BSC welcomes proposals to slash legal costs in personal injury claims

The long-awaited outcome
of Lord Justice Jackson’s
review of civil litigation
costs in England and Wales
has been broadly welcomed
by the British Safety
Council. A number of
recommendations, if
implemented, could have a
significant impact on the
costs of litigation incurred
by employers in defending
personal injury claims, and
hopefully help reduce the
cost of employer liability
insurance.

Other proposals, for
example the banning of the
payment of referral fees to
claims farmers, could have
an important part to play in
providing public assurance
that society has not gone
compensation crazy.

Implementation of the
review recommendations
will mean that the majority
of personal injury claims
arising from work-related
accidents or ill-health will
be subject to fixed costs.