Digital Claims Portal: PD51ZB Update 29th Mar 2022CPR & Courts, Digital Claims Portal (DCP), Legal principles, Mandation of Claimant Issue Step, Overseas Law & Brexit, PD51ZB, Protocols and Portals, SanctionFOILFOIL has received the following formal indication from HMCTS confirming that the Digital Claims Portal (the DCP), under PD 51ZB, will become compulsory for claimants from 4th April.
Concussion in High-Risk Sports Update 28th Mar 2022Concussion, Injury, Legal principles, WaiverFOILThis roundtable event looked at the issues of liability and causation in concussive head injury cases arising out of contact sports. The part to be played by insurers was also considered, given the spread of risk between professional and grass-roots players.
The impact of a S152 RTA declaration prior to 1 November 2019 Update 23rd Mar 2022Avoidance ab initio, Declaration, Directive 2009/103/EC, Liability of MIB, Motor, Overseas Law & Brexit, Policy wordings and principles, Ss 151 and 152 Road Traffic Act 1988FOILColley v Motor Insurers’ Bureau (2022) EWCA Civ 360
CRU Update: Recovery of NHS Charges From 1st April 2022 Update 23rd Mar 2022Clinical Negligence, CRU, Damages, DWP, Injury, NHS, Tariff of NHS ChargesFOILThe Compensation Recovery Unit, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), currently administers the above scheme, which allows for the recovery of National Health Service (NHS) costs following injuries where people claim and receive personal injury compensation.
Digital Claims in the County Court Update 23rd Mar 2022Application Programming Interface (API), Case Management Systems (CMS), CPR & Courts, Defence and Directions Questionnaire, Digitalisation, Email addresses, Issue and service, Mandatory use, TechnologyFOILThis event took place on 16th March 2022. The digitalisation of the courts system is a long-term government initiative and the county court is the latest phase.
Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS): Final Report on the Safety of E-Scooters in the UK Update 22nd Mar 2022E-scooters, Legal principles, Legislation, Motor, Regulation, Regulation for construction and useFOILDated 19th March 2022, the timing of this report could not have been more apposite, given the news of a fatality involving a girl, believed to be 14-years-old, riding an e-scooter on a road and without a helmet.
Automated Vehicles (AVs): Law Commission Update Update 21st Mar 2022Automated Driving Systems (ADS), Automated Vehicles (AVs), Civil Liability Act, Criminal liability, Legal principles, Motor, No User in Charge (NUIC), RegulationFOIL
When does a solicitor’s lien on costs arise? Update 17th Mar 2022Compensation, Costs, Injury, Solicitors costsFOILBott & co Solicitors Ltd v Ryanair DAC (2022) UKSC 8
Defining and delivering diversity & inclusion event Update 14th Mar 2022Diversity & Inclusivity, ESGFOIL
A more modern approach to consumer protection? Update 16th Feb 2022Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993, Commercial Agents Directive (86/653/EEC), Product, Product Liability, Property, Software, TechnologyFOILIn this update, we consider the recent decision of the CJEU in The Software Incubator Ltd v Computer Associates (UK) Ltd and whether it represents a shift towards a more modern approach to consumer protection in a world of digital and connected products.
The Official Injury Claims Service and CRU Update 9th Feb 2022Compensation Recovery Unit, Injury, Official Injury Claim, OIC, Protocols and PortalsFOILThe Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) has requested FOIL to bring the following announcement to the attention of its members.
Vicarious Liability Update 8th Feb 2022Clinical Negligence, Legal principles, Negligence, Non-delegable duty of care, Self-employed dentists, Vicarious liabilityFOILHughes v Rattan (2022) EWCA Civ 107
