Challenge to Forced Retirement Age Concern intends to launch legal challenge to practice of setting compulsory retirement age, allowed as exemption in age discrimination regulations, success would open way for compensation to anyone forced out of work 23.11.06 Telegraph, Age Discrimination, Employment Law, Pensions
Need to Regulate Claims Farmers Govt head of claims management, Mark Boleat, told meeting that Compensation Act only needed because solicitors do not follow rules on referral fees, Law Soc and APIL say lawyers have little control over referrers 27.10.06 Law Gazette, Personal Injury
Miner Compensation Towell's resigns from panel representing miners seeking injury compensation, senior partner David Russell angry at practice of skimming awards, lack of response from Law Society 20.04.06 Times, Personal Injury, UDM Fraud Case
Miner Fraud Web of premiums, fees, commissions helped Yorks law firm Beresford skim millions from compensation scheme for miner hearing disorders, money went directly to home of UDM claim manager and Vendside director Clare Walker Times Rich life of Beresford family, firm paid £73m in miner schemes 19.04.06 Times, Personal Injury, Solicitor Practice, UDM Fraud Case
OFT Call for Private Competition Actions The OFT is today publishing a discussion paper and announcing informal consultation on facilitating private actions in order to optimise the effectiveness of competition law in the UK, and to make redress for consumers and business more accessible The Lawyer, OFT Press Release Reforms would make up for OFT withdrawal from 'high-impact' cases, open way for class actions 19.04.07 Financial Times, Competition Law, Consumer Rights
Limiting Partner Liability Limitations of liability are now regularly employed by professional firms, as they seek to protect themselves in an increasingly demanding environment, in which the size of transactions continues to increase and few (if any) relationships are sacrosanct 19.01.07 Law Now, Professional Negligence, Unfair Contracts
Registration for Claims Managers The DCA has published the rules that will apply to persons authorised to provide claims management services under the Compensation Act 2006 and the form for those seeking authorisation, existing firms should register by April 01.12.06 DCA Press Release, Claims Management
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US Lawyer Sues London Hotel New York entertainment lawyer Sidney Bluming has filed multi-million dollar suit against Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel, claims bedbugs caused him and his wife 'physical and mental harm' 17.01.07 Times, Personal Injury
Addicts Denied Drugs Win Pay Out Addicts denied methdone while in prison defend their claim for compensation, refused medication for which they had prescriptions, under Human Rights Act entitled to same treatment in prison as outside Telegraph For what we suffered, we got too little 14.11.06 Sun, Criminal Justice, Drugs, Human Rights
