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28 February 2013
The Lord Chancellor, Chris Grayling MP, has confirmed the extended Portal scheme will apply to claims up to £25,000 and to EL and PL claims from the end of July 2013. The accompanying fixed recoverable costs regimes for claims that fall both within and exit the Portal will also apply from that time.
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23 January 2013
Claims Portal Limited (formerly RTA Portal Co) has confirmed that it is proceeding with the work required for extending the Portal to low value RTA and EL/PL claims, despite the absence of decisions around the finalised protocols and start date.
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3 January 2013
The Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling has reportedly agreed that extension of the road traffic accident (RTA) portal to higher value motor, employers' liability (EL) and public liability (PL) claims will now not happen in April 2013. There appears to be no official publication of the details at this stage but we are enquiring with the Ministry of Justice directly.
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26 November 2012
Welcome to the November edition of the Liability Brief – the last one for 2012! Below is a short round up of major developments in November; it has been a busy month.
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19 October 2012
Welcome to the October edition of the Liability Brief.
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19 October 2012
The Court of Appeal revised its earlier decision to increase general damages by 10 per cent from April 2013, we revisit the background to the development and highlight some of the areas of concern that remain.
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10 October 2012
The most senior judges of the Court of Appeal have revised their decision in Simmons v Castle.
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10 October 2012
Earlier this year, we considered the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) proposed cost recovery scheme – "Fee for Intervention (FFI)" - and asked what it would mean for businesses. Under the scheme, those who break health and safety laws are liable for recovery of the HSE’s related costs, including, inspection, investigation and taking enforcement action.
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24 September 2012
Lord Justice Jackson made 109 recommendations in his final report as the basis of fundamental review of the rules and principles governing the costs of civil litigation (published in January 2010). The tenth recommendation in the list was that in personal injuries litigation the level of general damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity (PSLA) be increased by 10 per cent. He made the same recommendation for nuisance, defamation and any other tort that causes suffering to individuals.
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