June
Where do the latest political post-EU referendum developments leave the government’s civil justice reform agenda?
The task of anticipating future developments on matters of key significance to insurers following the quite unexpected result of last week’s EU referendum vote remains an almost impossible one. The…
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Offside! Claimants caught in the net in suspected criminal conspiracy
Five accidents involving 31 suspected fraudulent claims and occurring within 9 days of each other, were part of a suspected widescale criminal conspiracy to defraud RSA. The accidents were said to…
Read morePhantom passengers ordered to pay costs following a finding that their claims were fundamentally dishonest
A mother who claimed that her child was in a car with her at the time of a road traffic accident, had falsely claimed for financial gain, as neither she, nor the child were in the vehicle at the time…
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Looking ahead
An update on forthcoming cases, consultations, legislation and key developments to look out for.
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All reasonable endeavours
When the Court of Appeal recently grappled with an obligation in a Conditional Contract between Bristol Rovers (1883) Limited (the owner of Bristol Rovers Football Club) and Sainsbury's Supermarkets…
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Assessing and addressing the impact of Vnuk
On 8 June 2016 the European Commission published a ‘Roadmap’ document reviewing the ruling in Vnuk and raising a number of possible adaptions to the scope of Directive 2009/103/EC on motor insurance…
Read moreCourt of Appeal considers foreseeability in pedestrian road traffic accident case
Jamie Azim, Senior Solicitor in DWF's London office and Niall MacLean of 12 King’s Bench Walk acted for the defendant and his motor insurers, Markerstudy, in a case that recently came before the Court…
Read moreFresh High Court guidance on surveillance practice and procedure
Last month, in the case of Hayden v Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, the High Court allowed the defendant to rely on surveillance evidence notwithstanding that it had been served shortly…
Read moreJackson in Action: case law
In our regular monthly round up of cases we look at the effects of the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules under the Jackson Reforms:
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Occupiers’ liability: a “proliferation of unsightly warning signs” for historic sites?
On 13 April 2011, whilst visiting Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight, a 60 year old grandfather fell into a dry moat and suffered a serious head injury. In English Heritage v Taylor the Court of…
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