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Cause for a Circus? - Helen Tinkler, BPP & Central Law Training

06/02/12. If there is one subject bound to divide opinion and aerate not just the legal profession but the public and media it is whiplash claims. Indeed, it has almost become like a West End farce with all interested parties entering stage left and right to heap vilification upon or defend the behemoth which the RTA claims industry has allegedly become. Historically, such a being was a mythical creature but the Transport Select Committee has now reported (13 December 2011) and its conclusions suggest that the creature is alive, well and kicking vigorously.

Witnesses Jack Straw MP, John Spencer (MASS), Paul Evans (AXA) and Andrew Dismore (Access to Justice) contributed their diverse views. Whilst preserving the need for compensation where injury has been sustained, whiplash claims drew specific criticism from the TSC: “We are not convinced that a diagnosis unsupported by any further evidence of injury or personal inconvenience arising from the injury should be sufficient for...

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