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Introducing the new Ogden Tables - Editorial
17/10/11. The Government has just published the seventh edition of the Ogden Tables and although multipliers have gone up, the review of the discount rate still remains pending, potentially leaving personal injury lawyers in a quandary as to whether to delay settlement until that is published. All in all, much more of an Ogden Tables 6S rather than a full upgrade to an Ogden 7.
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Credit Hire Agreements: Recent Cases - Kenneth Delaney, Atlantic Chambers
14/10/11. In what is the latest of a series of contractual points taken by defendants in an attempt to avoid paying for credit hire claims, insurers have sought to rely upon the Cancellation of Contracts made in a Consumer’s Home or Place of Work etc. Regulations 2008. Defendants argue that if a claimant signs a hire agreement as a consumer at home or at work and during the course of a visit by a trader (the delivery driver) the hire agreement is unenforceable under the regulations unless pursuant to regulation 7(4) the consumer is provided with a notice of his right to cancel the agreement at the time he signs it.
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30 September 2011 Mediation fist fights and other surprises - Tim Wallis, Trust Mediation Ltd
Surprises are normally nice things. A surprise party has become a conventional way of recognising a big birthday or a homecoming. People enjoy such a "fun" start to an event. Surprises at a mediation, however, almost always mean trouble. When a mediation has got into difficulty and I have then analysed the cause, it often comes down to one party having taken the other by surprise. I mentioned this recently to some fellow mediators and was met with multiple examples to add to those I have encountered myself. These surprises are listed below, followed by a discussion about how they can be avoided.
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Credit Hire Legal Update - Alan Gilbert, Helphire
12/10/11. There are some important legal cases and developments which have been happening in the past few months and here Alan Gilbert (Technical Director, Helphire Group) has very kindly put pen to paper and prepared the following to inform and assist. In particular, those cases that are running are being heard the week commencing 3rd October.
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October 2011 - Industry News
Government Actuary's Department
Ministry of Justice announces plan to ban referral fees…
Telegraph
Jackson LJ gives talk to the Cambridge Law Faculty…
Claims Standards Council
ABI, retailers and business groups criticise 'compensation culture'…
Insurance Daily
Birmingham tops motor insurance fraud league table…
Confused.com
Television cameras to be allowed in British Courts for the first time…
BBC
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- ATOL Reform Consultation: The proposed inclusion of "Flight-Plus" holidays - Asela Wijeyaratne, 3 Hare Court
- 30 September 2011 Poor Little Rich Man - Jason Prosser, Credit Hire Advocacy Services
- Contempt: a serious issue and a cautionary tale - Lisa Sullivan, Cloisters
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