Ministers forge ahead with October date for fixed clin neg fees

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm15th January 2016

The Law Gazette Health ministers intend to introduce fixed fees for clinical negligence cases by 1 October – despite not yet releasing a promised consultation on the issue. Responding to a written parliamentary question, health minister Ben Gummer (pictured) confirmed the intended start date for fixed recoverable costs for claims, following the outcome of the…

We won’t intervene over insurance prices, admits Treasury

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm15th January 2016

The Law Gazette The Treasury has admitted that it has no intention of intervening to force insurers to pass on savings from whiplash reforms. The government plans to increase the small-claims limit for personal injury claims to £5,000, as well as scrap general damages for RTA soft-tissue injuries. The reforms are largely founded on the…