Better Ways To Get Compensation?

Improving the claims process for personal injury cases
20 April 2007
Department for Constitutional Affairs Press Release

A consultation on case track limits and the claims process for personal injury claims was published by the Department for Constitutional Affairs today.

The paper recommends no increase to the small claims limits, including those for personal injury and housing disrepair claims. It does however recommend that the fast track limit should be raised to £25,000.

The paper also considers ways to improve the claims process for personal injury cases to make it more efficient. It makes proposals for a new system built around the principles of early notification of claims, early admissions of liability and the removal of duplication of work from the process. They also provide for actions to be taken within fixed time periods and with fixed recoverable costs.