FOIL In The Press

July 31st 2018	Law Society Gazette - Claimant limited to fixed costs even where Part 36 accepted late
July 30th 2018	Law Society Gazette - Part 36 under the microscope
July 23rd 2018	New Law Journal - Corporate Crackdown
July 17th 2018	FT Advisor - The risks of not adhering to GDPR
June 22nd 2018	Modern Insurance Magazine - Stalling self-driving vehicles
May 10th 2018	Claims Magazine - Vulnerable road users to be exempt from Civil Liability Bill This article was originally published on Claims Media
April 30th 2018	New Law Journal - Soldiers of whiplash reform
April 30th 2018	New Law Journal Profile - Kishan Mangat Tomorrow's Forum of Insurance Lawyers
April 27th 2018	Claims Magazine - Preparing for GDPR
March 26th 2018	Modern Insurance Magazine - FOIL comment on Civil Liability Bill
March 22nd 2018	New Law Journal - New FOIL team focusing on director and officer liability
March 21st 2018	Claims Magazine - Civil Liability Bill draws claimants' ire
March 21st 2018	Legal Futures - Insurers and claimant lawyers clash over impact of Civil Liability Bill on motor premiums
March 14th 2018	The Barrister - Proportionality Update
March 14th 2018	The Barrister - Appeals on Part 36 Acceptance in Fixed Costs cases
March 12th 2018	The Law Society Gazette - Jackson's Outstanding Legacy
March 8th 2018	The Times - No meltdown over snow claims
March 2nd 2018	The Times 'The Brief' - A young FOIL for insurance companies This article first appeared on The Times' Brief Premium website, on 2 March 2018, and is accessible online https://www.thetimesbrief.co.uk here"
February 28th 2018	Claims Magazine - FOIL what's coming up in 2018 This article was originally published on Claims Media
February 27th 2018	Claims Magazine - FOIL taking a step closer to fixing costs in clinical negligence claims
February 23rd 2018	CDR - A Tale of Two Cities, Revisited
February 16th 2018	The Financial Times - The Ogden Discount Rate
February 5th 2018	The Financial Times - Insurers accused of delaying injury payments
January 21st 2018	New Law Journal - Derek Adamson discusses the current issues with the Third Parties Act 2010
January 21st 2018	New Law Journal Profile - Stephen Hines, President of FOIL
January 10th 2018	Modern Claims Magazine - The Data Protection Bill: Implementing GDPR
January 2nd 2018	Post Online - Interview with Stephen Hines
January 2nd 2018	New Law Journal - Reviewing the state of vicarious liability in 2017

