A £130,000 accident claim has prompted a cathedral to sue the NHS for not properly treating the foot of a worshiper who was injured on church grounds.
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Take the bus, make a bogus accident claim
Looking to put a few bogus personal injury compensation claims in to a hapless insurer? Just take the bus a few times and Bob’s your uncle.
Spurious claims need no help from claims management companies
The number of ‘ambulance chasing’ claims management companies is at an all-time low, yet there are still plenty of spurious claims being made in the UK.
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?
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 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.
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.
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.
Taxpayers being bled dry by compensation claims?
Another row over so-called ‘compensation culture’ is set to begin after reports of several local authorities being ransomed for millions by the injured.
Paralysed mother wins multiple million pound compensation
A personal injury compensation award in the millions of pounds has been awarded to one mother who ended up with paralysis from the waist down after surgery.
Turns out not everyone loves bacon after all
While bacon is one of those wonderful foods that nearly everyone enjoys eating, it was revealed this week that one man has reason to dislike the foodstuff.
Can no one be trusted to be honest when it comes to injuries?
This week, it seems like everywhere you turned there was a story about how someone, somewhere was milking personal injury compensation cases as hard as they possibly could.
Medical negligence plays part in woman’s rampant growth
Medical negligence has played a part in one woman’s rampant growth after medical staff missed a tumour on her pituitary gland that caused her to grow to a massive 6 feet, 5 inches in height, though NHS officials and the woman’s personal injury solicitors have yet to come to an agreement on the amount of personal injury compensation she is entitled to.
Are lawyers encouraging GPs to exaggerate claimant injuries?
While the joke of the ‘ambulance chasing’ personal injury solicitor firm is an old one, now it seems that some personal injury lawyers are following the ambulance right into the hospital, with new reports emerging that GPs are being encouraged to exaggerate when asked about the nature of claimant’s injuries.
APIL calls for action on asbestos-injury last resort fund
The victims of asbestos exposure in the UK have been fighting hard for recompense for a while now, and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers wants them taken care of by calling for action to be taken on a last resort fund to be set up by the Government and the insurance industry.
APIL says insurers, government needs to face the facts
The government and the nation’s insurance industry need to face the facts when it comes to the responsibilities they have towards the injured, according to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
Government told to not abandon those needing to make claims
The government was recently told not to abandon those Brits needing to make accident claims by the incoming president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers at the APIL’s annual conference, experts say.
Are politicians simply targeting no win no fee lawyers?
Some industry experts say that politicians may be seeking the easy way out in blaming no win no fee lawyers for social issues because it is easier to pass the blame than it is to accept it and work towards suitable solutions.