FOCUS OF THE DAY: The government has moved to strengthen the proposed ban on personal injury firms offering inducements for claims. Justice minister Lord Faulks yesterday secured an amendment in the House of Lords to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill which will ban any inducement made through third parties. Faulks said there was concern that it is increasingly common for solicitors to operate as part of a larger group of companies or to have subsidiary or linked companies. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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