By John Hyde2021-03-01T13:24:00+00:00
Personal injury lawyers have warned that the UK government’s decision to ditch a European ruling on private land vehicles risks sacrificing the rights of injured people ‘in the name of Brexit’.
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers responded after the government’s decision to scrap the Vnuk ruling, which required compulsory insurance for vehicles used on private land. This includes vehicles such as tractors, quad bikes and off-road motorcycles.
Introducing the change, transport secretary Grant Shapps MP said it would save every British driver an estimated £50 in their annual insurance premium. He cited the decision to scrap Vnuk as reiterating the benefits of leaving the European Union, as the country takes back control of its laws and regulations.
Don t cut Covid aid This week what most of us sensed was officially confirmed, our economy has seen its largest fall ever. As a result, many are struggling here in Wiltshire as well as the rest of the country. Wiltshire has as a result already 1,000 extra children qualifying for free school meals. Record numbers of our neighbours are furloughed, or now rely on Universal Credit. Both of these vital support mechanisms may well be withdrawn in the case of the former or cut in the case of the latter. Loans taken by businesses in order to survive, now face imminent deadlines for the start of repayments.
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The time taken for small claims cases to go to trial in Weymouth and Portland rose over the summer, new figures show. Small claims are often used by people seeking their money back if something has gone wrong on a deal or purchase. They make up the vast majority of all cases at civil courts. These are currently being heard in regular and emergency courts, as well as remotely, and are often used to claim less than £10,000 back for a faulty product, poor service or personal injury. The Law Society of England and Wales said the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing issues nationally, and called on the Government to open additional Nightingale courts.
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