Insurers Con Government Again

Has anyone noticed a dramatic fall in their car insurance premiums over the last few years? Because this is precisely what the Insurance Industry promised the Government a few years ago. (more…)

Unfair Treatment of Ex-Servicemen Suffering from Mesothelioma

Did you know that a loop hole in the law means that ex-service personnel are being denied large sums of compensation compared to civilians with the same illness as in many cases, as it is not possible to sue the Ministry of Defence for exposure to Asbestos before 1987. (more…)

There has been a lot of concerns that the Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill will put NHS patients at risk. George Freeman, Health Minister, has dismissed these concerns by telling MPs that the Bill “in no way damages patient safety”.

Despite these words of reassurance, many critics are still concerned that it does pose a significant threat to patients, particularly those who are vulnerable. We will have to wait and see what happens, but once again it is the vulnerable who appear to be at risk by the proposed changes.

The Insurance Industry’s attempts to deprive injured people of compensation continues.

Their next agenda appears to be to try and convince the Government to make it very difficult for Claimants to even take forward Noise Induced Hearing Loss claims.

Noise Induced Hearing Loss claims have always been difficult to take forward – which is why you need a Specialist Solicitor to do so. This is because the Court already accepts that it is okay for an employer to expose their workers to some noise whilst at work. This forces Claimants to obtain extensive Expert evidence, both from a Medical Expert and also an Engineering Expert.

The Insurance Industry’s stance remains that they intend to deny many cases going forward – but they have now suggested to the Government that Claimants should be subject to fixed (low) costs if they succeed with their claim.

We have already seen this sort of stance from the Insurance Industry in relation to whiplash cases – whereby they have gone so far as to try and suggest that whiplash does not even exist.

The main difficulty will be that an Insurance Company has vast funds to defend any Personal Injury claim – and the Insurance Industry will never accept any kind of suggestion that their ability to defend a claim should be restricted at all.

Therefore, now more than ever, people who have been injured need to speak to a Specialist Personal Injury Solicitor – to ensure that their entitlement to compensation is protected.

Richard Clegg, Workplace Accident Solicitor at GMS LAW.