Whiplash & Low Value RTA Case Reforms - The Latest Developments

Introduction

In 2021 the government made changes to the claims process for low value road traffic accident (RTA) related personal injury claims, the majority of which are ‘whiplash claims’, to tackle the continuing high number of whiplash claims.

This webinar provides a summary of the whiplash reforms, how they operate in practice, caselaw updates and will get you up to speed on all the significant implications.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The Civil Liability Act 2018
• Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021
• Exclusions
• Tariffs and duration of symptoms
• Exceptional circumstances
• Non-tariff and mixed injury claims
• The common law approach
• Hassam v Rabot [2023]
• The new approach - Sadler v Filipiak
• Regime for minors
• RTA caselaw update

This webinar was recorded on 19th June 2023