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Media roundup – legal aid cuts and Jackson round 2

Perhaps the most interesting angle comes from the Telegraph, which given its propensity to tackle MPs’ expenses claims, points out that they’ll no longer be able to get help defending themselves.

16 November 2010 · 1 Comment

October 2010 – personal injury’s biggest month ever

Web traffic and media coverage concerning personal injury have hit almost unprecedented levels as Lord Young’s government commissioned report into Health & Safety keeps the circus going.

5 November 2010 · Leave a Comment

Good cop bad cop with Admiral after H1 results

Motor insurance is a great leveller in financial services and those who make a margin in it should get a pat on the back from their investors.

31 August 2010 · Leave a Comment

No win-no fee advertising – a tough one to call

Neil Rose’s latest column in the Guardian illustrates the difficulty facing policymakers in curtailing the negative consequences of a system that is unpopular with the public while simultaneously being one of the only ways to fulfill our basic right of access to justice.

17 August 2010 · Leave a Comment

News roundup – Solicitors’ PI market at a crossroads

All of this illustrates the extreme pressure the legal profession is under right now

25 February 2010 · Leave a Comment

Readallaboutit – Insurance Times news roundup

IT’s coverage is very good. It is comprehensive and makes an otherwise dull subject as exciting as possible with a wild west theme!

20 January 2010 · Leave a Comment

Jackson review-athon; what people are saying about it…

Today, the Jackson review recommendations were published and I’d be a rich man if I had a penny for every ten cents put in on this subject. That’s a trans-atlantic metaphor, if ever there was one…

14 January 2010 · Leave a Comment

Do these figures speak for themselves?

Any article with a headline that begins ‘lawyers cash in…’ elicits a sigh or a wry smile from most people. Everyone knows that lawyers always get paid in the end … Continue reading

21 December 2009 · Leave a Comment
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