Legal

Interesting Precedent Set in Court Case Evidence

In a precedent-setting judgment, the Court of Appeal has today ruled that the evidence of eyewitnesses and other contemporaneous accounts should take precedence when expert testimony cannot ‘unlock’ a case. Global law firm Clyde & […]

Legal

ADR Mediation: Reaction to Govt. Dispute Resolution Proposals

Some reaction to the recent announcement on compulsory mediation on claims and disputes under £10,000. Matthew Maxwell Scott, executive director of ACSO, commented: “We’ve long argued that every model of dispute resolution needs to be explored […]

Legal

Govt Proposes Mediation on sub-10K Civil Disputes

Hmm, compulsory mediation on sub-10K disputes. Interesting. Ministers have published a blueprint for major reforms to the civil justice system which seeks to save people the cost, time and stress of lengthy courtroom battles. It […]

Insurance claims

Fraudster Jailed for £1.3m Worth of Fake Claims

A man from Surrey has been jailed for six years and nine months for more than 30 counts of fraud following two investigations run by the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), […]