next week's initial scrutiny of the Civil Liability Bill in the House of Lords
Release of the latest Claims Portal data includes figures for March and so permits an end of year review of new claims volumes as we await both the annual CRU claims numbers and the Second Reading of…
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Looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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Gastric Illness and the new Draft Pre-Action Protocol
Issues surrounding holiday sickness claims and the action being taken to address them, focusing on the new draft Pre-Action Protocol for the Resolution of Gastric Illness Disputes.
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