Pursuers and Defenders Reach Agreement Over COVID-19 Hit Personal Injury Claims By John Maillie, Tom Baker DAC Beachcroft Scotland and Thompsons Scotland, have collaborated to create an innovative Agreement…
50 predictions: Motor By Peter Allchorne, Tom Baker The artificial intelligence genie is out of the bottle The use of robots to replace human data…
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…
50 predictions: Motor By Tom Baker “The next stage of vehicle automation, with the introduction of limited hands-off motorway driving,…
Can a Claimant's own negligence break the chain of causation? By David Williams, Peter Allchorne, Tom Baker The question of when a claimant who proves negligence and causation should be denied compensation…
Vicarious liability: The 'Sufficient Connection' test By Tom Baker In this case, the Supreme Court considered whether an employer was vicariously liable for an…
Should Jackson's 10% uplift to general damages give Claimants the penny and the bun? By David Williams, Tom Baker The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, as part of the reforms proposed by…
Part 36 and fixed costs outside the Portal By Peter Allchorne, David Williams, Tom Baker The apparent inconsistency between the provisions governing fixed costs for personal injury claims…
Asbestos related lung cancer and the apportionment of liability By Will Potts, David Williams, Tom Baker The question of how the courts should approach causation in a claim for asbestos-related lung…
The Overhaul of Part 36 By Tom Baker, David Williams The new Part 36 will come into force on 06/04/2015 and will apply to all Part 36 offers made on or…
DAC Beachcroft Adviser Alert: The Enterprise & Regulatory Reform Act 2013 By Tom Baker, David Williams From 1 October 2013, s…
Insurance Adviser Alert: Employees of subsidiaries may not be able to pursue a parent company - May 2014 By Tom Baker, David Williams The Court of Appeal recently considered the relationship between parent and subsidiary companies in…
Insurance Adviser Alert: NHS Charges Increase - March 2014 By Tom Baker, David Williams The amount compensators are required to pay to the Compensation Recovery Unit in relation to…