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20 July 2018
Personal injury claims reforms delayed: Group reacts
MoJ confirms whiplash reforms delayed to April 2020
Government delays whiplash reforms
Whiplash reforms delayed until 2020
All sides welcome whiplash reform delay
13 July 2018
Civil Liability Bill journey postponed
Public opposed to government’s personal injury reforms, survey finds
6 July 2018
Civil Liability Bill delayed for weeks
Whiplash reforms encounter further delays
Good and bad news for Civil Liability Bill opponents
29 June 2018
Justice Committee calls for delay to personal injury reforms
Labour pledges small claims limit fight as Civil Liability Bill moves to Commons
We’ll hold insurers to account over whiplash savings, Keen pledges
22 June 2018
Civil Liability Bill: Government secures crucial win by just 13 votes
Whiplash claims fall as Parliament debates claimant curbs
MoJ figures show five-figure slump in PI claims
15 June 2018
Government makes some concessions on Civil Liability Bill but defeats bid to remove damages tariff
Warning over whiplash claim reforms
Former LCJ bids to axe tariffs from Civil Liability Bill
8th June 2018
7 out of 10 motorists don’t want whiplash reforms
FCA propose tougher rules for CMCs
1st June 2018
We hate renewals, say consumers on social media
The Justice Select Committee report and the questions it poses for insurance
18th May 2018
Justice Committee calls for delay to personal injury reforms
ABI lashes out at MPs over small claims report as claimant lawyers urge government to act on it
Updated: MPs raise ‘strong concerns’ over whiplash reform
4th May 2018
Opposition parties slam whiplash reforms
Peers agree to cold-calling ban with strong penalties for those who use illegally obtained data
27th April 2018
Opposition to Civil Liability Bill steps up as peers prepare for first debate
‘Skeletal’ whiplash bill threatens to sideline parliament, peers warn
Insurers fail to drive down premiums
20th April 2018
Justice minister tells PI lawyers: No let-up in reform plans
Justice minister uncompromising on whiplash reforms and says more fixed costs are on the way
Car insurance cost drops for first time in three years
Government to introduce fixed costs for holiday sickness claims “in coming weeks”
13th April 2018
Personal injury reforms: Motion calls for exclusion of certain road users
Whiplash crackdown faces tough passage
Insurers’ backlash over whiplash
6th April 2018
MP urges ‘common sense’ on exceptions to Civil Liability Bill
Cyclists and motorcyclists should be exempt from whiplash reforms, says MP
Eight out of 10 insurance bosses predict that premiums will rise in the next two years
Consumers remain sceptical on whiplash reform savings, believe premiums will rise
30th March 2018
Government unveils whiplash claims crackdown which it says will cut insurance premiums by £35 a year
Claimant lawyers hit out at government’s discount rate reform
23rd March 2018
Government announces Ogden, whiplash reform programme
Whiplash claims revamp to save drivers £35 a year
Whiplash reforms could cost claimant lawyers £80m, government says
Government brushes aside MPs’ discount rate change caution
16th March 2018
Corporate greed and the new robber barons
48% of Brits do not trust insurers to pay claims
Cost of motor claims hits highest ever level
9th March 2018
PI market will shrink to just a dozen firms says legal investor
Supreme Court rules in Barton v Wright Hassall
LASPO review: government to revisit ‘ambitious’ summer deadline
2nd March 2018
Direct Line’s stunning results explain why your insurance premiums are so high
Government “disingenuous” in use of PI small claims limit figures, argues union
Solicitors not expected to help opposing LiPs
23rd February 2018
Lawyers outraged as ABI given go-ahead to fund PI gateway
Insurers to fund personal injury IT gateway
‘Unfair and unnecessary’ – The behind scenes lobbying to thwart whiplash crackdown
Millions sold ‘useless’ insurance to boost company profits
16th February 2018
The countdown begins: Whiplash reforms to be introduced in April 2019
Officials confirm April 2019 for RTA claim reforms
Whiplash reforms coming in April 2019
Insurers raise premiums for divorced flat-dwellers
9th February 2018
Access to Justice calls out government after insurance jobs cull
Claims job losses due to fewer cases and digitalisation, says Allianz’s Gibson
Increased insurance excess won’t necessarily cut premiums, say experts
10% of young people’s wages spent on rising car insurance premiums
2nd February 2018
As premiums hit record levels, cash strapped motorists need a break from money grubbing insurers
Government accused of “pulling its punches” over PI cold-calling ban
CILEx Journal – The Civil Liability Bill and Personal Injury Reform: A Road to Nowhere
26th January 2018
How your email address can see you pay more for car insurance
Car insurance premiums rise for eight successive quarters
Insuring the car will cost £900 a year
19th January 2018
Justice minister backs litigants in person to handle PI claims
More CMC involvement will be ‘beneficial’ in motor claims says Justice minister
Lord Keen: Greater involvement by CMCs “beneficial” for personal injury market
UK’s car insurance postcode lottery revealed
12th January 2018
Don’t be fooled by the silence – MoJ “hard at work” to increase PI small claims limit
Industry welcomes incoming Justice Secretary David Gauke
Gauke named as first solicitor lord chancellor
Sixth lord chancellor in six years as Lidington moves on
5th January 2018
Britain’s insurers find a sympathetic ear in Downing Street
Motorists ‘have seen average premiums increase by nearly £200 since 2012’
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