2011 Changes to Personal Injury Law

There are going to be some changes to the personal injury claim process this year that especially affect no win no fee arrangements. You can read the full article here about Lord Justice Jackson's reforms. Government announces implementation of Jackson?s reforms | The Law Gazette

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I like how they proposed to raise the amounts for which small claims cases can get. Their reasoning is it encourages those wanting to seek damages in small claims court shouldn't have to fear rising court fees as an excuse not to go through with it.

Interesting article,

Its seems that in a attempt to make a more balanced systems there may be many people that actually end up at a disadvantage. The concept of no-win no fee itself is excellent, but lawyers shouldn't be walking away with the lions share of any successful claims. Whilst reducing the profit on the lawyers side should equal a more just system, the big consequence is that lawyers will be less incentivised to take on a case in the first place meaning that the person with a valid claim may still end up losing out.

We cant forget that whilst lawyers are people just trying to make a living there is a thin line between making a living and greed, its a broad statement to make but I don't think most lawyers are in the profession solely to help people. Perhaps the answer is a system of incentives that aren't money orientated ?

Thoughts anyone ?

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Personally I'm completely anti no win no fee, and it's introduction has sent us down the same path as America, with a whole ambulance chaser legal mentality, and daytime TV showing advert after advert of cheesy smiles, and those imortal words "have you had an accident in the last 5 years" or tripped over a payment, or smacked a lamp post, or fell out of bed? Maybe dropped a can of beans on your foot? Sue, sue....

Maybe I'm being overly harsh, but why is daytime TV saturated with these adverts? Who is the target audience? hmmm say no more....

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You forgot "I was given the wrong type of ladder" and as he is a dozy t""t he went ahead and used it anyway.

I am pretty much with you on that point Steve.

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That's good to hear, just seems to me that one (very small) part of the population see this as a means to free cash, while the rest of us foot the bill with ever increasing insurance premiums, from cars to houses, employers liability etc.

Obviously there is a genuine need for legal representation, it's just the whole "where there's blame there's a claim mentality", which seems (in my opinion anyway ) to work hand in hand with a dependency on the welfare state.

Oh and is coincidentally more demographically likely to watch or participate in the Jeremy Kyle show rather than watch Question Time...

Right, going to stop ranting now

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Perhaps if more time was spent strengthening the law itself, there would be less need for litigation?

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Interesting take, trouble, or at least to us laymen I guess a lot of law is in the
interpretation, as opposed to trying to legislate against every out come.

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