The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has published the updated rules for the expansion of the RTA Portal, due to begin on 31 July. The portal is to be extended to include employers’ liability and public liability claims, and will have its threshold lifted from £10,000 to £25,000. Claimant personal injury solicitors and the Law Society had expressed concerns that lawyers would be left in the dark about the new procedural rules when advising clients, as reported in last week’s NLJ. The MoJ published the final version of the rules last week, just 14 working days before they take effect.
17 July 2013
RTA Portal rules published
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group
From mowing lawns to life at the Bar: Stephen Ward reflects on an unconventional career
Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore
Commercial property partner joins Clarke Willmott in Southampton
Ellisons—Robert Tiffen
Robert Tiffen joins Ellisons as Partner in growing Norwich office
NEWS
The Law Society RFC Festival of Sport returns next month, bringing together legal and financial services professionals for one of the sector’s largest annual sporting events
Legal aid deserts leave almost one in four without adequate access to justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners
Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.
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