Insurance Companies Allegedly Trying to Prevent Legal Action

Tue, 08 Sep 2009

Leading Liverpool law firm Paul Rooney Partnership has supported allegations that insurance companies are exploiting vulnerable road traffic accident victims. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has claimed that insurance companies are using bullying tactics to force injured victims in the UK into accepting lower levels of compensation than they would receive if they issued legal proceedings. The allegation, which was made at the recent APIL annual dinner, formed part of a wider criticism from lawyers of a lack of financial regulation of some insurance activities.

Solicitor at Paul Rooney Partnership, Simon Shaw, cited anecdotal evidence claiming clients regularly speak of insurance companies forcefully attempting to dissuade injury victims from seeking legal advice. Injury lawyers have risen to prominence in the past decade, a trend that has benefited victims according to APIL president Amanda Stevens. Mrs Stevens spoke of a women who had been offered £1,000 to settle immediately after being injured in a road traffic incident. Her refusal instantly prompted a second offer of £1,700, which she again rejected. After pursuing legal proceedings, Mrs Stevens received more than 1,000 per cent above the original offer, and had her legal costs paid for.
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