Following analysis of the consultation responses, the government has now agreed the way forward in respect of how unrepresented claimants can obtain medical evidence following the implementation of Part 1 of the Civil Liability Act 2018 and other related reforms. In summary, the government has decided that:
The government is conducting a short, focused consultation to seek views on a revised medical reporting process for unrepresented claimants. As part of its whiplash reform programme, the government is making changes via the Civil Procedure Rules to increase the small claims track limit for road traffic accident (RTA) related personal injury claims to £5,000.
To support this change, a new IT Platform is being designed to enable unrepresented litigants to progress their own claim irrespective of whether they have legal representation. Decisions are required on a number of issues relating to how unrepresented claimants will in future obtain a medical report. In summary, we are seeking views on:
We are interested in hearing from expert stakeholders from the medical reporting sector as well as from claimant lawyers, defendant lawyers, compensators and any other interested parties.
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