The voluntary Rehabilitation Code has been launched which provides that signatories should pay for therapy for injured parties even where liability has yet to be established or agreed.

The code has been launched with the backing of APIL and the Association of British Insurers. The deal means that insurers will not later attempt to claw back payments made for rehabilitation treatment where it is subsequently established that the defendant was not to blame for the accident. Insurers will not offer the treatment on those cases where they have already made a decision to dispute the claim.

The aim of the new code is to provide access to rehabilitation services at an early stage where studies show it to be most effective. Signatories to the scheme are required to respond to solicitor requests for rehabilitation treatment within 21 days and will prioritise physical, vocational and psychological rehabilitation therapy.

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