Wheel of Fortune: Personal Injuries Assessment Board

The Personal Injuries Assessment Board was established over a decade ago, but is it fully meeting the needs of all claimants? Two experts debate the board’s merits and effectiveness.

NO: John McCarthy

THE Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) has been around for over 10 years and clearly it’s here to stay. Any balanced appraisal would have to conclude that its introduction has done away with certain practices that unjustly enriched lawyers contrary to the common good. It would be difficult to justify the amount of legal fees that were previously being paid out for relatively minor injuries where liability wasn’t disputed.