MASS Blogged 2017
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November 2017
Not another potential reason for rising Insurance Premiums
Our thanks this month go to Peter Adlard, Head of Legal Operations at Hebble Law in Liverpool and MASS Regional Co-ordinator for Merseyside and The Wirral.
October 2017
Insurance and the driverless cars
Kate Sweeney, Partner and Head of Personal Injury for Stephensons Solicitors LLP and MASS Regional Co-ordinator – Manchester, considers the hot topic of ‘Insurance and the driverless cars’
September 2017
Dictionary Corner Word of the Day – Nugatory
The debate on Access to Justice, and more importantly its erosion in recent years, has never been more relevant. Kieran Magee, Partner and Head of Compliance for True Solicitors LLP in Leeds and MASS Regional Co-ordinator for Yorkshire takes stock of the recent erosions.
August 2017
Part 36, Fixed Costs Reforms and Indemnity Costs
Adam Thorpe, MASS Regional Co-ordinator for the North East and a Solicitor and Manager of the Litigation Team at Winn Solicitors in Byker, keeps us updated on Part 36, Fixed Costs Reforms and Indemnity Costs.
July 2017
QOCS for Scots
Brian Castle, MASS Regional Co-ordinator for Scotland and a Partner at Digby Brown, questions whether QOCS for Scots is a good thing for victims of road traffic accidents in Scotland
June 2017
Diversity – the spice of life?
Paul Nicholls, Senior Partner at Nicholls Brimble Solicitors and MASS Vice Chair shares his experience of diversifying and tells us it can be an invaluable way to keep your existing clients
May 2017
The Law Commission – why aren’t we using it?
Our thanks this month go to Fiona Scurlock (PI Solicitor at Gray Hooper Holt LLP and MASS Regional Co-ordinator for the South East)
April 2017
The ever-changing world of prosthetics
Rachel Green gives us food for thought when considering claims involving prosthetics. Rachel is Principal Associate (Deputy Group Leader) at Lyons Davidson, Bristol and MASS Regional Co-ordinator for the South West
March 2017
Changes to the Discount Rate
Claire Watson, Partner, Personal injury litigation at George Ide LLP explains why the Lord Chancellor’s attention to detail brings welcome relief
February 2017
Look – no hands!
Our thanks to Shelyna Mariscal, MASS Regional Co-ordinator for East Anglia and Partner, Personal Injury, at Hansells in Norwich who contemplates the ‘whole new world’ of driverless cars
January 2017
Off to the Court of Appeal we go … again …
Credit hire
Davinya Scott, Solicitor and Litigation Supervisor at True Solicitors LLP in Birmingham who is waiting with bated breath … could the definitive formula for calculating Basic Hire Rate finally be within our grasp after all these years of uncertainty?