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CREDIT HIRE REFORM SHELVED

The issue of credit hire reform has been debated for many years. As an area of major leakage for most...

25 March 2022

Have your say about the Scottish Law Commission’s review of personal injury damages

This article originally appeared in The Scotsman, authored by Head of HF Scotland, Steven Smart. The Scottish Law Commission...

9 March 2022

Discount Rate Update – Horwich Farrelly Northern Ireland

The ongoing issues in relation to the discount rate in Northern Ireland appear to have been concluded. The Damages (Return...

16 December 2021

OIC Portal data six months on

The Official Injury Claim (OIC) service has published the second set of data covering the period 1 September to 30...

15 December 2021

£23,000 costs order secured against now defunct law firm after alleging dishonesty

Nelson-based claimant firm with family links to physiotherapy provider were ordered to pay £23,000 after making unsupported allegations of dishonesty against...

9 December 2021

Covea win against fraudulent physiotherapy invoice

Physiotherapy Firm must pay £35,000 for costs Horwich Farrelly, alongside Covea Insurance, have recovered £35,000 in legal costs after successfully...

2 December 2021

Fixed costs extension

As confirmed last week the Government plans to resurrect Sir Rupert Jackson’s proposals from 2017 to extend the fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime. This is a welcome step toward controlling...

16 September 2021