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LASPO Lego
27th April, 2012
I was into Lego big time from aged 7 until, er 42. Over the (early) years I managed to collect quite a hoard. When I went to University aged 18, I left it all behind and, after a while, it got transferred to
More...Government Overturns Lords Amendments
19th April, 2012
Check out these statistics. About 2,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with Mesothelioma each year, and some 60,000 people in Britain will develop mesothelioma over the next decades because of past exposure, and almost 40,000 have died thus far
More...A Narrow Escape for Industrial Disease Victims
26th March, 2012
The rumour was confirmed last week. The House of Lords has voted for industrial disease claims to be exempt from reforms to no win, no fee litigation. In effect Industrial disease cases will now be exempt from the Jacksons reforms. Under
More...Will Leveson Influence the Jackson Reforms?
8th March, 2012
Hello all. It has been a while. Been busy here at Box Legal. Lots happening in the world of the strange that is the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Bill of late. First bit of gossip is we have
More...ABI Gain Direct Access to Top MoJ Civil Servant
8th February, 2012
This is how laws are made these days it seems. The proper way is for the Government to issue a consultation document to all relevant parties (i.e. to organisations on both sides of the argument) and then invite responses. When those
More...Jackson Reforms to be delayed by 6 months
1st February, 2012
The Ministry of Justice has today confirmed that implementation of the Jackson reforms will now not take place until April 2013. Enactment of the new rules was scheduled for October this year but they have been receiving a rough ride in the
More...The Future for BTE Insurance
23rd January, 2012
Those of you who read this blog will have spotted a theme here. I have give my predictions for After The Event Insurance (well our take on it anyway) so what of it's evil twin? A quick lesson first. BTE stands
More...After The Event Insurance Industry Post Jackson
12th January, 2012
Happy New Year to you all. Having fun? Lots of stories about Jackson et al floating around. Today we have the Transport Committee's findings and recommendations. Surprise surprise, they say whiplash claims are bad -boooo - and should be curtailed. Als
More...House of Lords Gives Act a Rough Ride
13th December, 2011
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill is now in the House of Lords but it has not been smooth sailing for the Conservatives. Over 50 Lords stood up to criticise aspects of the bill, in particular the cuts being made
More...Welcome to our New After The Event Insurance Website
7th December, 2011
Well this isn't it of course but you can check it out here: www.boxlegal.co.uk. First, a big thanks to Roger and Kirsten - our two website and marketing gurus who have worked very hard to get the site up and running.
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