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Compensation culture: Fact or fantasy? – Speech by the Master of the Rolls

Posted March 27th, 2013 in claims management, compensation, negligence, personal injuries, speeches, statistics by tracey

“In my Presidential address I want to examine ‘compensation culture’. This I imagine is something with which W. S. Holdsworth, notwithstanding his truly encyclopaedic knowledge of English law, would have been unfamiliar. We can let him off though. The term was apparently not coined until 1993; when it first appeared in The Times newspaper in an article by Bernard Levin entitled Addicted to welfare.”

Judiciary of England and Wales, 15th March 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Streamlined employment tribunal system will “weed out weak claims” says Government – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 18th, 2013 in claims management, employment tribunals, fees, news, striking out by sally

“The Government has set out plans to ‘streamline’ the employment tribunal system, which will include a new power to ‘strike out’ claims with little chance of success before they proceed to a full hearing.”

OUT-LAW.com, 18th March 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

What the Supreme Court’s Prudential ruling means for insurers – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 13th, 2013 in claims management, confidentiality, insurance, legal services, news, privilege by sally

“FOCUS: The decision by the Supreme Court last month that legal professional privilege would not apply to advice from non-lawyers confirms how important it is for insurers to maximise the value of legal privilege.”

OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Extra measures to tackle PPI claim pests – Ministry of Justice

Posted February 8th, 2013 in claims management, consumer protection, insurance, news by sally

“A specialist team created to crackdown on bad practice in the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) claims market has helped tackle more than 200 rogue firms and is being strengthened to monitor even more companies.”

Ministry of Justice, 8th February 2013

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Spam text message pair are fined £440,000 – BBC News

Posted November 28th, 2012 in claims management, fines, news, ombudsmen, telecommunications by sally

“Two men who sent millions of spam text messages have been fined £440,000 as the authorities step up the fight against the trade.”

BBC News, 28th November 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Regulation fees paid by claims management companies – Ministry of Justice

Posted November 9th, 2012 in claims management, complaints, consultations, fees, legal ombudsman by tracey

“This consultation invites views on the fees for applications for authorisation and annual fees for the regulation year 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 and initial views on a fees framework for complaints handling by the Legal Ombudsman.

This consultation is primarily aimed at persons authorised to provide regulated claims management services in England & Wales under the Compensation Act 2006 and those businesses and individuals contemplating making an application for authorisation.”

Full consultation

Ministry of Justice, 9th November 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Mis-sold Mortgages – The Next Big Claim In The Financial Sector – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted October 2nd, 2012 in claims management, compensation, complaints, financial regulation, mortgages, news by sally

“Type in ‘mis-sold mortgages’ on a Google search and you will discover literally hundreds of internet businesses vying for the opportunity to pursue a claim to the Financial Services Authority (FSA). If you thought PPI was big, you ain’t seen nothing yet; with millions already having been put aside to meet the thousands of potential claims that arise from possible mis-selling of mortgages during the boom years of 2004 to 2009.”

Hardwicke Chambers, 27th September 2012

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

MoJ proposes end of oral contracts as part of stricter regulation for claims management companies – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 28th, 2012 in claims management, consultations, consumer protection, contracts, news by tracey

“Claims management companies (CMCs) could be banned from entering into verbal contracts with consumers as part of a Government initiative to crack down on bad practice in the sector.”

OUT-LAW.com, 27th August 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Tougher rules for claims management companies – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 23rd, 2012 in claims management, consultations, consumer protection, contracts, news by sally

“The Claims Management Regulator (CMR) has launched a consultation which proposes, amongst other things, to end verbal contract arrangements between consumers and CMCs and enforcing a written contract before any fee can be taken.”

Ministry of Justice, 22nd August 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Comply with Claim Management Regulations or risk being shut down – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 10th, 2012 in advertising, claims management, consumer protection, press releases by tracey

“That’s the latest warning from the Claims Management Regulation (CMR) Unit as they reveal more than 400 claims management companies (CMCs) have been cancelled, suspended or warned in figures released today in the 2011/12 annual report. ”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 10th August 2012

Source: www.justice,gov.uk

Personal injury referral-fee ban may not work, warns Solicitors Regulation Authority – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 30th, 2012 in alternative business structures, claims management, compensation, enforcement, fees, news, personal injuries, solicitors by sally

“A ban on the referral fees blamed for creating a ‘compensation culture’ will be difficult to police and may not even be effective, regulators have warned.”

