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NAH issues profit warning as third ABS receives green light
Friday, 11 January 2019NAHL plc, the company behind National Accident Helpline and co-owner of two alternative business structures, failed to meet its financial targets last year, it told investors today in a profit warning.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Solicitor fined for breaking referral fee ban – again
Thursday, 3 January 2019A solicitor who broke the personal injury referral fee ban by paying an unlicensed claims management company over £200,000 in only six months has been fined.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
Exclusive: Simpson Millar owner eyes further law firm investments
Friday, 21 December 2018The owner of national law firm Simpson Millar is eyeing up further investments, its founder has revealed. It has set up a separate company to make equity investments in law firms.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Fight moves to regulations as Civil Liability Bill receives Royal Assent
Friday, 21 December 2018The Civil Liability Bill received Royal Assent yesterday, meaning the battle over the reforms now moves to the regulations that will fill in much of the detail, including the compensation tariff.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Solicitor “named client as defendant in claim against firm”
Friday, 21 December 2018A solicitor who named his client as the defendant in a claim against the firm by an expert witness has been struck off. His motivation was to protect his firm’s reputation, a tribunal suggested.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
FCA tells insurers and banks to respect CMCs
Tuesday, 18 December 2018Insurers and others dealing with CMCs must provide the same service that they would when dealing directly with the customer, the FCA has warned ahead of taking over CMC regulation.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Regulation
Solicitor struck off after trying to influence medical expert
Friday, 14 December 2018A personal injury solicitor who “improperly attempted” to influence a doctor by turning up to a medical examination of his client in the role of translator has been struck off.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Solicitors
Another acquisition for Simpson Millar as growth strategy kicks in
Tuesday, 4 December 2018Private equity-owned national firm Simpson Millar has increased its staff to over 500 and extended its reach in the North-West with the acquisition of a Lancaster-based general practice.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Civil Liability Bill heads for Royal Assent amid savings doubts
Wednesday, 21 November 2018The Civil Liability Bill overcame its final parliamentary hurdle yesterday as a leading insurer admitted that the £35 reduction in motor premiums might be swallowed up by other costs.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
Peers question government’s approach to Civil Liability Bill
Tuesday, 20 November 2018The government should only reject peers’ advice about the use of secondary legislation to enact key parts of legislation like the Civil Liability Bill if there are “clear and compelling reasons”.
Tags: personal injury
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
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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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