Fiona Collings and Mick Smith join as a senior litigators, along with five new litigation executives: Mujahid Wahab, Jade Driver, Alexandra Salkeld, Carla Robbins, and Jolanta Liscioch-Rusin. Dois assistentes administrativos adicionais, Rachel Rayner e Daniel Dubois, também foram recrutados, aumentando a equipe do PI-RTA para 17.
O departamento já viu a carga de trabalho quase triplicando nos últimos três anos. Isso se deve a uma combinação de recomendação boca a boca, marketing pró-ativo e capacidade de ajudar clientes de várias nacionalidades graças a vários especialistas em idiomas internos. Isso inclui alto -falantes gregos, poloneses, punjabi e gujarati. A maioria das pessoas feridas em pequenos acidentes de trânsito terá, portanto, que fazer a reivindicação por si mesma, pois suas reivindicações serão classificadas como sendo inferiores a 5000 libras e, como tal, estará na faixa de pequenas reivindicações dentro do tribunal onde os custos legais não são recuperáveis. Por exemplo, uma lesão típica de nove meses no pescoço atrairá atualmente um prêmio na região de 2.900 libras, mas o novo limite provavelmente será de cerca de £ 765. Em suma, quaisquer lesões no chicote com duração inferior a 18 a 24 meses serão capturadas por essas disposições e a compensação reduzirá drasticamente ”, disse Cath. Eles terão que combater seus próprios casos sem a ajuda de um advogado, mesmo que as seguradoras, sem dúvida, ainda empregarão firmes que lidam com o aumento de reivindicações antes das mudanças nas regras
But there is likely to be even more growth ahead of the government reforms expected to come in next year, according to Cath Pearson.
“The government is looking to change the system in a way which will leave many victims of whiplash and other ‘minor’ injuries without access to legal support unless they pay for it upfront. Within the next couple of years, the majority of people injured in minor road traffic accidents will therefore have to make the claim by themselves as their claims will be classed as being less than £5000 and as such will be in the small claims track within the Court where legal costs are not recoverable.
“The proposal involves a fixed amount of compensation for whiplash injuries which is dramatically less than the amounts currently being recovered. For example, a typical nine-month whiplash injury to the neck will currently attract an award in the region of £2,900, but the new cap is likely to be around £765. In short, any whiplash injuries with a duration of less than 18-24 months will be caught by these provisions and the compensation will dramatically reduce,” said Cath.
“No one quite knows the exact details of all the changes, or the exact timescale, but the overall result will undoubtedly be reduced pay-outs for victims and an inability to use legal support. They will have to fight their own cases without a solicitor’s help, even though insurers will undoubtedly still employ Firm dealing with increase in claims ahead of rule changes
Vincents Solicitadores está recrutando novos funcionários para o seu departamento de acidentes de trânsito de ferimentos pessoais, a ordem de ajudar a lidar com um número maior de casos antes. Espera-se que as reivindicações de compensação após acidentes de trânsito aumentem antes da proposta de nova legislação, que limitará drasticamente a compensação financeira paga às vítimas a partir de abril próximo. Espera-se um recrutamento adicional, pois o chefe de departamento Cath Pearson procura gerenciar uma carga de trabalho cada vez maior. Nadeem Vazar se junta a Vincents de Turner e White em Preston; Antonia Tziortzie chegou de Equitas, e Natalie Tomlinson estava anteriormente com Scott Reece em Skelmersdale.
Twelve new recruits over the last few months include solicitors, senior litigators, litigation executives and administrators joining the Preston-based team. Further recruitment is expected as department head Cath Pearson looks to manage an ever-growing workload.
Three new litigation solicitors have been brought in to deal with the increasing number of cases being taken to court as insurance companies contest claims. Nadeem Vazar joins Vincents from Turner and White in Preston; Antonia Tziortzie arrived from Equitas, and Natalie Tomlinson was previously with Scott Reece in Skelmersdale.
Advogados para agir em seu nome. Although claims can be made up to three years after the date of the accident, any delay now could leave victims quite severely out of pocket.”
The government says the changes are designed to stamp out fraudulent claims, and would contribute to lower insurance premiums, though few in the legal sector accept the arguments. The proposal is to push all RTA claims under £5,000 into the small claims court – where solicitors cannot recoup costs and therefore most people have to represent eles mesmos.
She added: “The upshot is that many victims of road traffic accidents will be disadvantaged by the government’s reforms, with access to justice being seriously curtailed in this country. So, it’s most definitely worth getting any claim started as quickly as possible while the legal support is still available under a Conditional Fee Agreement.
“In light of the expected changes, we have increased our capacity in order to process as many claims as possible as quickly as we can, to Ajude as vítimas a garantir um nível justo de danos e compensação pela perda de ganhos e quaisquer custos médicos incorridos. ”
