Legal Reforms

Call for workplace injuries to be excluded from small claims limit increase

Union Usdaw has said the government should exclude workplace injuries from the small claims limit increase. The Civil Liability Act 2018 reformed whiplash claims and is now being implemented, and the government also proposes to change the rules for employer liability personal injury cases, by doubling the threshold for the small claims court, said Usdaw. It noted that this proposal is opposed by the Association of British Insurers, trade unions, personal injury solicitors, the British Safety Council, The Law Society and the Justice Select Committee.