Daily Telegraph, 29th July 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

High street banks agree to payouts for mis-selling financial products – The Guardian

Posted July 2nd, 2012 in banking, claims management, compensation, complaints, financial advice, interest, news, small businesses by sally

“Banks faced fresh criticism about their treatment of customers on Friday after the Financial Services Authority said the big four high street banks – Barclays, RBS, Lloyds and HSBC – might need to compensate small business customers.”

The Guardian, 29th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Crackdown on whiplash injury claims – The Independent

Posted May 2nd, 2012 in claims management, compensation, insurance, news, personal injuries, road traffic by sally

“Whiplash injury claims cost insurers more than £2 billion last year – adding around £90 to the
cost of a typical car insurance policy, the AA has revealed.”

The Independent, 2nd May 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Adams and others v Ford and others – WLR Daily

Posted April 30th, 2012 in abuse of process, civil procedure rules, claims management, law reports, solicitors, striking out by sally

Adams and others v Ford and others [2012] EWCA Civ 544; [2012] WLR (D) 125

“It was not right to lay down a categorical rule that the issue of proceedings without valid authority from a claimant ought necessarily to amount to an abuse of the process of the court. The principle in Presentaciones Musicales SA v Secunda [1994] Ch 271, that a claimant could ratify and adopt proceedings started in his name by a solicitor without authority, remained binding on the court.”

WLR Daily, 26th April 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

County Court money claim service launched – Ministry of Justice

Posted March 20th, 2012 in claims management, county courts, news by sally

“From today all designated money claims in civil cases in England and Wales will be dealt with at one business centre. The centre will be supported by a dedicated contact team that deal with all telephone queries relating to claims.”

Ministry of Justice, 19th March 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

Vos J threatens phone-hacking firms with group litigation order as costs spiral – The Lawyer

Posted March 19th, 2012 in claims management, costs, interception, law firms, media, news by sally

“High Court judge Mr Justice Vos has ordered firms involved in the wave of phone-hacking cases to find a more efficient method of working or risk their clients being forced into a group litigation order [GLO] represented by a single firm.”

The Lawyer, 19th March 2012

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Let’s not add insult to personal injury – The Guardian

Posted February 22nd, 2012 in claims management, insurance, news, personal injuries by sally

“Whiplash can be a pain in the neck for insurers – and it’s they who are driving the debate over the scale of personal injury claims.”

The Guardian, 20th February 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Reading between the Lies – what are we to do with fraudulent claims? – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted November 23rd, 2011 in case management, claims management, compensation, fraud, legal aid, news by sally

“On the 9th of September, the Government declared its intent to tackle the ‘compensation culture’. This phrase, hitherto unknown prior to the removal of legal aid, now appears to typify an apparent endemic problem which is at the centre of the legal political agenda. The debate on the ‘compensation culture’ is now the focus of lobbying by insurers, claimant and defendant firms, unions and human rights organisations who wish either to validate or undermine the concept. Characterised as representing either the ills of society or the self interested protests of the few it has thus far proved impervious to eradication.”

Hardwicke Chambers, 17th November 2011

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

Economists say Jackson reforms will cost £70m a year – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 23rd, 2011 in case management, civil procedure rules, claims management, damages, employment, news by sally

“Jackson reforms will cost the taxpayer more than £70m a year in employers’ liability cases, according a report prepared by economists.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd November 2011

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Miners’ compensation: why did some solicitors take too big a slice of the pie? – The Guardian

Posted March 9th, 2011 in claims management, compensation, fees, miners, news, solicitors by sally

“Despite delivering £4bn for sick miners and their families, exploitation by some solicitors cast a shadow over the profession.”

The Guardian, 8th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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