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Lawyers urge Lord Chancellor to rethink whiplash reforms | Solicitors Journal Implying lawyers dishonestly profit from insurance claims is ‘absurd and offensive’, says claimant solicitor

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PI firms say whiplash reforms will finish them off Practices tell claims management company they foresee problems if the government pushes on with changes.

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Personal injury reform campaign In November 2016, the government announced proposals to raise the small claims limit for personal injury claims from £1,000 to £5,000. They've also suggested...

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Keep the Personal Injury Small Claims Limit at £1,000/ Keep Damages for whiplash

The MOJ has published a consultation paper proposing amongst other things:-
1. The abolish low value whiplash claims for injuries up to 6 months
2. To raise the small claims track to £5,000 for all personal injury claims.
3. To introduce the assistance of Mackenzie friends in such claims.

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The reforms will have the effect of:-
The public will be frightened off from bringing claims, due to the costs and complications;
Insurers will be able to instruct Solicitors and Barristers whilst the public will not and thus creating injustice;
Members of the public with upto 6 month whiplash injuries will be prevented from making a claim for injury;
There will be mass redundancies following implementation, possibly 60,000
The Treasury will lose PAYE, NIC, Employers NIC, and vat;

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Petition: Keep the Personal Injury Small Claims Limit at £1,000/ Keep Damages for whiplash The MOJ has published a consultation paper proposing amongst other things:- 1. The abolish low value whiplash claims for injuries up to 6 months 2. To raise the small claims track to £5,000 for all personal injury claims. 3. To introduce the assistance of Mackenzie friends in such claims.

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Campaigners warn PI reforms will cost 60,000 legal jobs Reaction starts to come in to government's announcement of a crackdown on claims.

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Osborne’s ‘whiplash culture’ reforms run into a brick wall George Osborne’s reforms to how the insurance industry deals with claims for whiplash injuries have been set aside by the government, increasing costs for motorists. Ministers are understood to...

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Partners In Cost Magazine Issue 4 Partners In Cost Magazine Issue 4

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Why the government's proposed limitations and banning of whiplash are a mistake Headlines continue to scream out - compensation culture, crash-for-cash, ambulance-chasing lawyers.,Claims,Insurer,Regulation ,Claims,Personal Injury,Medco,whiplash,Legal,Legislation,fraud

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Insurers will be ‘reluctant’ to pass on whiplash savings – Fitch Ratings agency says industry will want to see evidence of lower claims costs before cutting premiums.