fixed fees

Further to our recent look at the new Ministry of Justice claims process for road traffic accidents, I have another puzzler for you.  Again, I am grateful to Keith Hayward at Victory Legal Costs Solicitors for this one.  The next time the Civil Procedure Rules Committee decides to put together a new set of costs […]

For some bizarre reason it appears that readers are still struggling with my previous question concerning the “simple” new road traffic accident scheme.  It’s almost as though I had asked a question that was impossible to answer.   Let me give you another question but, this time, also suggest the answer.  I am grateful to

The Ministry of Justice issued a press release on Monday announcing a "quick and simple compensation scheme for road traffic accidents".  Do any readers have any further information about this scheme as it clearly can’t be referring to the new claims process for RTA claims.  Whether that scheme will be "quick" remains to be seen

A reader helpfully posted a comment on an earlier post mentioning the fact that the New RTA Claims Process start date as been put back to 30 April 2010.  I have received the same information from a number of other reliable sources.  The postponement appears to be due to problems with the electronic portal.  The

I’ve been busy over the last few days trying to digest the new rules for the new Claims Process for Low Value RTA Claims.  Although low value RTA claims is not an area I particularly specialise in, I am due to talk on the costs aspect of this scheme on 12th March 2010 at the