Jackson Review
View from the top: Educating young drivers
The biggest killer of people between the ages of 17 and 24 in the UK is being a passenger or driver in a car. Our data suggests young drivers are five times more likely to make a claim than other drivers, increasing to 10 times as the severity of the…
Legal expenses - Commercial cover: Two sides to the story
With the legal expenses sector about to undergo a massive shake-up, Jakki May looks at the changes, why some are welcoming them with open arms and why others
Credit hire: Improving the engagement
The credit hire industry has traditionally had a rocky romance with insurers. Sam Barrett looks at what has gone wrong and how the two sides can reconcile their differences.
Comment - Referral fees: Make your mind up time
As the debate over the future of referral fees rumbles on, it is time for the government to make its decision or risk creating confusion over its civil justice reform programme, writes Kate Lotts.
Amicus to close Colchester office in efficiencies push
DAS-owned Amicus Legal is to close its office in Colchester, making 21 people redundant.
The claimant's view: referral fee reality check
In last week's Post, Laurent Matras proposed banning all forms of referral fees paid by lawyers and to replace them with a non-profit making organisation to centralise and allocate demand to supply.
Referral fees: End of the affair?
Despite recent calls for a ban on referral fees, the government must weigh up the wider considerations and consequences of its actions, explains Leigh Jackson.
Guest comment - Referral fees: Take off the blinkers
The banning of referral fees should just be the beginning of a wider overhaul of the civil litigation system, argues Groupama managing director Laurent Matras.
Jackson reforms do not go far enough
Government proposals on civil litigation costs should be welcomed by the insurance industry, according to Centre for Justice director Anthony Hurndall.
F&L quits ABI over Jackson support
Financial & Legal has become the latest legal expenses insurer to resign from the Association of British Insurers in protest against the trade body's support of the Jackson Review.
TSC re-opens premiums inquiry as referral fee furore escalates
The chair of the Transport Select Committee has told Post that motor insurers will be called back to parliament for further questioning following her decision to re-open its inquiry into the rising cost of motor insurance.
Financial and Legal leave ABI in protest against review
Financial and Legal has become the latest legal expense insurer to resign from the Association of British Insurers in protest against the trade body's support of the Jackson Review.
Keoghs boss: motor claims costs to rise under reforms
The Ministry of Justice should "refocus on cost" if Lord Justice Jackson's reforms are to deliver lower premiums for customers. Steve Thomas, director of market affairs at law firm Keoghs, has warned the government consultation that started in August…
Axa bans referral fees
Axa said that it will no longer accept referral fees from personal injury lawyers and has called for whiplash injury reform to eliminate fraud within the industry.
North of the Border: review of expenses and funding of civil litigation in Scotland
Following the Jackson review of costs in England and Wales, the Scottish government has launched its own review of expenses and funding of civil litigation north of the border. This review was one of the measures recommended by Lord Gill's Report of the…
Phase two of Jackson needed claims law firm
The government has "stuck to its guns" with primary legislation needed to introduce the core principles of Lord Justice Jackson's review into civil litigation costs.
Elite quits over ABI's support of Jackson review
Elite Insurance is quitting the Association of British Insurers, claiming the trade body's support of Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations in relation to legal expenses has made its membership "untenable".
Groupama urges government to act on referral fees
Groupama Insrances has called on the government to ban referral fees following publication of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
Another insurer resigns from the ABI over Jackson stance
Elite Insurance Company has confirmed that it will be resigning from the Association of British Insurers with immediate effect.
Industry responds to Justice Bill
The industry has responded to the government’s reforms to ‘no win no fee’ arrangements outlined as part of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill published today.
Government embarks on 'no win no fee' regime change
The government will implement the bulk of Lord Justice Jackson’s review into civil litigation costs with the publication of its Justice Bill presented in the House of Commons by Ken Clarke this afternoon.
Insurers in line for a £4.8bn windfall from referral fees
Motor insurers stand to pocket billions in extra income a year if a recommendation to retain referral fees is acted on, a leading personal injury lawyer has claimed.
MOJ refuses to comply with FoI requests for Jackson info
Three Freedom of Information requests from the Access to Justice Action Group have been refused by the Ministry of Justice.
SMEs ignoring legal risks
Small companies risk going out of business if they continue to ignore the risks of legal action, First Assist Legal Protection has claimed.