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MoJ Think Jackson Reform will Increase Number of Claims
22nd November, 2010
The Ministry of Justice has issued an impact assessment (www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/docs/ia-qualified-one-way-costs-shifting.pdf) in which they admit for the first time that they believe one way costs shifting will increase the number of claims made
More...The Financial Impact to the Goverment of the Jackson Reforms
19th November, 2010
I was invited to attend a quiz in a local pub last night by a friend. There were nine of us in the team. I think I had been brought in to shore up a perceived weakness in answering questions about After
More...More SRA rumours - trouble for not taking out After the Event Insurance
17th November, 2010
As a welcome relief to reading the Consultation Paper, further rumours from the grapevine. Looks like the SRA may have the bit between their, er teeth regarding client risk. We have today heard a rumour that another firm, this time in the
More...Ministry of Justice Consultation is Launched
16th November, 2010
As expected, the Ministry of Justice has launched its consultation into personal injury claims (including their proposals concerning After the Event Insurance) and has issued a detailed consultation document. All submissions must be made by the 14th Febru
More...I've just read the consultation paper
16th November, 2010
...and now have a headache. It's 90 pages long (101 if you include the list of questions at the back) and a bit of a strange beast. If it were an animal, I would say it would be a duck
More...The Jackson Report & ATE Insurance
15th November, 2010
When I was at school, I used to take in sandwiches for lunch but on Tuesdays, as a 'special treat', I was able to have school dinners. I thought this was a money saving exercise by my mother but it may actually have been to save me from the
More...Feedback & The Jackson Report
12th November, 2010
Ouch - I have just had a friend of mine comment that, although my blogs seem professional, I need to sex them up a bit. So here goes.... er, the Jackson report is a threat not only to the rights of individuals
More...Caselaw Review: Callery v Gray: After Event Insurance Recovery
12th November, 2010
The Issues: The House of Lords considered at what stage in a personal injury claim is it appropriate for a solicitor to enter into a CFA and for an After the Event Insurance policy to be purchased. Additionally, was a 20%
More...It's an APP Jim, but not as we know it
11th November, 2010
Actually it's a bookmark but it gives you direct access to our After the Event Insurance blog from your iPhone homescreen. To set it up, use Safari to access www.aftertheeventinsuranceblog.co.uk then click on the '+' symbol at the bottom of the screen
More...Caselaw Review: Able UK Ltd v Reliance Security Services Limited - No need to get more than one quot
10th November, 2010
The Issues: In a successful contractual claim the Claimant claimed the cost of an After the Event Insurance policy in the sum of £63,000 (inc of IPT), being 30% of the indemnity provided under the terms of the policy. The Claimant’s
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