Defendant lawyers say costs penalty is a warning against ‘layering’ of RTA claims.
MoJ has agreed to a number of amendments which will come into effect next month.
There are cases where setting an extremely low anchor in a joint settlement meeting is justified, but in the majority of cases it is a poor opening gambit.
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.