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TAG Chief Langford Has Died
Founder of The Accident Group died in Spain on Monday in a car crash, from immensely lavish lifestyle following collapse of TAG, to exile, bankruptcy, divorce and mental illness 11.04.07 Independent, Legal People
TAG Fighting Fund
Hundreds of firms hurt by TAG debacle are setting up £m fund to deal with expected £70m bill from insurer Winterthur, managing partners in some firms left in dark by PI dept 20.01.05 Law Gazette, Personal Injury Links
PI Claims Down
Personal injury claims fell last year for first time since change of law in 2000, according to Datamonitor, mainly due to collapse of The Accident Group 18.10.04 Telegraph, Personal Injury Links
Accident Group
100s of small law firms will have to pay back £50m taken as 'investigation fees' from The Accident Group, High Ct ruled they are referral fees and Law Society has ruled they must be repaid 14.10.04 Telegraph, Personal Injury Links
£50m for TAG
100s of small law firms will have to pay back £50m taken as 'investigation fees' from The Accident Group, High Ct ruled they are referral fees and Law Society has ruled they must be repaid, up to 500 firms could be in financial trouble 14.10.04 Telegraph, Personal Injury Links
£43m TAG Bill
700 firms involved in TAG personal injury scheme face refund of £43m in fees, Appeal Ct has ruled fees were illegal under referral code 28.05.04 Law Gazette, Personal Injury Links
Claims Direct
Head of Legal raised serious concerns over claims business months before float, doubted probity of referral process, suspected failure rate was 37% against firm's claim of 6% 07.05.04 Legal Week, Personal Injury Links
TAG
Arbitration has led to agreement on outstanding TAG claims, firms will concede 25% discount on money owed 16.02.04 Law Gazette
Accident Group
Mediation decision to pay 75% of fees owed to claimant solicitors 12.02.04 Legal Week
TAG
Insurers are considering legal action over TAG, compensation for losses due to poor business practice 17.07.03 Times