Q: Why Don't Snakes Bite Solicitors? A: Professional Courtesy

LONDON, November 18 - Not innately thought of for their charitable works, lawyers
are often seen as a penny pinching and devious bunch who would bludgeon their
own mothers with a cricket bat for a chance to win a free ticket to an all
you can eat buffet. Slightly unfair, one might say, as many law firms donate
millions to good causes and raise the same amount in billing hours with pro
bono work.

The 2007 Rehabilitation Code has also encouraged a more
socially aware and caring approach for lawyers who practice claimant personal
injury litigation. Lawyers are prompted to actively engage in helping victims
of personal injury to seek rehabilitation treatment for their medical, social
and psychological injuries.

The Code focuses on treatment from the outset of instruction
rather than at settlement. Solicitors have been encouraged by the Code and
Pre-Action Protocols to enter into discussions at the earliest possible stage
of the claim.

There are some perceived shortfalls of the Code, namely that
it is not compulsory. However, what the Code lacks in this regard it
compensates for by being durable, leaving the parties to come to an
appropriate method of rehabilitation. It is thought that the Code should act
as a guide on solicitor behaviour, not enforcing rules but encouraging a
cultural change.

Claims Helpline is a Claims Management Company which receives
hundreds of enquires each month and refers claims onto its panel of No Win No
Fee solicitors. The injuries suffered by its clients vary from minor muscular
damage to catastrophic injuries. Many clients are equally concerned with
their rehabilitation treatment as they are with their compensation claims. It
is important for lawyers and claims managers to best serve their clients by
providing adequate means to access rehabilitation treatment.

The law has developed to encourage a more caring approach to
client services. The responsibilities of a personal injury solicitors have
progressed from providing purely legal expertise to actively engaging with
their client and the defence to formulate a method to best serve their
clients with their rehabilitation needs. Such moves by the legal hierarchy
and the claims management industry will go some way to change the negative
perception that some portions of the population have towards lawyers and the
profession as a whole.

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Contact: Adam Stocker - +44(0)207856-2474