Legal reform

Djanogly stripped of CMC powers

The justice minister, Jonathan Djanogly, has been stripped of his responsibility to regulate claims management companies after it was revealed he and his family could profit from changes to legal aid he was proposing.

ABI calls for end to compensation culture

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for reform of Britain’s compensation culture laws claiming that UK consumers pay £2.7m a day to claimant lawyers through their motor insurance premiums.

ABS deadline delayed

The 6 October deadline for licensing alternative business structures (ABS) has been delayed until 2012 Insurance Age’s sister title Post has revealed.

Referral fee income to stay

Legal experts have predicted that referral fees in personal injury cases will continue to exist in some form even if the Government decides to implement an outright ban on their use.

FSA contests judicial review of PPI

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said it will contest the British Bankers’ Association’s (BBA) judicial review of new payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints handling measures.

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