http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com Spencers Solicitors News – Specialist Personal Injury Solicitors dealing in Accident Compensation Claims Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/images/spencers-solicitors-logo.png http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#140212 Spencers Solicitors fears the Prime Minister's approach to tackling the rising cost of motor insurance will "chip away at the public's right to justice under the law". Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#100212 The Times Law Central Blog, reports on the Spencers Solicitors www.shouldtheyclaim.co.uk campaign. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#090212 The Times "In the City" column, Edward Fennell speaks to Spencers Solicitors' John Spencer on Alternative Business Structures (ABS) and the banning of personal injury referral fees. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#060212 London Evening Standard reports on Spencers Solicitors www.shouldtheyclaim.co.uk campaign. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#020212 London Evening Standard reports on Spencers Solicitors www.shouldtheyclaim.co.uk campaign. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#300112 Law firm Spencers Solicitors puts the spotlight on absurd claims as part of campaign to reform the personal injury system. www.shouldtheyclaim.co.uk Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#140112 John Spencer speaks to The Independent on personal injury referral fees and their relation to the rising cost of motor insurance. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#060112 The reform of the personal injury system may not be as significant as the major events of 2011, such as the Arab Spring, Eurozone crisis or death of Osama bin Laden, it will have a dramatic impact on all those involved in the system. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#231211 This year we are donating the amount we usually spend on printed Christmas cards to Headway, a charity set up to give help and support to people affected by brain injury. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:30:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#091211 During the month of November Spencers Solicitors IT team participated in Movember. An annual moustache growing event to raise awareness and vital funds for prostate, testicular and other cancers that effect men. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:20:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#171111 John Spencer speaks to The Law Gazette on the RTA Portal and the Jackson civil litigation reforms. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:50:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#101111 Spencers Solicitors entered the annual Hays 5 a side tournament on 8th November held at Goals in Sheffield. The tournament consisted of teams entered by employers from both the private and public sector within the Derbyshire and South Yorkshire regions. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#091111 November 4th saw the Chesterfield Volunteer Centre AGM and Volunteer of the Year Awards. Two of Spencers Solicitors' senior employees are Trustees of the Centre and were in attendance at the event. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#081111 John Spencer writes in the Journal of Personal Injury Law (JPIL), on the Road Traffic Accident (RTA) Portal and the lessons learnt prior to considering vertical and horizontal extension of the process. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#281011 Spencers Solicitors were delighted to support the Breast Cancer Campaign's "Wear it Pink Day" for the 6th consecutive year. As part of the awareness event, the whole office went pink with staff donning an array of pink clothing in a combined effort to raise money for the charity. Donations were made throughout the day and an impressive assortment of home baked pink delights were made and sold. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#211011 John Spencer writes for The Lawyer on the sale of accident victim information and a culture of profiteering within the personal injury system. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#201011 In addition to his role as Director of Spencer Solicitors, John Spencer is one of the UK's leading personal injury solicitors with over 27 years of experience. He is also a prominent advocate for claimant rights and believes that wholesale reform to the personal injury marketplace is needed to ensure transparency, access to justice and the protection of accident victims. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#141011 Spencers Solicitors once again supported the 2011 Chesterfield in Bloom competition, the third year it has done so, sponsoring the Best Front Garden category. The awards ceremony was held at Ringwood Hall Hotel in Chesterfield and representing Spencers Solicitors were Section Heads Lee Foster and Jane Gittins. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#131011 The Times' "In the City" column reports on the name change to Spencers Solicitors. "The anti-referral-fee campaigner John Spencer has decided to write off the name of his firm CS2 Lawyers and to invest instead in a new model, the eponymous Spencers Solicitors." Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#121011 Jack Straw former home and justice secretary, said that claims management firms and credit hire companies are "parasites in the system". Whilst John Spencers advises "A key component of any ban will be adequately defining what a referral fee is and consequently what it covers". Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#111011-1500 Director of Spencers Solicitors, John Spencer, provided evidence to Parliament's Transport Committee on their probe into the rising cost of motor insurance. He disputed that car insurance premium rises were solely due to legal costs and further highlighted the referral fee profiteering undertaken by various ancillary parties that give no value to the accident victim. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#111011 The Post Online reports on the re-brand of CS2 Lawyers to Spencers Solicitors. "A leading campaigner behind the recent government ban on referral fees has seen the personal injury law firm where he is director named after him." Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:45:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#101011 CS2 Lawyers will be known from today as Spencers Solicitors. John Spencer, Director of Spencers Solicitors, said: "Whilst today's change clearly marks the start of an exciting new chapter for our firm, it also reflects an evolution that has been underway for some time. Our steadfast belief in placing 'duty before profit' reflects a relentless commitment to put the well-being of claimants and their access to justice as our foremost consideration." Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#081011 John Spencer speaks to The Derbyshire Times on welcoming Government plans to ban referral fees. Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#071011 From the 10th October 2011, CS2 Lawyers are changing name and will be known as Spencers Solicitors. We will be taking the name of our Director John Spencer, one of the UK's leading personal injury solicitors and a prominent advocate for reform of the personal injury system and protection of claimant rights. Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#220911 Leading Personal Injury Lawyer John Spencer quoted in The Times article on the Personal Injury Referral Fees Ban - "End of the road for selling victims' cases" Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:45:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#140911 John Spencer quoted in the Daily Mail and thisismoney.co.uk on Insurance companies selling customer information. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:30:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#120911 CS2 Lawyers Director John Spencer speaks to the Insurance Times on a personal injury referral fees ban for their article "Lawyers at odds over referral fee ban" Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#100911 CS2 Lawyers Director John Spencer quoted in The Times article on Personal Injury Referral Fees Ban - "Bar chief attacks legal regulator over referrals" Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#090911 Leading personal injury lawyer urges further action on other shoddy practices to ensure access to justice. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#230811 Louisa Chambers, a Personal Injury Solicitor at CS2 Lawyers, was part of a team that climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in August 2011 to raise money for a Tanzanian school. The team have raised over £5,000 to buy much needed Malaria nets and to refurbish the classrooms in the province of Chalinze. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#290711 John Spencer quoted in Professor Dominic Regan's "To ban or not to ban?" referral fees article in the July edition of the New Law Journal. Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#180711 Louisa Chambers, a Personal Injury Solicitor in CS2 Lawyers' complex injury team writes for the ILEX Journal. Expert Shopper A Court of Appeal ruling that fetters litigation privilege in relation to expert reports could have far-reaching implications beyond personal injury. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#080711 John Spencer quoted in The Law Gazette on referral fees adding no value to Personal Injury claimants. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#290611 Welcoming the decision to consider banning referral fees, John Spencer, a solicitor who has campaigned against them, said: "I am thrilled that many legislators have finally woken up to the fact that referral fees are the rotten core of dysfunction in the personal injury market in this country." Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:06:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#220611-2 John Spencer quoted in the Post Online, Insurance Age and Insurance Times on the industry response to the Justice Bill. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:05:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#220611-1 John Spencer writes for Law Society Gazette on failure to ban referral fees which will undermine reforms. Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#210611 Leading personal injury solicitor John Spencer of CS2 Lawyers slams continued failure to address perverse commercial incentives at the root of Personal Injury market dysfunction. Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#100611 Motor insurers stand to pocket billions in extra income a year if a recommendation to retain referral fees is acted on, leading personal injury solicitor John Spencer of CS2 Lawyers has claimed. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#090611 John Spencer quoted in The Times article on Referral Fees - "Unethical backhanders or business in the real world?" Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#080611 CS2 Lawyers Director John Spencer speaks to the Daily Mail on the subject of Personal Injury Referral Fees. Wed, 8 Jun 2011 13:00:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#310511 Is the personal injury marketplace at odds with solicitor obligations? John Spencer of CS2 Lawyers investigates. Tue, 31 May 2011 13:23:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#270511 Today's recommendation by the Legal Services Board to retain referral fees as a key commercial element of the personal injury marketplace is bad for claimants and a detriment to access to justice, argues leading personal injury solicitor John Spencer of CS2 Lawyers. Fri, 27 May 2011 12:45:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#260511 CS2 Lawyers' Director John Spencer has been named to a newly established Working Group tackling the issue of predictable damages in personal injury (PI) claims. The Group has been tasked with establishing the consistent and fair standardisation of technology in efforts to reduce the cost of claims. Thu, 26 May 2011 09:28:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#120511 CS2 Lawyers in-house catering facility retains its maximum 5 Star rating from Chesterfield Borough Council. Thu, 12 May 2011 11:28:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#110511 CS2 Lawyers have donated various furniture and equipment to the Chesterfield based charity the Enable Group who provide support and housing to people with learning difficulties. Wed, 11 May 2011 16:28:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#060511 John Spencer, Director of CS2 Lawyers, yesterday urged the UK's leading claims management companies (CMCs) to be part of the effort to fundamentally rethink industry practices in the best interest of consumers. Fri, 06 May 2011 10:37:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#180411 John Spencer of CS2 Lawyers has won a place on the APIL committee following the association's annual ballot. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:30:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#150411 John Spencer, Director of CS2 Lawyers, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), it has been announced. APIL is the leading not-for-profit organisation engaged in the promotion and development of personal injury (PI) law. Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:50:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#110411 As the insurance industry vows to crack down on fraudulent car crash claims, John Spencer Director of CS2 Lawyers, considers what lawyers can learn from the latest High Court ruling. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:30:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#070411 Director of CS2 Lawyers and leading personal injury solicitor John Spencer discusses the Jackson consultation's impact on access to justice and the protection of clients. Thu, 7 Apr 2011 12:30:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#290311 Leading personal injury solicitor John Spencer has criticised today's proposed reforms to 'no-win, no-fee' legal action by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as not going far enough. More specific, the changes fail to take action on the perverse commercial incentives known as referral fees. Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:45:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#250311 Government plans will continue to enrich insurers, don't protect accident victims Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:30:00 GMT http://www.SpencersSolicitors.com/news/#230311 Leading personal injury solicitor John Spencer has today called for fundamental reforms to the personal injury market designed to enforce transparency, ensure consumer protection and improve access to justice. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT