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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 leave people under-compensated.
“The lowest tariff provides just £240 for pain and suffering that will affect an injured person for up to three months - this is not anywhere near the appropriate level of compensation.
By John Hyde2021-04-21T10:49:00+01:00
The controversial Overseas Operations Bill returns to the House of Commons with the government under fire from all directions for how the legislation is shaping up.
Conservative MP Johnny Mercer said he was ‘relieved of his [defence ministerial] responsibilities’ on Tuesday after objecting to a government amendment affecting veterans who served in Northern Ireland.
The bill proposes a five-year limit of criminal prosecutions against veterans but the latest government reversal excludes those who served in Northern Ireland.
Mercer said this exclusion was his ‘red line’ and accused the government of treating those who served in Northern Ireland as ‘second class veterans’.
By John Hyde2021-04-13T10:50:00+01:00
Peers will make a late bid today to change legislation affecting military veterans’ rights to bring civil claims for injury suffered in service. The Overseas Operations Bill reaches its third reading in the House of Lords this afternoon, with members given a final opportunity to debate potential amendments to the legislation.
Throughout the passage of the bill, one of the most controversial aspects has been restrictions on time limits for serving or retired personnel to bring actions for personal injury or death relating to overseas operations. The bill would limit the court’s discretion on limitation periods and effectively mean that veterans could not bring a claim after a six-year time limit.
CHILDREN being subjected to sexual abuse is too horrific for many of us to contemplate. Yet, as has been highlighted in the media recently, it can be taking place in schools, religious, sporting or other institutions, as well as within families. Understandably the trauma means it can take many survivors a number of years to come forward. Yet, incredibly, we still have a law in England and Wales that children who have been subjected to sexual abuse only have until three years after their 18th birthday to make a compensation claim relating to that abuse. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), of which I am a member, is calling for that time limit to be abolished, just like it was in Scotland in 2017.