December 4th 2017	Claims Magazine - Personal injury discount rate should be based on evidence
December 4th 2017	The Times - The Brief - Injury discount rate should be reviewed every three years, urge MPs
November 28th 2017	The Law Society Gazette - Hines takes helm at FOIL
November 27th 2017	Modern Claims Magazine - FOIL elects first barrister as President
November 27th 2017	The Times - The Brief - Insurance lawyers' group elects first barrister head
November 24th 2017	Insurance Post - Stephen Hines elected President of FOIL
November 23rd 2017	The Barrister - FOIL elects first barrister as President
November 21st 2017	Modern Insurance Magazine - Jackson's legacy extends upwards...
October 26th 2017	Law Society Gazette - Scrutinise fostering contracts, council lawyers urge
October 26th 2017	Insurance Day - Insurers face higher costs in Scotland following seismic changes to civil litigation
October 18th 2017	Insurance Day - Insurers face claims surge in Scotland
October 17th 2017	New Law Journal - A new direction for credit hire
October 12th 2017	Solicitors Journal - A compensation culture for Scotland?
October 12th 2017	Insurance Times - Plan for the worst Brexit, and hope for the best
September 29th 2017	The Barrister - Scotland prepares for compensation claims
September 29th 2017	Solicitors Journal - So you want to be a partner?
September 18th 2017	Local Government News - Dealing with large-scale abuse claims part 2
September 14th 2017	Local Government News - Dealing with large-scale abuse claims
September 14th 2017	Insurance Day - Reform proposals could pull down construction dispute costs
September 12th 2017	Assessing asbestos lung cancer fault line
September 4th 2017	Insurance Day - Combating Holiday Sickness Claims
August 21st 2017	New Law Journal - Electronic persons: Time for a new personality?
August 21st 2017	Sunday Herald - Miles Hepworth comments on increasing number of holiday sickness claims Miles Hepworth comments on increasing number of holiday sickness claims and why many of them fail to pay out in this week's Sunday Herald.
August 2nd 2017	Steve Hines, FOIL Vice President, talks to Litigation Futures about Fixed Costs. Click here for the full article
July 28th 2017	Solicitors Journal - Getting to grips with the economics of Health & Safety
July 18th 2017	The Times - Do not U-turn on medical negligence discount rate
July 18th 2017	Modern Claims Magazine - Bugged by travel sickness
June 22nd 2017	The Times - Grenfell: The Legal Tasks Ahead
June 21st 2017	Law Society Gazette - Queens Speech: Labour condemns whiplash plans
June 21st 2017	Solicitors Journal - Government to go ahead with 'scandalous' whiplash reforms
June 7th 2017	New Law Journal - To Mediate or not to mediate?
May 24th 2017	Solicitors Journal - Ignore the Discount Rate at your peril
April 10th 2017	Law Society Gazette - Jackson Reforms
April 4th 2017	New Law Journal - Discount Rate debate welcomed
April 3rd 2017	Post - Ogden outrage: dismantling the discount rate
March 31st 2017	Claims Magazine - Discount Rate Consultation
March 30th 2017	Times Law - FOIL's View: Discount Rate
March 30th 2017	The Law Society Gazette - FOIL's View: Discount Rate
March 30th 2017	Solicitors Journal - FOIL's View: Discount Rate
March 28th 2017	Post - Navigating the new legal landscape
March 23rd 2017	Law Society Gazette - Indemnity insurers secure key PII Supreme Court ruling
March 22nd 2017	Legal Futures - Supreme Courts back insurer's bid to cap liability on multiple claims Originally published on Legal Futures on 22 March. Link back to the original piece below: Read more »
March 22nd 2017	Post - Cyber's new rules
March 10th 2017	Post - Vnuk opens fraud front
February 23rd 2017	Solicitors Journal - Whiplash Reforms
February 23rd 2017	Claims Magazine - Whiplash Reforms
February 8th 2017	Costs Lawyer - One thing is certain...
February 8th 2017	Costs Lawyer - Predictions for 2017
February 7th 2017	Solicitors Journal - Setting High Standards in Insurance
February 1st 2017	New Law Journal - Fixed Costs proposals for Clinical Negligence
January 31st 2017	Modern Claims Magazine - Looking across to Ireland
January 31st 2017	Modern Claims Magazine - Nigel Teasdale Talks News
January 27th 2017	New Law Journal - Compulsory Motor Insurance Reform
January 10th 2017	Claims Magazine - FOIL backs Motor Insurance law review after ECJ Vnuk ruling
January 9th 2017	Modern Claims Magazine - FOIL backs Motor Insurance law review after ECJ ruling
January 9th 2017	Solicitors Journal - FOIL backs review of Motor Insurance law
January 9th 2017	FOIL backs Motor Insurance Law Review after ECJ Ruling

