Legal reform

Legal update - residential care: A duty of care

The Department of Health consultation on charging for residential care, which recently closed, has again raised the issue of who should pick up the tab for residential care in personal injury compensation cases. Sallie Harrington and Paul Stephens…

US financial reform bill passes

The US Senate approved a sweeping Wall Street reform bill on Thursday night, capping months of wrangling over the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s.

US financial reform delayed

In a setback for the Obama administration, Senate Democrats failed to muster enough votes on Wednesday to end debate on the overhaul of financial regulation, delaying a vote on passage.

Comment - insurance law reform: Reform can't wait

Now plans to reform the legal framework for commercial insurance have been delayed, buyers are increasingly taking action to strengthen their rights in the event of a claim. John Hurrell argues the archaic law governing pre-contract disclosure is…

View from the Top: The money-go-round

I've had a go, on the back of a large envelope, at breaking down where the money goes that Mr Customer spends on his motor insurance. Just what happens to a typical £400 premium?

Have your say: The Jackson Report

Do you think that the recommendations of the Jackson Review will be derailed - as Lord Justice Jackson himself fears - but a change of Government?

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