Updates and Briefing Papers

Medical Products: Claims, Coverage, and Emerging Technologies

• FOIL

FOIL brought together a panel of legal, insurance, and medical professionals at the London offices of DWF to examine the rapidly developing landscape of product liability claims involving medical devices and health-related products.

Introducing FOIL’s Technology and AI Sector Focus Team

• FOIL

Lloyd’s Signals a New Chapter for D&I in Insurance

• FOIL

After 12 years of significant growth, reach, and influence, the Dive In Festival is ending following the announcement by Lloyd's of London that this year's event, the twelfth instalment, running from 22 to 24 September 2025 under the theme The Human gAIn: Powering Culture & Connection, will be the last.

AI Apprenticeships and the Future of UK Insurance

• FOIL

AI has long been a topic of conversation within the insurance sector, but in practice, the approach adopted by many firms has been one of cautious experimentation rather than genuine transformation.

Impacts of the 2026 Package Travel Regulations Amendments

• FOIL

The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/455) made on 22nd April 2026 and effective from 6th April 2027 represent the most significant overhaul of the UK's package travel framework since its introduction in 2018.

The Rising Cost of Subsidence

• FOIL

Once a relatively niche corner of property insurance, subsidence has moved into the mainstream due to a combination of climate change, ageing housing stock, and the expanding risk footprint, which means the trend is set to continue.

The Academy of Experts – Guidance for Expert Witnesses on the use of Artificial Intelligence

• FOIL

In January 2026, the Academy of Experts published guidance which is intended to assist expert witnesses regarding the use of AI in their outputs.

Northern Ireland Disease Claims – Good Practice Template Letter

• FOIL Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Disease SFT has produced a template letter that can be used in disease claims in Northern Ireland.

Britain’s Potholes: A Growing Liability for Insurers and Lawyers

• FOIL

The deterioration of the UK's roads has led to every British driver facing a specific kind of dread when embarking on a car journey, which is the half-second between spotting a pothole and hitting it.

Career Progression in the Legal Sector: Evolution or Revolution?

• FOIL Ireland

The article explores how motivations for becoming a lawyer have evolved from traditional ideals of justice and professional prestige to a modern landscape shaped by wellbeing, work life balance, shifting career expectations and intense competition for talent, noting that younger lawyers now prioritise flexibility, values driven workplaces, technological investment and clearer progression pathways, while law firms face pressure to innovate amid rising costs, AI driven change and challenges such as gender imbalance and new pay transparency requirements.

How Injuries from Road Traffic Accidents are Changing and the Impacts on UK Insurers

• FOIL

Official statistics from the Department for Transport show a long-term decline in the total number of casualties from Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) on UK roads.

Mazur – Reflections and Observations

• FOIL

This update offers some reflections now that the dust has settled on the Court of Appeal judgment in Mazur and Stuart v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2026] EWCA Civ 369.