Here we go again: every time new reports come out about how local authorities have been paying out on accident claims the compensation culture pundits come out.
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Compensation culture: the global epidemic?
So you’ve heard it all before: personal injury lawyers get blamed for the UK’s compensation culture, but news this week revealed it’s not just limited to home.
Injury lawyers fight the good fight, get ambushed by fraud
Personal injury lawyers are constantly defending themselves from an unending barrage of accusations of fomenting a ‘compensation culture’ against claimants.
Personal injury lawyers don’t commit fraud; claimants do.
For anyone out there who’s pointed the finger at personal injury solicitors for being involved in fraud new evidence proves it’s claimants that may be to blame.
The gears of justice grind slowly but exceedingly small
If there’s one thing that you know if you work in the personal injury compensation industry, it’s that injury claims can sometimes take forever to resolve.
Industry bodies attempt to ward off criticism with new rules
If there’s any industry that loves to shift blame away from them and on to personal injury solicitors, it’s the insurance market – and they’re at it again.
The accident prone line the pockets of injury lawyers
It seems that the number of accident prone Brits seems to be reaching new highs, and the nation’s personal injury lawyers are working overtime as a result.
Local authorities exit 2013 on a low note
The New Year is upon us, and there are many local authorities that are breathing a sigh of relief based on how many personal injury claims they faced this year!
‘Compensation culture’ row set to start up once more
The bogeyman of ‘compensation culture’ has raised its nasty head once more, putting personal injury lawyers in the crosshairs yet again.
MoJ claims limit decision elicits mixed responses
The Ministry of Justice’s newest decision not to raise the limit for personal injury claims has met with quite mixed responses from the legal industry.
So you think injury lawyers create fraud, eh?
I’m so tired of hearing how personal injury solicitors go around looking for spurious accident claims to pursue – especially when there are so many scammers!
Looks like the legal profession just can’t win
If you know a personal injury lawyer, you probably know how many law firms are terrified of the new Legal Aid regulations going into effect from this April.