Tag Results
Grayling announces new court rules on medical evidence for whiplash claims
Monday, 4 August 2014Chris Grayling, the justice secretary and Lord Chancellor, has promised new court rules to limit the scope of medical evidence for whiplash claims and discourage ‘pre-med’ offers.
Tags: Chris Grayling, medical evidence, Ministry of Justice, whiplash
Posted in MoJ claims process, News
Solicitors seek support for challenge to MoJ plan to ban them from owning medical agencies
Tuesday, 13 May 2014Two Manchester personal injury firms are seeking support for a legal challenge to the Ministry of Justice’s proposal that will stop solicitors from owning the medical agencies through which they commission reports in whiplash cases.
Tags: medical evidence, medical reporting organisation, whiplash
Posted in Experts, News
Government lays out cuts to medical report fees and plan to end law firms owning agencies
Wednesday, 7 May 2014A 10% cut to fixed fees for medical reports and an end to law firms owning the agencies that commission them have been put out for consultation in the latest stage of the government’s plans to crack down on whiplash claims.
Tags: medical evidence, medical report, medical reporting organisation, whiplash
Posted in Costs, Experts, MoJ claims process, News
Government to make announcement on campaign for DBA changes “soon”
Monday, 24 March 2014An announcement on whether the regulations governing damages-based agreements are to be changed is expected shortly, a major conference on the first year of the Jackson reforms heard on Friday. The extension of fixed recoverable costs is also on the government’s agenda.
Tags: damages-based agreements, DBA, fixed recoverable costs, medical evidence, whiplash
Posted in DBAs, Jackson reforms, News
Leading MROs launch new industry accreditation to head off whiplash concerns
Tuesday, 11 December 2012Two of UK’s leading medico-legal reporting agencies have launched a quality mark for medical experts in a bid to head off criticisms of the current regime. Premex Group and Premier Medical Group have endorsed the newly created Certificate in Medical Reporting.
Tags: medical evidence, medical reporting organisation, whiplash
Posted in Experts, News