December 28th 2016	New Law Journal - M&S Profile: Nigel Teasdale
December 23rd 2016	Insurance Post - Construction cries out for planning help
December 19th 2016	New Law Journal - Time to Comply
December 15th 2016	Solicitors Journal - PI practices brace for change
December 6th 2016	Solicitors Journal - Browne Jacobson insurance law specialist has been elected president of Tomorrow's FOIL
December 5th 2016	New Law Journal - M&S: Mukesh Kainth
November 30th 2016	Modern Claims Magazine - Personal Injury still lagging behind in Justice Reforms
November 30th 2016	Modern Claims Magazine - Nigel Teasdale
November 29th 2016	Claims Magazine - Tomorrow's FOIL elects Mukesh Kainth as its new President
November 18th 2016	Claims Magazine - Access to justice group urges MOJ to remember Theresa May's pledge
November 18th 2016	New Law Journal - No guarantee on fixed costs following Quader
November 17th 2016	Solicitors Journal - Lawyers condemn 'excessive' personal injury reform
November 17th 2016	The Law Society Gazette - Campaigners warn PI reforms will cost 60,000 jobs
November 17th 2016	Claims Magazine - Quader Case
November 15th 2016	Solicitor's Journal 15 November - Nigel Teasdale elected President of Forum of Insurance Lawyers
November 14th 2016	Claims Magazine - DWF partner Teasdale elected new FOIL President
November 11th 2016	DWF Partner elected as the new President of FOIL
November 11th 2016	The Brief (The Times) - Teasdale takes top insurance lobbying role
November 11th 2016	Claims Magazine online - Lord Justice Jackson commissioned to undertake a review of fixed recoverable costs
November 11th 2016	The Law Society Gazette - Jackson to lead government review of fixed recoverable costs
October 28th 2016	Modern Claims Magazine - FOIL welcomes action to tackle abuse of MedCo
October 27th 2016	Claims Magazine - FOIL welcomes action to tackle shell company problems within MedCo
October 26th 2016	Solicitors Journal (Vol 160 No36) Young Lawyer - Paying the court piper
October 26th 2016	Solicitors Journal - Diversification of claimant PI firms 'a concern'
October 26th 2016	Solicitors Journal (Volume 160 no 40) - The rise and rise of litigation tech
October 26th 2016	Claims Magazine - SRA finds issues with NIHL claims and quality of medical reports in personal injury market
October 26th 2016	Litigation Futures - Shell companies to be removed from MedCo in two weeks, says government
October 25th 2016	Modern Claims Magazine - FOIL flags need to maintain professional standards as SRA unveils latest assessment of PI market
October 20th 2016	Modern Claims Magazine - Government needs to keep foot to the floor on claims reform pedal
September 26th 2016	New Law Journal - Insurance lawyers back fixed costs
September 22nd 2016	Claims Magazine - FOIL favours fixed recoverable costs extension.
September 5th 2016	New Law Journal - Insurance Surgery. English drama or Greek tragedy? - Peter Allchorne
August 9th 2016	New Law Journal - The fight against fraud - Denise Brosnan
August 9th 2016	Modern Claims Magazine - Time to make progress on fixed fees - Duncan Rutter
August 4th 2016	The Brief (The Times) - Supreme Court encourages lying to insurers - Duncan Rutter
July 27th 2016	The Law Society Gazette - 'Fraud unravels all': landmark Supreme Court Ruling
July 27th 2016	Litigation Futures - Supreme Court: insurers can revisit PI settlements after discovering fraud
July 27th 2016	Solicitors Journal - Supreme Court opens door for review of fraudulent injury claims
June 13th 2016	The Law Society Gazette - Fundamental Dishonesty
April 21st 2016	New Law Journal - Indemnity Claims Ruling
April 20th 2016	New Law Journal - Insurance Surgery: Working under cover
April 11th 2016	FOIL - The Law Society Gazette - Counting the Costs
April 7th 2016	Post Magazine - Greater MRO regulation called for as Medco review welcomed
March 31st 2016	Modern Claims Magazine - Reports Seek Radical Changes - Duncan Rutter
March 24th 2016	Post Magazine - FCA regulation of credit hire fi rms touted as CMC�s fall under its remit
March 16th 2016	Court of Appeal Decides Part 36 Trumps Fixed Costs - Shirley Denyer
March 9th 2016	FOIL - Claims Magazine - Broadhurst V Tan - The Other Side Of The Coin
March 9th 2016	Solicitors Journal - Vicarious Liability
March 4th 2016	FOIL - New Law Journal - "Getting Serious" - Duncan Rutter reviews The Serious Injury Guide
March 4th 2016	FOIL - Solicitors Journal - Employer liable for employee's criminal act at work
February 25th 2016	Post - 25th Feb 2016 - Controlling Costs Means Fixing Them
February 5th 2016	FOIL comes out against PI reforms as leading defendant firms float lawyer-free IT process
January 29th 2016	Modern Claims Magazine - Interview with Duncan Rutter
January 29th 2016	FOIL puts forward independant and principled response to the autumn statement
January 28th 2016	Insurance fraud report "hijacked"
January 20th 2016	Legal Futures - Claimant and Defendant groups clash over Insurance Fraud Taskforce Report
January 14th 2016	Penny Black's New Year 2016

