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…
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…
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…
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…
Recent changes to the personal injury claim system seem to have prompted UK insurance companies to invest more heavily in claims investigation teams. This is a critical time for the personal injury claims market which will change dramatically over the next few months. We will see a cap on small claims, changes to the legal Continue reading…
Earlier this year the UK government announced a number of changes in the personal injury claims market which was seen as a way of reducing the cost of processing claims while bringing up-to-date the way in which long-term claim awards were calculated. The idea was that the increase in the Ogden rate would be offset Continue reading…
There is growing concern among insurers that recent changes to the UK personal injury industry by the UK government will prompt concern and confusion in the short term. There is no doubt that changes to the Ogden discount rate, a cap on some claims and increase in the small claims limit will force the UK Continue reading…
Despite the fact that the UK government had previously been warned by insurers, and those representing potential personal injury victims, we have seen more fallout from recent regulatory changes. There is no doubt that the personal injury claims market was in need of a review but the severity of the changes and the unexpected announcements Continue reading…
The UK government has recently announced an array of changes to the way in which personal injury claims will be dealt with going forward. Many in the industry are now up in arms claiming that the changes will dramatically increase their costs which will ultimately be passed on to customers. While many in the personal Continue reading…
