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So, "When is it OK to tell a 'collateral' lie?", asks an After the Event Insurance provider.
22nd July, 2016
A collateral lie, what exactly is it? It is an untruth, but one which does not affect the overall validity of the claim made, so said the Supreme Court in a case involved a Dutch cargo ship, which ran into
More...European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
12th May, 2016
It seems that big changes to data protection as we know it are on their way to the UK as after several years of preparation and lobbying, the European Parliament has finally adopted the new European General Data Protection Regulation
More...Hip – Hip - Hypocrisy
18th March, 2016
The budget this week increased IPT from 9.5% to 10%. This latest announcement exposes a deep hypocrisy in government thinking and pronouncements. The best way to spot hypocrisy is normally to ask the right questions, so here are four of
More...Dishonest Deafness Claim Did you Say?
10th March, 2016
To us, as After The Event Insurance providers, It has only been a matter of time before an insurer sought to have a deafness claim thrown out on the grounds of ‘fundamental dishonesty’ and now that has happened. A claim for
More...Part 36 offers and fixed costs?
26th February, 2016
The Court of Appeal has given judgment in Broadhurst v Tan and it’s some good news for Claimant’s. As an ATE Insurance provider, here is our view: The Issues The Court heard appeals on two cases (Broadhurst v Tan and Smith v
More...Hearts and Minds
19th February, 2016
In 1966, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson instituted a "Hearts and Minds” campaign in Vietnam to try to win the Vietnam war by getting the support of the local population. This was in essence heavy-handed propaganda, and I mention it because
More...Proposed Change to the Small Claim Limit Foiled? Probably not yet
8th February, 2016
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers this week announced that they will be opposing the Government’s planned increase to the small claims limit to £5,000 and to remove general damages for minor soft tissue injuries. They announced that they are ‘regretta
More...Court Fees Rise
19th January, 2016
It is the time of year when we recall a story first written many hundred years ago. No, not the Complete Guide to After The Event Insurance, but 800 years on from the Magna Carta it is worth once again
More...CMCs, Claimants and Insurers
2nd December, 2015
The Government had planned to undertake ‘a fundamental review of the regulation of claims management companies (CMCs)’ starting early in 2016. The review will include proposals for the introduction of a cap on the charges that CMCs can apply to their
More...Move Smart, MoveSafe
26th November, 2015
Last year (2014), we decided to attend the Conveyancing Conference in Association with Modern Law Magazine for the first time. Exhibitions are not something we normally get involved with, but after some persuasion from Modern Law’s Martin Smith, we
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