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Deduction of legal fees from the client's damages: PI Costs Victory
15th June, 2021
The decision in SGI Legal LLP v Karatysz is the latest in a series of cases on which individuals have brought successful RTA claims and then sought an assessment of their solicitors' bill of costs.
More..."What a mix up" - work begins on whiplash portal 'mixed claims' test cases
10th June, 2021
With the new Official Injury Claims portal now live the question of valuing cases with multiple injuries remains uncertain.
More...Court of Appeal set to hear 'Informed consent' dispute
9th April, 2021
The Court of Appeal is later this year, set to hear a case involving a personal injury claim, and the subsequent dispute involving the legal fees of the Claimant.
More...Government reveals long-awaited whiplash rules and tariffs
17th March, 2021
The new whiplash reforms constitute the biggest change to date to the Personal Injury market landscape since the LASPO changes in 2013.
More...Good news for struggling businesses, but will business interruption claims now be plain sailing?
29th January, 2021
The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the Covid-19 Business Interruption insurance test case, allowing all four of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)�??s appeals and unanimously dismissing those brought by 6 of the 8 In
More...Are All Claimants Covered? Arag Plc v Jones & Anor [2020]
22nd January, 2021
Mr Jones and Ms Gibson were joint tenants who brought an action against their Landlord for housing disrepair. Their Landlord (Mr Francis) then counterclaimed.
More...High Court rules: Unsealed claim forms not good service
11th January, 2021
In Ideal Shopping Direct Ltd & Ors v Visa Europe Ltd v Ors, Mr Justice Morgan ruled that the unsealed forms served on the last day permitted were not claim forms and therefore serving them was not good service. As a result, the claims were deemed out
More...Experts concern about further reform of personal injury market
11th January, 2021
A group of industry experts have agreed that extra care needs to be taken before any further reforms to low value personal injury claims are made.
More...Small Claims taking almost a year to come to trial - Litigation in the time of a Pandemic
5th January, 2021
Official figures have revealed that small claims are taking almost three months longer to come to trial than a year ago as the pandemic puts pressure on the county courts.
More...Claimant Lawyers urge Lord Chief to step in on whiplash reforms
23rd November, 2020
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) has made a submission to the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett, to support an urgent review of the government's proposed tariff of damages for next April's whiplash reforms.
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