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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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Court of Appeal allows RTA claim to proceed against unidentified driver
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the victim of a road traffic accident can bring proceedings against an unidentified driver of an identified vehicle. Nicola Dunk examines the implications arising…
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 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 moreThe Deregulation Act removes the red tape but not the need for careful consideration
The Deregulation Act 2015 was introduced with the aim of reducing the burden of legislative “red tape” upon business. Section 9 and Schedule 3 of the Act will be of great interest to motor insurers as…
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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