Serious Injury Guide Update 16th Jan 2024InjuryFOILThe APIL/FOIL Guide to the Conduct of Cases Involving Serious Injury (the Serious Injury Guide) was developed following years of collaborative work between APIL, FOIL and a number of major insurers.
Sports SFT Roundtable write up Update 4th Jan 2024Event write upFOILWhen it comes to insuring for first party sports injuries and medical expenses for professional sports, it is important to understand the respective needs of those clubs and teams as well as the coverage available.
The European Commission’s proposed revision of the Package Travel Directive Update 22nd Dec 2023TravelFOILLast week the European Commission proposed reform of the Package Travel Directive from which the United Kingdom’s Package Travel Regulations are derived.
Including claimant data on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines Update 13th Dec 2023DamagesFOIL
Guideline Hourly Rates for 2024 published Update 8th Dec 2023Guideline hourly ratesFOILThe Master of the Rolls has confirmed that he has accepted the recommendations of the Civil Justice Council’s 2023 Costs Review.
Bullying and Harassment at work: the new framework Update 4th Dec 2023Equality Act, Workplace, Workplace MisconductFOILHistorically in England and Wales there is no freestanding legal claim for bullying that employees can bring to the Employment Tribunal.
The use of Generative AI by defence lawyers – Capability and Culpability Update 29th Nov 2023Event write up, Events, FOILFOILThis remarkable webinar was sponsored by the Canadian Defence Lawyers and FOIL, with talks presented by Professor Richard Susskind (OBE),KC (Hon), the world’s most cited author on the future of legal services and President of the Society for Computers and Law, and Maura R. Grossman J.D., Ph.D., Research Professor at the University of Waterloo and Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, and a globally recognized expert on electronic discovery and AI.
Master of the Rolls announces Guideline Hourly Rates to rise in January 2024 Update 21st Nov 2023Budget, Costs, Costs, Guideline Hourly RateFOILAt the Civil Justice Council’s National Forum, its annual conference, the Master of the Rolls announced that he accepts in full the recommendations made in a Civil Justice Council Costs Review published May 2023 which proposed annual increases to the solicitors’ guideline hourly rates (GHRs).
Who knows where autonomous vehicles are going? Update 20th Nov 2023Event write up, FOIL, FOIL EventFOIL0n 31 October 2023, FOIL hosted an event at the London offices of Kennedys’ titled “Who knows where autonomous vehicles are going?” We were joined by three speakers: Jamie Hodsdon (OXA); Niall Edwards (Kennedys) and Tom Leggett (Thatcham Research).
Reforming Fees in the UK Supreme Court Update 8th Nov 2023Costs, Costs, Court feesFOILA Ministry of Justice (MoJ) consultation proposes a series of reforms to the fees payable in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
Forensic Collision Reconstruction: A Road Map Update 24th Oct 2023Event write up, FOIL Event, FOIL IrelandFOIL IrelandWrite up from the FOIL Ireland event on 4 October 2023.
Data breach claims under the GDPR – Lorcan Moylan Burke Update 2nd Oct 2023Event write up, FOIL Event, FOIL IrelandFOIL IrelandThis FOIL Ireland learning event was held on 14th September 2023 and was presented by Lorcan Moylan Burke an Associate with RDJ and an expert in data protection and cyber security.
