Truss respects legal industry whiplash concerns
When George Osborne announced in his autumn statement that he intended to raise the small claims limit to £5,000 and…
ABI call for increased fee cut for whiplash medical reports
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for the government to increase the level of cuts on fixed fees…
Failure to comply with new contract regulations will lead to ‘dire consequences’ according to MASS chairman
The Chairman of Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS), Craig Budsworth has sent out to warning to all personal injury lawyers…
Scrap compensation for whiplash entirely says insurers
Insurers finally laid their cards out on the table for all to see yesterday, as they insisted that compensation for…
MASS warns against small claims limit increase after Competition Commission revelations
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) has once again warned the government not to increase the small claims limit after…
MASS to continue to lead call for inducement ban
MASS (Motor Accident Solicitors Society) will continue to back the campaign to ban legal firms from offering their services in…
MASS warn against rushing review of Jackson reform problems
MASS (Motor Accident Solicitors Society) has expressed worry that a review of the problems with the Jackson reforms could come…
Top insurer supports TSC’s call for end to pre-medical whiplash offers
Leading insurance firm AXA have supported criticism made by the Transport Select Committee (TSC) over offers being made to whiplash…
Personal injury small claims limit increase opposed by Transport Select Committee
The Transport Select Committee has warned the government against increasing the small claims limit for personal injury and warned the…
Ban on CMC enticements sees thousands leave personal injury industry
The changes to the law that banned claims management companies (CMCs) from offering cash or gift enticements as well as…
AXA propaganda proposals for whiplash reform dismissed by MASS
Last week seemed to be the week for propaganda, as AXA followed the Health Secretary’s lead of using out of…
Insurers want whiplash claimant damages reduced
You would have thought after all the campaigning and success in convincing the government to slash legal fees, that the…
SRA urged to rethink decision not to ban inducements by personal injury lawyers
The decision by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) not to follow the Claims Management Regulator Unit (CMRU) and ban inducements…
‘Ban CMCs’, Law Society chief tells whiplash debate
The Chief Executive of The Law Society has called for the outlawing of claims management companies (CMCs) at the latest round…
Whiplash debate sees PI sector demand cap on insurers’ market spend in House Of Commons
The opening day of the House of Commons’ Transport Committee’s inquiry into whiplash saw fireworks as personal injury lawyers hit…
Referral fee ban failing to reduce road traffic accident claims
When the government proposed and implemented the referral fee ban the main justification was that they believed it would reduce…
Decision delay on small claims limit offers hope for personal injury lawyers
Justice Minister, Helen Grant has announced that the decision regarding whether or not the government will increase the small claims…
MASS warn transport select committee against increasing small claims limit
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) has warned the Transport Select Committee (TSC) against increasing the small claims track from…
MASS pledge to continue campaign for key changes
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) has pledged to continue to campaign for what they see as key changes to…
ICO plan clampdown on companies who cold call and send spam texts
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has said that it is ready to prosecute up to a dozen more companies who…
