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Law firm’s medical negligence advert “likely to cause distress to pregnant viewers”
Wednesday, 12 November 2014The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a TV medical negligence advert for Merseyside personal injury specialists Michael W Halsall Solicitors was “likely to cause undue distress to pregnant viewers”.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Marketing & PR
Hodge Jones & Allen embraces predictive modelling for PI work
Monday, 10 November 2014London firm Hodge Jones & Allen has teamed up with a leading academic to pioneer a predictive model of case outcomes that will enable the firm to better assess the viability of its personal injury caseload.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
“Ignorance of new rules is no defence”, ministry tells CMCs
Wednesday, 1 October 2014Ignorance of the rules is no defence where there have been breaches, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has told claims management companies (CMCs) in guidance notes for a new set of rules which come into force today.
Tags: claims management companies, CMC, personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Regulation
National Accident Helpline unveils strong results as it prospers in post-LASPO era
Tuesday, 23 September 2014National Accident Helpline has today unveiled a 26% jump in profits, in the first financial results released since the personal injury marketing business listed on AIM in May.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
SRA issues warning over inducements ban
Wednesday, 17 September 2014The Solicitors Regulation Authority will not introduce specific rules to deal with the upcoming legislative ban on personal injury law firms paying inducements to claim, but has pledged to take “strong enforcement action” if firms breach it.
Tags: personal injury, referral fee ban, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Latest news, Marketing & PR, Solicitors
Large firms finding they can’t “go it alone” in PI marketing
Monday, 15 September 2014Leading marketing collective First4Lawyers said today that it has seen a clutch of larger personal injury (PI) firms return to its panel in recognition of the need for scale to compete effectively in the market.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Marketing & PR
Personal injury to blame for Co-operative Legal Services losses
Friday, 5 September 2014Falling revenue from personal injury work is the reason for the £5.1m loss announced by Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) yesterday, managing director Matt Howells has said.
Tags: ABS, Alternative business structures, Co-operative Legal Services, personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
APIL makes successful complaint over “misleading” Hampson Hughes advert
Wednesday, 13 August 2014The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has successfully complained about an advertisement broadcast by high-profile Liverpool law firm Hampson Hughes that said claimants would receive £2,000 “up front”.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Marketing & PR
Slater & Gordon eyeing yet more acquisitions as it hits £100m revenue mark in UK
Tuesday, 12 August 2014Slater & Gordon has announced UK revenues of just over £100m for its last financial year, and indicated that further acquisitions are to come in the coming 12 months.
Tags: personal injury, Slater & Gordon
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Government introduces legislation to ban PI inducements
Friday, 25 July 2014The government has gone ahead with its promise to ban personal injury lawyers from offering inducements, such as cash or iPads, to potential claimants by inserting a new clause into the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Regulation, Solicitors
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Five key issues to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech
As generative AI starts to play a bigger role in our working lives, there are some key issues that your law firm needs to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech.
Bulk litigation – not always working in consumers interests
For consumers to get the benefit, bulk litigation needs to be done well, and we are increasingly concerned that there are significant problems in some areas of this market.
ABSs, cost and audits – fixing regulation after Axiom Ince
A feature of law firm collapses and frauds has sometimes been the over-concentration of power in outdated and overburdened systems of control.
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