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31LEGAL MEDICOMAGAZINESponsored by:At the end of June, MedCo discovered a potential scam involving false invoices raised against genuine Medical Expert appointments. The scam does not involve the MedCo system itself. It seems that fraudsters are attempting to hack the electronic diaries of Experts and steal appointment details, which they can use to send false invoices to authorised users. More details on their site:www.medco.org.ukHow will Brexit Affect Personal Injury Law?Brett Dixon, President of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), has told the Law Society Gazette that he is worried that, “The Great Repeal Bill will convert EU laws (as they apply in the UK) into domestic law but the government has the power to pick out what is needed and dispense with what is not. Proper parliamentary scrutiny of this process is essential. Many of the relevant legislative provisions applied to personal injury have their roots, and the basis for their continued development, in Europe, particularly those relating to workplace health and safety requirements. Health and safety regulations and subsequent case law have been an important factor in a decline in workplace deaths. We need to ensure this decline continues and is not reversed.”Read more at www.lawgazette.co.uk/comment-and-opinion/what-we-want-from-the-new-government/5061591.articleThe Queen’s speech in June revealed that the Civil Liability Bill will keep elements of the last parliament’s Prisons and Courts Bill aimed at reducing whiplash claims. In briefing notes, the government said the bill would 'tackle the rampant compensation culture'. It will ban offers to settle claims without the support of medical evidence and introduce a new fixed tariff of compensation for whiplash injuries lasting up to two years. The new legislation is predicted to cut motor insurance premiums by £35 a year.The new Patient Safety Bill will be published to improve how the NHS investigates mistakes and encourage staff to share information freely. It will 'embed a culture of learning and safety improvement across the NHS' and ensure serious incidents can be investigated by an independent and impartial body 'without the need for expensive, lawyer-led inquiries where that is unnecessary'.Read more at www.gov.uk/government/publications/queens-speech-2017-background-briefing-notesSurvivors of the Conservative Manifesto from the Queen’s SpeechMedCo news: Expert Hacking Warning