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MoJ launches attack on “exploited” CFA system
The Ministry of Justice launched an attack on ‘no-win no-fee’ lawyers who it believes “exploit vulnerable clients by taking a large proportion of the damages they are awarded as payment for excessive legal fees”.
Stress-related accidents on the rise
Stress levels are at an all-time high among UK workers as a result of the recession, and insurers have warned this could give rise to an increase in workplace injuries.
Insurers falling into the “claimant trap”
Insurance companies have been warned against “unwittingly helping” build evidence for opponents’ industrial disease cases and falling into a “common claimant trap”.
ATE insurers seek clarity in reform
After-the-event (ATE) insurers have called for a seat in the negotiations over the new RTA claims process, amid fears that the question of when solicitors can take out insurance is back on the table.
Future of CFAs, ATE insurance and costs transfer "at risk"
After-the-event (ATE) insurance could be at risk of abolition according to inferences made in Lord Justice Jackson’s report on civil litigation costs reform.
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