December 17th 2015	Legal Review of the Year Q&A feature
December 8th 2015	Law Society Gazette - Insurance Lawyers Worried About Effects of Osborne's PI Plans
December 1st 2015	Modern Claims Magazine - "What You Lose On The Swings, You Make Up For On The Roundabouts"
November 30th 2015	The new President of FOIL on his path into the legal profession & cathching the gardening bug
November 26th 2015	Insurance Surgery: What Lies Ahead?
November 19th 2015	New Law Journal - DAC Beachcroft Partner Elected as New President of FOIL
November 17th 2015	Solicitor's Journal - Duncan Rutter Becomes 20th FOIL President
November 12th 2015	Rutter to Fight Rising Court Fees
November 12th 2015	A Busy Year Coming
November 12th 2015	FOIL elects DAC Beachcroft partner, Duncan Rutter, as its new President
October 30th 2015	Almost a Quarter of CMCs Warned or Lost Accreditation in 2014
October 27th 2015	Claimant Firms' Profits Forecast a 'Sign of Market Consolidation'
October 19th 2015	FOIL Responds to Court Fees Hike Consultation
October 15th 2015	Guide Seen As Potential Precursor For Claimant And Defendant Engagement
October 2nd 2015	Breaking the dam
October 1st 2015	The right medicine?
October 1st 2015	Revised rehab code addresses loophole after 'challenging' consultation
September 30th 2015	The possible implications of the DBA Report
September 24th 2015	Legal market consolidation tipped to continue despite insurers' concerns
September 23rd 2015	Insurance lawyers back court fees exemption in PI claims
September 23rd 2015	Insurance lawyers back plan to exempt PI claims from court fee hike
September 23rd 2015	Personal injury claims must be exempt from higher court fees, say FOIL
September 23rd 2015	FOIL backs personal injury court fees exemption
September 15th 2015	The thin edge of the wedge?
September 4th 2015	The future for DBAs?
September 3rd 2015	Why we'll always need solicitors
September 3rd 2015	Insurers pessimistic about swift NIHL
September 3rd 2015	Old wounds re-opened as Accident Exchange raises evidence concerns
September 2nd 2015	Insurance Surgery: Patience is a virtue
August 11th 2015	Driverless Trucks: safer, cleaner, cheaper to insure?
August 10th 2015	Case for the defence
August 10th 2015	Sights on extension of costs regime
August 7th 2015	Costs Roundtable
August 3rd 2015	Adam Burrell eases the pain of costs management
August 3rd 2015	Osborne pledges review of CMCs
June 1st 2015	The Big Question - the new Conservative administration
May 30th 2015	Broken links - MedCo
May 1st 2015	New Part 36 welcome but not the final word
April 24th 2015	Tackling Fundamental Dishonesty - Stratos Gatzouris in New Law Journal
April 24th 2015	The Long View - Nick parsons & James Arrowsmith offer a defendant perspective on the litigation landscape
April 2nd 2015	Enhanced Court Fees - Nick Parsons quoted in Modern Claims Magazine
March 27th 2015	Fraud Report. Stratos Gatzouris quoted in New Law Journal
March 12th 2015	Fundamentally for the good Nick Parsons looks at whether or not concerns around section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill were justified.
February 19th 2015	Market faces 'moral imperative' to backdate 100% of meso compensation. David Pugh quoted in Post Magazine
February 19th 2015	Massive increases in court fees 'threaten access to justice'. Nick Parson quoted in The Times
February 13th 2015	Carol Dalton Quoted in New Law Journal.
February 2nd 2015	Cost of Litigation. FOIL joins colleagues in letter to the Times.
January 28th 2015	Nick Parsons Quoted in Litigation Futures Profession unites in opposition to “disastrous” court fees
January 22nd 2015	FOIL Quoted in Solicitors Journal Online Tax on justice could put small enterprises out of business
January 22nd 2015	Nick Parsons Quoted in New Law Journal Pressure mounts over court fee proposals

