Industry news from the CSC

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Legal update - litigation funding: Containing the genie

27/08/2010

The role of private litigation funding has become a live issue, with collective redress systems being proposed throughout Europe

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Legal update - motor claims: Expert handling

27/08/2010

Contesting motor claims that seem grossly and deliberately exaggerated can be a tricky business

BBC

Cold callers 'should be banned', Which? survey finds

27/08/2010

Three-quarters of people want cold calling to be banned, according to Which

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North-west remains hotbed of UK 'cash for crash' fraud

27/08/2010

The north-west is still the 'cash for crash' centre of the UK

Press Association

Civil legal aid 'should be cut'

27/08/2010

Civil legal aid should be abolished for almost all compensation cases as the UK cuts the cost of its "risk-free, compensation culture"

No win, no fee - no legal aid?

27/08/2010

Legal aid for all compensation cases "should be eliminated as part of a cost-cutting exercise"

The Daily Mail

Chaucer pays the price for a string of natural disasters

27/08/2010

Lloyds underwriter Chaucer has struck a discordant note after being hit by the malign forces of earth, wind and fire.

The Independent

Man who sued councils over falls charged with fraud

25/08/2010

One of Britain's most apparently accident prone men who sued a string of councils over pavement falls has been accused of fraud.

Legal and Medical

Legal aid for op blunders could go

20/08/2010

Victims of operation blunders may no longer receive financial help to sue the NHS

Legal and Medical

Miners seek compensation redress

19/08/2010

A group of miners has lodged legal claims against solicitors who advised them through the process of gaining compensation for injuries they received at work