Articles - DAC Beachcroft

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Growth Continues In OIC Settlements

Growth Continues In OIC Settlements

The Official Injury Claim (OIC) service has published a release of data covering the period from 1 July 2022 – 30 September 2022 demonstrating an incr ...

MOJ portal- Part 7.8(b)…is it the end of an Era?

MOJ portal- Part 7.8(b)…is it the end of an Era?

The case of Mason v Laing has had significant consequences for Claimant Solicitors, with DAC Beachcroft seeing savings of over £110,000 in 6 months fo ...

Whiplash Reforms: The Accuracy of the Medical Evidence for Valuing OIC claims

Whiplash Reforms: The Accuracy of the Medical Evidence for Valuing OIC claims

With litigation arising from claims pursued via the Official Injury Claim (OIC) portal now well underway, there is one element that is taking centre s ...

Settlements Accelerate in OIC

Settlements Accelerate in OIC

The Official Injury Claim (OIC) service has published a further release of data covering the period from 1 April 2022 – 30 June 2022. This reveals a d ...

Equal footing for represented and unrepresented claimants in OIC

Equal footing for represented and unrepresented claimants in OIC

The Official Injury Claim (OIC) service has published its third release of data covering the period from 1 December 2021 to 31 March 2022. This reveal ...

Motor Liability in 2021

Motor Liability in 2021

2021 has provided a bumper crop of motor liability cases and in this retrospective we bring together in one place a number of the most significant and ...

Official Injury Claim (OIC) Update – Myths Dispelled

Official Injury Claim (OIC) Update – Myths Dispelled

The Official Injury Claim (OIC) service has published its second wave of data covering the period 1 September to 30 November 2021. This shows even mor ...

Whiplash reforms - Myth Busting

Whiplash reforms - Myth Busting

As the new reforms reach the end of their first quarter year it is a good time to reflect on what was predicted, points that have been raised and the ...