Updates and Briefing Papers

Fixed Recoverable Costs – the draft rules

• FOIL

The draft CPR rules to extend the FRC regime, to introduce Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) for most claims worth up to £100,000, have now been published, with a new Intermediate Track to be created for claims worth between £25k and £100k. A FOIL Update was published on 24 April setting out the provisions in brief. This Update looks behind the headline issues to consider the detail of the proposed rules.

Ethics of AI in Insurance – Article 2

• FOIL

Legal advice: duty of care to third parties

• FOIL

McLean and others v Thornhill (2023) EWCA Civ 466

Ethics of AI in Insurance – Article 1

• FOIL

Vicarious liability reigned in

• FOIL

Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Appellant) v BXB (Respondent)

Implementation of the extended fixed recoverable costs (FRC) regime: October 2023

• FOIL

The CPRC has published draft details of the changes to fixed recoverable costs that will come into force on 1st October 2023, including the new Intermediate Track.

Extending Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) CPR (23)1

• FOIL

The minutes of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee for 3rd March 2023 contain the following information in relation to the extension of FRC.

Westminster Legal Policy Forum: Next steps for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in England and Wales

• FOIL

A number of eminent speakers looked at the future of mandatory dispute resolution in the courts of England & Wales and at the current position in Scotland.

Preparation of financial loss claims – an examination of various heads of claim

• FOIL Northern Ireland

Final presentation from Nicola Niblock and the event held on 21 March 2023

Part 36 and split liability offers

• FOIL

Mundy v TUI UK Limited (2023) EWHC 385 (Ch)

Superior Courts – applications to strike out proceedings

• FOIL Ireland

Amendments to CPR Confirmed

• FOIL

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed two important sets of amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules.