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30th October 2014

Beware of what you wish for!

Some years ago defendant insurers kicked up a fuss about the cost of success fees and After the Event (ATE) premiums in RTA cases. Apparently this raised the costs of all motor insurance and we all had to pay for it. In April 2013 the Jackson reforms provided the solution and the defendant insurers were […]

22nd October 2014

Trust, does it survive in the modern world?

Modern insurance is thought to have started in Genoa around the 14th century. The big break came in the 17th century London mercantile market, in a coffee house run by a certain Mr Lloyd, way before Costa or Starbucks. Over time the basic principle of insurance turned on ‘utmost good faith’ and ‘my word is […]

15th October 2014

You could not make it up!

Whiplash has always been controversial, in September for instance, we know of a case where of 4 people make a claim against a lorry driver after he crashed into the back of their car. Unfortunately for the claimants the driver had a video camera in his cab. It showed the car deliberately swerving in front […]

24th September 2014

The way ahead

Here at QLP we are coming to the end of the Solicitors’ professional indemnity season and looking ahead, what next? Well the obvious answer is Christmas! But on a more cheerful note, what is happening. Here at QLP we have put in a new computer system. Re done the wiring even have new chairs but […]

16th September 2014

The Compensation Culture, fact or fiction?

According to a recent poll only a quarter of people with a viable compensation claim (this was not defined and there is no way of telling if “viable” is one which a solicitor would run under a CFA or a broker think “brokable”) actually go on to make a claim. Quite how this balances out […]