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‘Staged Collision’ rumbled by RSA Insurance
A Claimant conspired with another driver to defraud RSA Insurance Group. Judge Chohan at Brentford County Court found that a collision was staged and referred the matter to the Metropolitan Police for further investigation. The Claimant pleaded that he was travelling across a junction in a BMW 6 series, that he had purchased only 12 […]
read morePublic Road or Private Land? The Application of RTA Insurance following the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Act 2022
Having received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022, the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill is now an Act of Parliament: the Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Act 2022 (“the Act”). The Act makes clear the distinction between UK law and European Motor Insurance Directives. Further, the Act defines the categories of vehicle requiring compulsory insurance and […]
read moreA judge has discretion to grant relief from sanctions without a formal application or any application at all, Court of Appeal reaffirms
Summary. In Park v Hadi and Another [2022] EWCA Civ 581, the Court of Appeal (Holroyde, Stuart-Smith and Warby LJJ), reaffirmed the principle that a judge may, of her own discretion, grant relief from sanctions without formal notice or without any application at all. The Court went on to issue guidance as to how this […]
read moreClaimant Benevolence in a Clinical Negligence Setting, by Tom Bourne-Arton
Tom Bourne-Arton reviews the relatively recent case of Richins v Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust [2022] EWHC 847 (QB) in which HHJ Kelly had to consider, amongst other matters, whether it was appropriate to apply “Claimant benevolence” otherwise known as “Keefe benevolence” when determining causation. Claimant benevolence involves the drawing of adverse inferences […]
read moreRyan Ross succeeds in the Court of Appeal
On Friday, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Park v Hadi and Another [2022] EWCA Civ 581. Acting pro bono via Advocate, Ryan Ross represented the successful Respondent. He acted as sole Counsel. The Appellants were represented by Queen’s Counsel and Junior Counsel. In a joint decision, Holroyde, Stuart-Smith and Warby LJJ […]
read moreWEBINAR: A Guide to Personal Injury Claims Involving Limb Loss
Date: 26 April 2022 @ 16:30 Duration: 1 hour Presenter: Tom Bourne-Arton For the purposes of this webinar, Tom Bourne-Arton provides an overview of the breaches of duty which cause limb loss. He discusses the common heads of loss and their interplay in limb loss claims, including frequently encountered issues and the assessment of […]
read moreThe 2021 World Anti-Doping Code – Sport Resolutions’ Annual Conference
Sport Resolutions’ Annual Conference 2022 will take place on Thursday 5th May 2022 at Leonardo Royal London Hotel, St Paul’s. Christopher Quinlan QC, an experienced Sports Law Silk at Farrar’s Building, joins the prestigious panel as they discuss how the World Anti-Doping Code has has been applied and interpreted by panels and whether it has […]
read moreWhere proceedings in the Employment Tribunal are recorded, EAT rules that a party can apply for a transcript of the recording.
Summary. In Kumar v MES Environmental Limited [2022] EAT 60, the EAT (HHJ Auerbach) determined that, where proceedings in the Employment Tribunal are recorded, a party can apply for a transcript of the recording using Court Form EX107 (subject to paying the appropriate fee), save that a party is not entitled to a transcript of […]
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