Whiplash Reforms To Be Implemented With Effect From 31 May 2021 By Faye Fishlock, Andrew Parker, Joanna Folan This updated version of our alert follows the publication of the new Protocol and Practice…
Whiplash Reforms To Be Implemented With Effect From 31 May 2021 PART 1 By Faye Fishlock, Andrew Parker, Joanna Folan The whiplash reforms contained in the Civil Liability Act 2018, announced by the Government as long…
Scottish Lands Tribunal Paves the Way for Telecoms Renewals under the new Code By Chloe Postlethwaite The highly anticipated decision marks the first judgement issued on modification of code agreements…
Lessons from the tribunals By Clare Hartley, Luke Maidens, Kai Ricciardiello, Chloe Postlethwaite What practical advice do the recent flurry of telecoms cases provide on dealing with agreement…
Highways e-briefing By John Goodman, Shaun O'Neil, Nicola Hyam, Whilst many of us have been stuck at home in lockdown, a steady stream of pedestrians, cyclists and…
Interim rights under the ECC: Further Guidance from the Scottish Lands Tribunal By Chloe Postlethwaite The Lands Tribunal for Scotland has recently published its third decision under the new Electronic…
COVID-19 Scottish Commercial Leasing Update By Chloe Postlethwaite, The impact of recent restrictions to deal with COVID-19 on the commercial leasehold property market…
The Lands Tribunal for Scotland’s Latest Procedural Guidance in the wake of COVID-19 By Chloe Postlethwaite Following recent measures adopted by the Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber, The Lands Tribunal for…
Changes to Bereavement Damages Awards from 1 May 2020 By Andrew Parker, David Williams, Peter Allchorne Following The Damages for Bereavement (Variation of Sum) (England and Wales) Order 2020, published…
Lands Tribunal for Scotland issues its first Decision under the New Telecoms Code By Chloe Postlethwaite The Lands Tribunal for Scotland has recently published its first decision under the new Electronic…
New Scottish Lands Tribunal Procedure in Electronic Communications Code Applications By Chloe Postlethwaite The Lands Tribunal for Scotland has recently published its first Guidance Note for claims made…
No extended meaning for Road Traffic Act liability to injured claimants: Carroll v QBE Insurance (Europe) Ltd and others By Andrew Parker, Joanna Folan, In a robust judgment delivered in the High Court this morning, Mrs Justice Tipples refused to…
Government announces a new discount rate for England & Wales By David Johnson, Andrew Parker To the disappointment of compensators, the MOJ has announced a new discount rate of minus 0…
A Return to the Status Quo: The Appeal in Cameron is Allowed By Andrew Parker, The Supreme Court has today handed down its judgment in the case of Cameron (Respondent ) v…
The Civil Liability Act 2018 – what now? By Peter Allchorne, David Williams, Andrew Parker, Joanna Folan The Civil Liability Bill finally received Royal Assent and completed the Parliamentary process on…
Law Commission launches automated vehicle consultation By Peter Allchorne, Andrew Parker, The Law Commission of England & Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have, at the behest of…
The Civil Liability Bill enters its final phase By Peter Allchorne, Andrew Parker, Joanna Folan Yesterday saw the Civil Liability Bill complete both its Report Stage and Third Reading in the…
Setting the Personal Injury Discount Rate: The Role of the Government Actuary's Department By Andrew Parker, David Williams, Sara May The Civil Liability Bill will introduce major changes to the methodology for setting the Personal…
Calling time on the compensation culture: The Civil Liability Bill is laid before Parliament By Peter Allchorne, Andrew Parker, Joanna Folan Earlier this week the government published the long-awaited Civil Liability Bill…
Discount Rate Reform–the only way is up! By David Williams, Andrew Parker, Joanna Folan The Civil Liability Bill contains proposals relating to Whiplash Reform and amends the Damages Act…
Government commissions far-reaching review of UK driving laws By Tom Baker, Peter Allchorne, Andrew Parker With the economic uncertainty of Brexit looming ever closer, it is perhaps not surprising that the…
The Judicial College Guidelines – 25 years after their introduction, the 14th Edition is published By Andrew Parker, David Williams, Joanna Folan 25 years after the publication of the 1 st Edition of the Judicial Studies Board Guidelines (as…
In-depth analysis: Autonomous vehicles: from theory to reality By Peter Allchorne, Wendy Hopkins, Olya Melnitchouk, Andrew Parker, Toby Vallance Autonomous vehicles are being tested on public roads around the world just as the first crewless…
Fixed Costs for Noise-induced Hearing Loss Claims By Andrew Parker The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has today published its report recommending a table of fixed…
The European (Withdrawal Bill) 2017 By Andrew Parker The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017 ends the supremacy of European Union (EU) law in UK law…
Fixed Recoverable Costs – the next chapter? By Andrew Parker, Joanna Folan On 11 th November 2016, the Lord Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls commissioned Lord…
Roberts v Johnstone: in a time of negative discount rate By David Williams, Andrew Parker, Paul Taylor The recent change in the discount rate from 2.5% to -0…
JCA v Lucas By Peter Allchorne, Andrew Parker, David Williams The question of costs in claims commenced within the Low Value Protocols has been considered…
Brexit: the big grey swan By Andrew Parker Now that some of the dust has settled, we look at the implications of Brexit for the insurance…
Proof of fraud previously suspected can unravel the finality of a settlement By David Williams, Andrew Parker, Catherine Burt The question of whether post-settlement evidence may be used to recover the ill-gotten gains of a…
Insurance Adviser Alert: The Queen and the Justice Secretary - June 2014 By Andrew Parker, David Williams Last week saw the announcement in the Queen's Speech of new legislative measures to help defend…