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Article 01/03/2021
MoJ: Implementation date for whiplash reform programme set
Ian Davies, who leads our motor team, responds to publication of secondary legislation to introduce the whiplash reforms on 31 May.
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Article 28/01/2021
Motor claims: reflections on 2020 and what may lie ahead in 2021
In our 27th and final Motor Wednesday webinar of 2020, held in December, we reflected on some of the key impacts of COVID-19 on motor claims. As well as considering key impacts of the global pandemic, we discussed other important developments including those relating to Brexit, the Whiplash Reforms, MoJ Portal claims, alternative dispute resolution, fundamental dishonesty findings and tomorrow’s vehicles.
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Article 25/01/2021
The future of low value personal injury: CJC says no more reforms after the whiplash reforms
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) working group has published its recommendations on what further reforms could be introduced for low value injury (under £25,000) injury claims. With a focus on resolving meritorious claims more quickly and with the costs reduced, as well as preventing unmeritorious claims, the group concludes that once the pending ‘whiplash reforms’ have been implemented, there should be no further substantive reforms – not least until the detail of recent measures is clarified.
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Article 11/01/2021
Whiplash Reforms delayed until May 2021
In a statement made today, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice has confirmed that implementation of the Whiplash Reform Programme has been pushed back to May 2021.
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Article 19/06/2020
Motor Brief market insights - June 2020
A summary of key developments including an update on the practical implications of COVID-19 on the management of RTA litigation; the whiplash reforms; changes to the rules on statements of case, statements of truth, and witness statements; and consultations on e-scooter trials and the potential regulatory framework for micromobility vehicles.
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Article 12/06/2020
Motor Brief: latest decisions June 2020
A roundup of recent court decisions raising issues relating to the applicability of fixed recoverable costs and set off in Qualified One Way Costs Shifting cases; uninsured motor accidents on private land; credit hire and fundamental dishonesty.
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Article 14/04/2020
COVID-19: the civil court system and practical implications for road traffic accident litigation
In this article we explore what impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the court system in England and Wales, and the resultant practical issues in the management of road traffic accident litigation.
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Article 27/02/2020
Government delays whiplash portal reforms until August
Two days prior to the 2019 general election we questioned whether the Whiplash Reforms were dead, dying or dormant. Since then, a significant Conservative majority and an indication from the Ministry of Justice of their continued commitment to the reforms should have led to the personal injury portal going live in April.
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Article 04/02/2020
An apprentice’s perspective: Jordan Kiely
In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week, we will be sharing a mini-series of interviews with some of our apprentices, past and present, in which they share their stories and experiences of their apprenticeship journeys at Kennedys.
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Article 10/12/2019
Whiplash reforms – dead, dying or dormant?
With the general election only two days away, many commentators have suggested that the whiplash reforms will not now come into force in April 2020 as has been proposed.