Well here’s one you won’t believe: this week, it came to light that whilst an injured pensioner was denied compensation, a drug dealer was awarded damages.
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When £1 million in personal injury compensation isn’t enough
Sometimes there are incidents leading to personal injury claims that are truly egregious. This week is one of those times, and it’s 100 per cent justified.
Local councils bled by accident claims
Local councils across the UK are being bled dry by expensive accident claims, according to a raft of new revelations.
The fight against compensation culture goes ever on
A new salvo has been fired by regulators against personal injury lawyers in an effort to combat so-called compensation culture, but will it really do anything?
Work accident claims running rampant?
Is it just me or does it seem like the nation’s places of work are just getting increasingly unsafe for staff and workers?
Compensation takes time, but when it arrives…
The wheels of justice grind slowly – but when they’re done, those seeking compensation for accident claims can be quite well off indeed.
Brits meet their match when it comes to accident claim fraud
Whilst Brits certainly can do their worst when it comes to accident claims fraud, they simply have nothing on the rest of the world – especially Americans!
Fraudsters versus the injured in compensation culture row
The whole row over the so-called ‘compensation culture’ is hotting up once again, and this time the injured are facing off against fraudsters in a major way.
Fraud on the rise, scammers clashing with the law
With instances of accident claims fraud on the rise, an increasing number of scammers are finding themselves in hot water with the authorities.
Insurers up in arms over car accident claim figures
The British insurance industry has had it with the state of the car accident claims sector amidst complaints that crash for cash schemes are running rampant.
Here’s why the idea of a ‘compensation culture’ is bollocks
The results are in: not just one but two reports made public this week have revealed that the idea of a ‘compensation culture’ is utter and complete bollocks.
More local councils in hot water due to accident claims
Last week was all about injuries sustained by schoolchildren; this week it’s a broader look at how local councils find themselves in accident claim trouble.
Local councils hit hard after school accident claims
It never rains but it pours when it comes to accident claims, especially those that local councils have been enduring lately due to injuries in schools.
More cries of compensation culture echo across country
The accusation that ‘compensation culture’ has gripped the personal injury claims sector has again re-surfaced – and this time it’s a bit harder to refute.
Old rules and rulings revisited
It seems like we just can’t get away from the experience of most returning to older, already decided personal injury compensation cases or even just holding on to the current laws.
Is this what the world is coming to?
Sometimes the news is so bloody bizarre that you just don’t want to think about the kind of people who become personal injury lawyers nowadays.
Major victories for the seriously injured keeps hope alive
When it comes to being embroiled in a long personal injury compensation claim, it’s always gratifying to see some light at the end of the tunnel.
Sub-standard compensation awards leave claimants cold
It’s been a bad week for claimants, as news of paltry personal injury compensation awards being handed out for serious injuries have left people furious.
The rise and fall – and rise – of claims management companies
This week, the news is full of stories about how claims management companies have been still causing trouble, even after almost being stamped out by new laws.
ABI launches new code whilst Biba follows in its footsteps
This week, both the Association of British Insurers and the British Insurance Brokers Association have committed to new codes of conduct to kerb criticism.