Civil Liability Bill: Whiplash Injury Definition And Tariffs Published

New draft regulations set out detail lacking from the Civil Liability Bill

Following criticism of the lack of detail contained within the initial draft of the Civil Liability Bill regarding the definition of a 'whiplash injury' and also the proposed tariffs for such injuries, the Government has published The Whiplash Injury Regulations ("the Regulations").

The Regulations must be welcomed as clarifying one of the main areas of contention within the Civil Liability Bill. However, as expected, there are critics of the Regulations, with the battle lines very much drawn along the same lines as those seen throughout the progression of the Bill.

The Bill will now progress to the Committee stage in the House of Lords, which will involve a line by line examination of the Bill, commencing on 10 May.