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The Vnuk legacy: claims against the MIB for accidents on private land
The combined impact of Brexit and prolific judicial activity in the field of motor insurance both in the Court of Justice of the European Union and the English and Welsh courts has brought with it…
Read moreCommission proposes to clarify Motor Insurance Directive to maintain Vnuk ruling
The European Commission has released the outcome of deliberations on the operation of the scope of the Motor Insurance Directive ("the Directive") which it began following the highly publicised CJEU…
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The Supreme Court on jurisdiction and the interpretation of damage in personal injury claims abroad
The long awaited Supreme Court decision in the case of Four Seasons Holdings v Brownlie was recently handed down, but has the question of how to interpret "damage" in what is called the "tort…
Read moreDepartment for Transport publishes Vnuk consultation on options for amending domestic insurance law
Until yesterday the most recent development in the Vnuk saga was the publication in June of the European Commission “Roadmap” which made suggestions for the possible adaptation of Motor Insurance…
Read moreSupreme Court clarifies applicable law for accidents abroad involving uninsured drivers
Unfortunately, road traffic accidents whilst abroad on holiday or on business are an all too common occurrence. Even more problematic are claims caused by untraced or uninsured drivers.
Read moreAssessing 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 moreVnuk ruling: does this decision from the European court herald a change in UK motor policy coverage?
Vnuk v Zavarovalnica Trigla 4.9.14 Court of Justice of the European Union
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Fraud: Draft Data Protection Regulation
Spring 2016 looks at present to be the earliest date by which this new Regulation could be in force in the UK. Paul Holmes looks at the present position and how the Regulation might impact upon the…
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