While the vast majority of personal injury claims are settled out of court there are still many which pass through the judicial system. This is a system which has been in place for many years now and while no two injuries are ever the same there is extensive guidance on calculating compensation. Many people enter Continue reading…
At this moment in time the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill is before the Scottish government’s justice committee. The proposed changes will impact the way that personal injury litigation is funded and managed throughout Scotland and could consequently attract controversial claims management companies. Many people may be surprised to learn that the Continue reading…
The world of personal injury claims is never dull both from a regulatory point of view and individual cases going through the courts. We thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of the latest news and views from the world of personal injury claims. Fraudster Charged With Contempt Of Court A Continue reading…
Over the next few years we will see a massive increase in the number of self-driving electric vehicles on the road (also known as autonomous vehicles) and with it some headaches for car insurance companies. When you bear in mind we have already seen a significant increase in electric vehicles but nowhere near the same Continue reading…
Exposure to high levels of noise in the workplace is one of the more common causes of hearing loss in the UK. Noise induced hearing loss may be grouped under two different categories. The first is sudden loss of hearing resulting from a loud noise at close range. Common examples could include a gunshot or Continue reading…
There has been a lot of press coverage about changes to the personal injury claim system recently, much of which has been focused on relatively small claims. Over the years there have been many large claims settled in court running into hundreds of thousands of pounds and sometimes millions of pounds. These are predominantly awarded Continue reading…
Car insurance has for many years been the most difficult market to police with regards to fraudulent personal injury claims. The government has introduced an array of new regulations which will reduce the expenses associated with injuries such as whiplash but it is difficult to eliminate all fraudulent claims. There is no doubt that fraudulent Continue reading…
As we have covered previously, the number of holiday illness personal injury claims has increased dramatically over the last few years. The situation is seemingly so out of control in some popular holiday destinations that a number of hotels have effectively banned UK holidaymakers. Unfortunately, the soaring number of fraudulent holiday illness claims as a Continue reading…
Social media has taken over the world during the last decade with millions of people posting about the most intricate and private parts of their life. Some of the posts published on the likes of Facebook are bizarre to say the least but then again if we were all the same it would be a Continue reading…
Zürich Insurance is leading a new trend which has emerged in the insurance market where artificial intelligence is used to review and decide whether personal injury claims are valid. This is a massive step for the insurance industry which has been plagued by literally millions of false claims in recent years. The problem is that Continue reading…
