April
Articles matching "highways"
Well-managed Highway Infrastructure: new Code of Practice published
In our Summer Brief, Perry Hill, DWF and Colette Dark, Gallagher Bassett looked at the proposed changes to the highways code of practice and potential impact on highway liability claims. Following…
Read moreNew Highways Code of Practice
Work is underway to review the UK Roads Liaison Group (UKRLG) Codes of Practice. The new code, likely to be called ‘Well-managed Highway Infrastructure’, will comprise an overarching document covering…
Read moreDWF Case Update: Highways
John Thomson reports on the successful defence of a highways tripping claim in which the Claimant challenged the Council’s annual inspection regime.
Read moreDWF Case Update: Highways
It is regularly argued by claimants in highways cases where pre-accident inspections are carried out close to the accident date, that those inspections must have been inadequate and that there must…
Read moreDWF case update - Highways
Sarah Adams and Sophie Wilding extract some useful pointers from the successful defence of recent claims involving highway defects.
Read moreSnow and ice: be prepared
Denise Brosnan provides a timely reminder for local authorities of their obligations both as employers and as highway authorities and some practical tips on defending claims arising out of icy…
Read moreTree risk management and the law: a quick guide
Last winter we saw a number of high profile cases of catastrophic tree collapse resulting in deaths and injuries. Despite their severity, such cases are rare and for that very reason they become…
Read moreCase Law update: Highways
Our Local Authority team extracts useful practice points from some of our recent highway claims
Read moreRTA : Local authority – Highways Act 1980 – non-statutory code of practice - contributory negligence
Of particular interest to local authorities in this Court of Appeal highways decision is the Court’s approach to the Code of Practice “Well Maintained Highways” and its reminder that its…
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