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Proposed tariffs for whiplash injuries post-reform is ‘offensive’

By 2021-04-26T06:44:00

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Whiplash injury compensation under the Civil Liability Act 2018 has been described as ‘an insult to the injured and vulnerable’ by industry commentators

The new compensation tariffs for whiplash injuries, effective from 31 May as part of the delayed whiplash reforms, are “derisory”, “offensive” and will “certainly leave people under-compensated”, according to Sam Elsby, president of not-for-profit group the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).

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