Even by the standards of government press releases, the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) recent announcement of the whiplash reforms going live was a masterclass of misleading propaganda. Of course the MoJ was going to put as positive a spin on the changes as it could and it was depressing to see how media like the Press Association, BBC and Sky News simply regurgitated the press release, with a bit of extra comment from insurers thrown in.
Category: Negligence claims
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It was refreshing to see the Law Society Gazette this week bring some much-needed balance to the gross misreporting about clinical negligence claims. All too often, those who receive a clinical negligence pay-out are described as scroungers by the media and their compensation treated as though it is a windfall.