Personal injury
The Anglo-Saxon origins of UK compensation law
In recent years there has been a backlash against the compensation pay outs, which have been seen by many as fuelling a ‘compensation culture’ in the UK. Since being coined by Bernard Levin writing in The Times in 1993 the term has taken on negative connotations, synonymous with spurious or fraudulent claims for personal injuries […]
A tribute to leading Liverpool solicitor Paul Rooney
Last month prominent Liverpool solicitor Paul Rooney sadly passed away following a long illness. Paul studied law at Sheffield University before being admitted as a solicitor in 1970. He founded the Paul Rooney Partnership in Liverpool over 30 years ago and owned the firm until it was acquired by Manchester based personal injury firm Antony […]
First Claims Portal data since Lord Jackson reforms released
On 17 October the Claims Portal, the electronic communications solution used by solicitors and insurers for processing personal injury claims released its first data since the breadth of its activity was widened as part of Lord Jackson’s reforms of the claims process. The data was released as a quarterly update of the portals management information […]
Changes to No Win No Fee and personal injury claims
A package of reforms have taken effect following the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to tackle the high cost of premiums which have affected not just drivers but also school, groups and authorities trying to insure themselves so they can stage events and activities. They include: no win, no fee law […]
