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How Road Traffic Claims Lawyers Get Paid – If Other Trades Worked This Way 

In road traffic litigation, the question isn’t simply how a lawyer is paid – it’s whether they are paid for the work they do. Every task, every minute, every action is scrutinised, categorised, challenged, reduced, or disallowed by regulators, guideline tables, costs judges and subjected to somewhat amorphous proportionality tests. As absurd as this sounds, it is very

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Get The Balance Right – Increased Litigation In Scotland  

Recently, Scottish Defender Agents have produced a series of articles in Industry Journals and in The Scotsman newspaper bemoaning an increase in the number of litigated cases in Scotland and suggesting that Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting (QOCS) is something that requires to be looked at as they consider it to be giving those pursuing claims

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The Whiplash Reforms & MASS’ response to the Post-Implementation Review

The government’s post-implementation review of the whiplash reforms marks a key moment for RTA Claims practitioners. Several years after the introduction of the Civil Liability Act 2018, the OIC portal, and the whiplash tariff, claimant solicitors can now provide detailed feedback on how the whiplash reforms have affected access to justice and the handling of

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Safeguarding Cyclists: Navigating Highways with Confidence – Key Rules from the Highway Code

With Spring 2025 upon us and cycling on the rise, it’s a perfect time to revisit the crucial rules in the Highway Code designed to enhance cyclist safety. Enhanced Protection for Cyclists Since the 2022 updates to the Highway Code, cyclists have received significantly more protection. These changes aim to foster safer road use and

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