Category: Personal Injury Claims Law

New UK Court Ruling: Dishonesty in Personal Injury Claims Won’t Always Nullify Other Damages

In a recent landmark case, Senay & Anor v Mulsanne Insurance Company, the court clarified that dishonesty in a personal injury (PI) claim does not necessarily invalidate claims for other types of damages. This decision reinforces that, while the legal system has a firm stance against fraudulent personal injury claims, it also protects the claimant’s […]

Top 9 Accident Claims Blawg Legal Blogs & Pages

Accident Claims Blawg is a trusted resource for personal injury claims, offering valuable legal insights across various jurisdictions. Below are the top 9 blog posts and pages that provide essential information and tools for anyone dealing with accident claims and personal injury law. These posts offer legal information, tools, and directories for navigating accident claims […]

Top 8 recent personal injury news blog posts from around the world

There are many personal injury news blogs posted online, mostly about the same injury cases or self-promotional ones about how good a firm’s personal injury lawyers are. Here, on the other hand, are some of the more interesting top personal injury news blog posts from around the world recently:- Personal injury lawyer Jeremy Diamond found […]

Amendments To Rule 76 of the Rules of Civil Procedures in Ontario, Canada

Important Rule Changes to Speed Up Litigation Rule 76 of the Rules of Civil Procedure provides for actions of a lesser monetary value to proceed by way of a more streamlined process called the “simplified procedure.” The purpose of the Rule is to reduce the cost of litigating claims of modest amounts by reducing the amount of unnecessary, expensive and time-consuming procedure.  […]

Delays in Whiplash Reform and Future Effects on Cyclists

In 2017, the UK government announced a sweeping reform focused on whiplash and personal injury guidelines to help combat unnecessary and costly compensation claims. Under the Civil Liability Bill, changes to compensation claims after a road traffic incident were to take place. In effect, the threshold for small claims court would increase from £1,000 up […]

Setting the Personal Injury Discount Rate – New Legislation in Scotland Proposed

The setting of the personal injury discount rate has historically been a contentious issue for both the insurance and personal injury sectors because of the impact it can have the size of awards received by claimants. The subject has come to the fore again recently with the news that the Scottish Government intends to introduce […]

A Game-Changer For Personal Injury Lawsuits: Recent Changes To New York Summary Judgment Rules Benefit Accident Victims

In April of 2018, the New York Court of Appeals – the highest court in the State of New York – decided the case of Rodriguez v. City of New York, 2018 NY Slip Op. 02287 (N.Y., April 3, 2018) which fundamentally changed the way in which New York personal injury cases are litigated and […]