Dozens of injury-claims ‘harvesting’ sites targetted

Thirty compensation claims-harvesting websites have been shut down in the last few years, while another 15 were forced to change their content. This was done to dampen the market for personal injury cases.

However, the Government is making no commitment to specific legislation to tighten controls on the practice, saying that the issue is complex and often involves overseas online operators who use “notoriously evasive tactics”.