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“There will be legal challenges” if med neg fees set too low, SCIL chair predicts
Wednesday, 7 October 2015The Department of Health (DoH) will face legal challenges if fixed fees for medical negligence cases are set at too low a level, the chair of the Society of Clinical Injury Lawyers, has predicted. Stephen Webber also predicted that specialist lawyers would leave the market.
Tags: Department of Health, fixed fees, medical negligence
Posted in General, News
APIL backs £25,000 limit for medical negligence fixed fees
Thursday, 27 August 2015The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has said it can “see the rationale” for fixing medical negligence fees for claimants in cases worth up to £25,000, where the NHS Litigation Authority admitted liability.
Tags: Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, Department of Health, medical negligence
Posted in MoJ claims process, News
Broker in talks with 17 trusts in bid to break NHSLA monopoly
Tuesday, 21 July 2015Global insurance broker Lockton has held talks with 17 NHS Trusts interested in insuring themselves privately and leaving the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), it has emerged. The NHSLA responded by warning that this could result in funds being diverted to “insurer profits”.
Tags: Department of Health, medical negligence, NHSLA
Posted in News