Personal injury (PI)

Apil “disappointed” at plaques decision

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers said it has always believed the House of Lord’s ruling should be overturned, so the government’s decision on pleural plaques is a disappointing end to a long, drawn out consultation process.

Union rejects pleural plaques compensation decision

Justice Secretary Jack Straw has confirmed that the government would only compensate (through an ex-gratia payment of £5000) people with pleural plaques in England and Wales who had lodged a legal case prior to a Law Lords decision in 2007 to bar…

Fears rise as process reforms approach

Concerns are mounting that the imminent Ministry of Justice claims process reforms could encourage claims to be settled without medical evidence, creating significant exposures for solicitors and insurers.

MoJ defends itself over claims of "done deal"

The Ministry of Justice has defended its decision to shorten the response time for its defamation costs consultation paper after the Legal Expenses Insurance Group hit out at the "arbitrary reduction" last week.

MoJ draft rules agreed

The Ministry of Justice road traffic accident personal injury draft rules have been agreed and signed off by the rules committee.

Plaques parity touted

Parity in pleural plaques legislation between England and Wales and Scotland could be a reality "before the election", a Labour MP has claimed.

Case provides welcome relief for schools

Educational establishments have avoided potentially "huge and costly" ramifications after the case of Henry Webster (& others) v The Ridgeway School was successfully defended, according to the law firm and insurer involved.

Legal firm welcomes "overdue" ELIB plan

Ian McFall, head of asbestos policy at Thompsons Solicitors, said: "We have said for many years that what is good enough for road traffic accident victims is good enough for the workers."

Government backs EL database

The government has proposed setting up an employers' liability tracing office to help people claim compensation who have serious industrial diseases and who cannot trace their employers' insurance records.

Plaques bill has second reading

Labour MP Andrew Dismore has described his private members bill - Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions)(No.2) Bill - which aims to overturn the House of Lords ruling that pleural plaques are not compensatable, as “modest”.

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