December 19th 2014	David Johnson and Rebecca Blythe quoted in New Law Journal
December 11th 2014	Nick Parsons interview with New Law Journal.
December 5th 2014	Tony Murray Appointed Chairman of FOIL Scotland. Covered by Post on Line
December 4th 2014	Nick Parsons Quoted in Post Magazine
November 28th 2014	Post Magazine Interview with Nick Parsons.
November 24th 2014	David Johnson Interview for Modern Claims Magazine
November 10th 2014	David Johnson Quoted in Law Society Gazette Bulk PI firms will provide better service – FOIL chief
October 31st 2014	Caroline Coates quoted in New Law Journal Insurance surgery:Stressing the point
October 31st 2014	David Pugh Quoted in New Law Journal Supreme Court extends mesothelioma protection
October 23rd 2014	David Pugh Quoted in the Post Magazine online Insurers could struggle to defend meso claims following 'landmark' ruling Read more »
October 23rd 2014	David Pugh Quoted in the Solicitors Journal Victory for asbestos victims in Supreme Court Read more »
October 23rd 2014	Laurence Besemer quoted in Post Magazine online Legal & General severed ties with the Association of British Insurers for being out of step with the firm, but do trade bodies really listen to and provide value... Read more »
October 23rd 2014	Nigel Teasdale quoted in Post Magazine Motor Sector set to report loss for 2014 as claims return to pre-Jackson levels Read more »
September 24th 2014	Nigel Teasdale Quoted in Solicitors Journal Credit Hire and insurance add-ons in the spotlight "Missed Opportunity"
September 23rd 2014	David Johnson Quoted in Modern Claims Magazine What's the point of SARAH?
September 15th 2014	David Johnson Quoted in Post Magazine Whiplash Consultation
September 14th 2014	David Johnson Quoted in Law Society Gazette Insurance Lawyers call for more "robust" heroism bill
September 14th 2014	David Johnson Quoted in New Law Journal Personal injury discount rate "delay" David Johnson, president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), says " The govenment is taking active steps towards addressing the issue of Read more »
September 14th 2014	David Johnson Quoted in Litigation Futures Claimant lawyers question independence of ABI whiplash portal David Johnson, president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), said the forum was “in principle” in favour Read more »

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Press Articles

Profession unites in opposition to “disastrous” court fees

Tax on justice could put small enterprises out of business

Pressure mounts over court fee proposals

Bulk PI firms will provide better service – FOIL chief

Insurance surgery:Stressing the point

Supreme Court extends mesothelioma protection

Insurers could struggle to defend meso claims following 'landmark' ruling

Victory for asbestos victims in Supreme Court

Legal & General severed ties with the Association of British Insurers for being out of step with the firm, but do trade bodies really listen to and provide value...

Motor Sector set to report loss for 2014 as claims return to pre-Jackson levels

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Credit Hire and insurance add-ons in the spotlight

"Missed Opportunity"

What's the point of SARAH?

Whiplash Consultation

Insurance Lawyers call for more "robust" heroism bill

Personal injury discount rate "delay"

Claimant lawyers question independence of ABI whiplash portal