Comment from Hodge Jones & Allen on today’s announcement from the Justice Secretary on the Civil Liability Bill
20th March 2018
James Bell, partner in the clinical negligence department of Hodge Jones Allen, says: “We need to remember that seriously injured people, many with long term care needs, were undercompensated between 2001 – 2017 when the discount rate was set at the insurer friendly figure of 2.5%. The insurers made hay while the sun shone for…