PII costs fall – but attempted fraud is rampant, Law Society reveals

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm29th April 2016

Professional indemnity insurance renewal in 2015/16 was plain sailing for most firms, with average costs falling 8% year on year, latest research reveals. The Law Society survey of 560 firms also found that one-third have abandoned the traditional October renewal date. More than three-quarters (76%) of firms, ranging in size from sole practitioners to 25…

Benefit sanctions handed out to thousands of people ‘unlawful’

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm29th April 2016

The Court of Appeal dismissed a legal challenge by the Government The Court of Appeal quashed the Government’s legal challenge AFP/Getty Images Sanctions imposed on thousands of benefit claimants for not taking part in the DWP’s so-called “back-to-work” schemes are unlawful, a court has ruled. Three Court of Appeal judges upheld an earlier decision by…