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Shirley Woolham: Minster Law’s ‘path back to profitability’ following legal changes

By 2026-03-10T08:00:00

Shirley Woolham (2)

’While the RTA claims car park for personal injury has been significantly reduced over recent years, the nature and type of those accidents is going to continue to evolve and keep presenting new challenges,’ says law firm’s chief executive

The introduction of the Official Injury Claim (OIC) portal and fixed tariffs reduced the overall caseload for these lawyers, while the decline in road traffic accident (RTA) work meant that many firms exited the market, merged or pivoted to higher value work, such as complex injury. 

In claims over injuries defined under the tariff system, claims were no longer funded by a third party insurer and had to be funded by clients themselves, or through a legal expenses insurance policy.

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