Trade Voice: Mass chair Paul Nicholls on why an ineffective Official Injury Claim portal is good for no-one
Paul Nicholls, chair of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society and senior partner at Nicholls Brimble Bhol, looks at the teething pains around the new Official Injury Claim portal and what needs to be done to ensure justice and fair compensation for claimants.
Slowly but surely an early picture of the new claims market is emerging. The official view from the Ministry of Justice is that the new Official Injury Claim portal is operating “reasonably smoothly”
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