Claimant wanted order against his former solicitors as protection against future costs demands.
Claimant group says it would be ‘naive’ not to expect insurers to continue costs fight.
Claim will end up being worth more than £30m to cover flat purchase and nursing care.
County court decision upheld that compensation for different injuries can be added together.
Officer resigned last year after probe into his contact with victims over their legal options.
Dispute resolution scheme and punitive costs for insurers among the proposals rejected.
Judges rule that costs of rehabilitation case management meetings can in principle be recovered.
Deal agreed on Tuesday for Simpson Millar to take on the assets and trading name of Novum Law.
Association of British Insurers unveils a ‘10-point plan for reducing motor premiums’.
Insurer spied on claimant for more than 18 months and proved that his symptoms were false.
Court of Appeal hears that blanket ban on meetings costs is inconsistent with legal practice.
ABI says tariffs should be extended to bodily injuries other than whiplash soft-tissue injury.
A round-up of the week’s news.
Official data continues to show that majority of claims are hybrid.
Specialist firm went under after misplaced investments and failed debt talks, administrators reveal.