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It Wasn’t Me Driving – Honest Guv!
27th February, 2019
The case of Cameron v Liverpool Insurance Co Ltd recently went to the Supreme Court to consider whether the victim of a hit-and-run collision is entitled to bring a claim for damages against an unnamed Defendant, when the third party
More..."Yes, I know I lost, but I still don't want to pay you…”
7th December, 2018
We are delighted to have a Guest Blog from Aidan Jones of BIKELINE (a trading name of Alyson France & Co. Solicitors), on their recent successful case of Waring –v- McDonnell (2018), in which the court considered counterclaims and QOCS
More...A Rocky Road to Recovery
14th November, 2018
As we know, following most accidents where an injury is sustained, the injured party will be able (at least for the time being) to obtain some treatment through the NHS soon after an injury has been sustained. Unfortunately, there can be
More...Take a big Sipp...
31st October, 2018
There have been many claims to hit the headlines in recent years for "financial mis-selling” but in the last week two articles caught our eye on perhaps the lesser known (or lesser spotted) variety of mis-selling in the financial industry. There
More...A Fatal Approach
24th October, 2018
As a well established After The Event insurance (ATE) broker, the core of our business over the years has been in the area of personal injury. In recent times and with the multitude of changes to this area, we have
More...Credit where Credit is due?
24th October, 2018
The headline to this post is a little misleading as we find ourselves looking at the latest decision in the wonderful world of Credit Hire claims. This follows a recent decision in the case of EUI v Charles and others [2018]
More...Tomlin Orders, QOCS and Multiple Defendants
3rd October, 2018
We previously commented on this subject back in February (http://www.aftertheeventinsuranceblog.co.uk/qocs-apply-multiple-defendants/) but now the issue of the application of QOCS and claims against multiple Defendants has reached the Court of Appeal
More...From your PPI to your PCP & PCH
3rd October, 2018
Following on from the explosion in claims for mis-sold ‘PPI’ or ‘payment protection insurance’, the next potential area for complaint could well be the mis-selling of PCP (Personal Contract Purchases) and PCH (Personal Contract Hire) deals to people
More...Japanese knotweed â?? a growing concern
28th September, 2018
Japanese knotweed has knocked £20bn off the total value of the UK property market, according to new research, with many mortgage lenders refusing loans for properties affected by the weed. Research carried out by YouGov plc on behalf on
More...Buy to let mis-selling – a taxing issue?
27th September, 2018
By now, almost everyone has become aware of the ever increasing range of financial mis-selling that has occurred over the last 10 to 20 years. Ranging from Payment Protection Insurance (PPI), Mis-sold mortgages, such as endowments or investments, t
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