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Attending a speed awareness course brings home to Richard Barr the need for drivers to be trained to be more aware of the unforeseen
3 May 2017
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Personal injury
‘Pointless’ fixed costs risk patient safety
Public backs fixed costs, poll shows, as Medical Protection Society calls on government to be ‘bold’
2 May 2017
Once more unto the breach
Vijay Ganapathy considers the high threshold in common law negligence claims involving dangerous activities and the apportionment of damages for asbestos-related illnesses
26 April 2017
Time to improve the political discourse around personal injury
Lawyers and insurers should lobby the next government together to produce a fairer claims process, writes Qamar Anwar
25 April 2017
Ignore the discount rate at your peril
The courts are readily applying the new lower rate, leading to increased damages for claimants, advises Kishan Mangat
25 April 2017
Prisons and Courts Bill abandoned
Government policies kicked into the long grass ahead of UK election
20 April 2017
Fixed recoverable costs are the wrong medicine
The government should consider alternatives to reducing the NHS’s bill before imposing a costs cap, argues Greg Smith
18 April 2017
What’s next for the discount rate?
The needs of seriously injured people must be considered to at least the same extent as the interests of insurance companies and the public purse, writes David Marshall
18 April 2017
Solicitors on costs management: ‘Better the devil you know’
Perceived client preference for fixed recoverable costs splits PI and commercial practitioner opinion
11 April 2017
Stop! Look both ways
Roger Cooper considers how liability can be determined in cases involving cyclists injured by a defect in the road or in a collision with a larger vehicle
11 April 2017
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