Plans to up the small claims limit for personal injury to £5000 today came under fire from the Law Society of England and Wales. “These proposals will completely undermine the right of ordinary people to receive full and proper compensation … Continue reading
The Law Society has criticised a government plan to raise the small claims limit for personal injury claims to £5,000 and stop compensation payments for road traffic ‘minor’ soft tissue injuries. Responding to the proposals Law Society President Jonathan Smithers … Continue reading
Law Society Chief Executive Desmond Hudson will today warn a committee of MPs that the Government’s proposals to prevent fraudulent whiplash claims hit the wrong target and risk access to justice for genuine accident victims. He will tell the Transport … Continue reading
The Law Society has told the Transport Select Committee’s inquiry that hearing only one side of the argument on whiplash claims will penalise genuine accident victims. In a letter to Ms Louise Ellman MP, Chair of the Transport Select Committee, … Continue reading
The Law Society today said that it regretted the failure of a High Court action brought by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) against the Government, which sought to overturn its decision to … Continue reading
The Law Society, the independent body which represents solicitors in England and Wales, has restated its request for the Government to publish the study it commissioned from an academic, regarding costs in personal injury cases. The Ministry of Justice has … Continue reading
The Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, has reacted robustly to a campaign by a leading insurer which proposes to prevent consumers from seeking legal advice when pursuing a claim. Law Society president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff said: “Who … Continue reading
Rushed implementation of Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentence and Punishment of Offenders Act risks adding to costs and clogging up the civil courts, the Law Society has warned. In a letter to Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary and … Continue reading