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Government efforts to reduce the spiralling cost of negligence claims to the NHS will prove futile unless wider reforms of the process itself are also introduced, personal injury lawyers have … [Read more...] about APIL criticises Department of Health plans to introduce fixed fees for clinical negligence claims

The proposed controversial Ministry of Justice changes to probate fees have been scrapped because of the snap general election, the government has confirmed. The MoJ probate fee overhaul, announced … [Read more...] about MoJ confirms probate changes are to be dropped after snap general election is called

Following the end of the consultation on ‘Reforming the Tribunal System’ on 20th January, 2017, the government has published its formal response and given the go-ahead for changes to be introduced. To … [Read more...] about Government to introduce employment tribunal system reforms as ‘soon as parliamentary time allows’.

The Law Society is pressing the government to retreat on huge probate fee rises. The call comes after a parliamentary committee also heavily criticised the proposals to increase probate fees and … [Read more...] about Joint Parliamentary committee accuses Lord Chancellor of overstepping her powers in relation to probate fee rises

The Ministry of Justice has told lawyers and insurers they have a limited 6-week period to plead their case for how to set the discount rate applied to personal injury compensation settlements. The … [Read more...] about Ministry of Justice announces 6-week consultation deadline on personal injury compensation discount rate review

‘Oppressive’ tribunal fees must be removed to ensure that justice is available for those who need it. That’s the opinion of the Law Society, in response to the Ministry of Justice’s review of the … [Read more...] about The Government is being ‘wilfully blind’ to the impact of tribunal fees claims the Law Society