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
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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