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Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Claims – Bigger Is Not Always Better

Phil Weaver
Aug 05
The Government has, once again, completed a review of the Discount Rate.  This is the rate used by all parties in a personal injury/clinical negligence action when quantifying future losses.   Historically, the figure used to be 2.5%.  The Government then reduced it to -.75%, which brought about considerably higher
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Internet, austerity and no fees bring Tribunal upturn

Grace Holland
Aug 02
Greater awareness of employer obligations – and equality, diversity and discrimination issues –has led to a 40% increase in the number of claims made at UK employment tribunals, according to figures released by Acas (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service). The conciliatory organisation announced that 40,000 claims were lodged in
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Government Crackdown on Use of NDAs

Lee Middleton
Aug 01
In the wake of the controversy surrounding the misuse of Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and settlement agreements, the UK government has announced they will be introducing new legislation to crack down on abuses of the system. There has been mounting pressure on ministers to act, following revelations that some prominent figures
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