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car insurance premiums expected to be slashed by around £35 a year new online portal to make claims process simpler Mmedical evidence now mandatory under clamp down on exaggerated claims The changes are designed to reduce the unacceptably high number of whiplash claims made each year, with more than 550,000 in 2019/20 alone, which will allow insurers to cut premiums for millions of drivers. The reforms include a new user-friendly online portal for road traffic accident claims under £5,000 –...

Request an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email web.comments@justice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Details The Statutory Instrument is published via the Legislation website. The SI contains rule amendments in respect of: Amendment to rule 6 of the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules ...

Request an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email web.comments@justice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Details The Master of the Rolls as Head of Civil Justice has approved amendments to the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims Below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents...

In February, the government published these regulations as part of the Civil Liability Act 2018 – they establish the final tariff table for soft tissue or whiplash injuries and clarify that a medical report is required in order to settle a whiplash injury-related claim. However, Elsby believes the new tariff table “allows insurers to save money at the expense of injured people”. He said: “The proposed tariffs for whiplash injuries are derisory and offensive and will almost certainly lea...

CAMPAIGNERS against the Keighley incinerator have abandoned their plans for a judicial review - but they insist the fight is far from over. In December 2020 the Environment Agency decided to formally approve the Environmental Permit application for the incinerator which is four miles from Ilkley Moor. The scheme has prompted strong local opposition and a campaign by Aire Valley Against Incineration. Simon Shimbles, Chair of the AVAI steering committee, announced this week: "Since December...

The Police Federation of Northern Ireland has confirmed it is launching judicial review proceedings into the suspension of an officer after the Sean Graham massacre memorial arrest in February.

The guideline levels rise in three-month increments up to 24 months where the maximum £4,215 payout could be received. Those who suffer an injury for between six months and nine months will receive £840 with those suffering between nine months and 12 months being paid over £1,300. Meanwhile, drivers who have an injury for over 12 months but no more than 15 months will be liable for a payout of over £2,000. The new legislation allows for an uplift of 20 percent in “exceptional circumstance...

The Civil Procedure Rules govern the procedures used in civil courts in England and Wales.

A Preston campaign group is taking action against Home Secretary Priti Patel and calling for a change in the law and reparation for those affected by the Windrush scandal.