by John Meredith-Hardy | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog, Insurance, Personal injury
On 15 July 2019, the Lord Chancellor announced that the new Personal Injury Discount Rate will be set at minus 0.25%, following a consultation process and as set out within the Civil Liability Act 2018 –...
by John Meredith-Hardy | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog, Clinical negligence, Personal injury
On 7 September 2017 the Government announced their intention to legislate for a new framework for the discount rate and the rate may be “in the region of 0% to 1%”. The Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary David Lidington said: “We want to introduce a new...
by John Meredith-Hardy | Jul 26, 2017 | Blog, Insurance, Personal injury
Significance: Addresses the transitional provisions for Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 1910 and when the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 1930 still applies. Facts: Mr Redman died from lung cancer having been exposed to asbestos. The employer...
by John Meredith-Hardy | Jul 6, 2017 | Blog, Civil procedure, Insurance, Personal injury
Significance: QOCS and MIB claims – does costs protection apply? Facts: C was injured in a RTA in France and the claim against the MIB was dismissed on limitation grounds. The court held (Stewart J) that the claim was not a claim for damages for personal injury for...
by John Meredith-Hardy | Mar 20, 2017 | Blog, Insurance, Personal injury
The discount rate for personal injury injury cases set by the Lord Chancellor according to the Damages Act 1996, s.1 has been adjusted to minus 0.75%, a reduction from 2.5% that has been in-force since 2001. The implementation date is 20.3.17. The effect is to...