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,…
Is the law on third party motor insurance fit for purpose? By Peter Allchorne, Tom Baker Ever since the CJEU found in the 2014 Slovenian case of Vnuk v Triglav that the EU consolidated…
50 Predictions: Casualty By Tom Baker "Unless the claimants and the professional enablers of their claims face substantial penalties,…
Vicarious liability: The nature of the relationship By Tom Baker In this case, the Supreme Court held that the Ministry of Justice could be liable for the…
Vicarious liability: The 'Sufficient Connection' test By Tom Baker In this case, the Supreme Court considered whether an employer was vicariously liable for an…
50 Predictions: Casualty By Tom Baker Making predictions about the future of the insurance market is not for the faint-hearted…
Trespasser fails in claim after catastrophic fall By Tom Baker Buckett v Staffordshire In April 2015, His Honour Judge Main QC sitting in the High Court…
NHS Charges: Increase from 1 April 2015 By Tom Baker, David Williams The amount compensators are required to pay to the Compensation Recovery Unit in relation to…
In Manual Handling claims, causation is still key................ By Tom Baker The question of whether a claim should succeed in the event of a technical breach of the Manual…
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 Court Fees to increase from 9 March 2015 By Tom Baker, David Williams The Ministry of Justice has announced increases to the Court Fees which will be charged in civil…
DAC Beachcroft Local Government Adviser Alert: Vicarious Liability, Non-Delegable Duties and liability for the acts of foster parents By Tom Baker, David Williams Following the recent judgments in Woodland v Essex County Council, Mohamud v Wm Morrison…
The impact of Part 36 and negotiated settlements on the time for bringing contribution claims By Tom Baker, David Williams The question of when limitation starts to run for a contribution claim under the Civil Liability…
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…
Insurance Adviser Alert: Triaging Claims - The Low Value EL and PL Protocol By Tom Baker, David Williams The MOJ Portal process offers significant costs savings to insurers and their insureds, but…
Is a College responsible for risky Student Union games? By Tom Baker, David Williams Andrew Risk suffered spinal injuries, causing tetraplegia, when he dived head-first into an…
