Updates and Briefing Papers

FOIL Ireland Learning Event – Cyber Risks – Claims and Coverage Landscapes

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• FOIL Ireland

This talk was held on 30th November and was led by Ronan Lupton SC, who prior to entering the legal profession had spent 11 years in telecommunications and now practises mainly in media, commercial and chancery law.

Brushfield Limited (t/a The Clarence Hotel) v Arachas Corporate Brokers Limited and AXA Insurance DAC

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• FOIL Ireland

Members of the III should be aware that this event has been accredited for CPD.

Recent developments under the Civil Liability Act (CLA) 1961

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• FOIL Ireland

Getting a Contribution Slides – Recent Developments under the Civil Liability Act, 1961

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Getting a Contribution Notes – Recent Developments under the Civil Liability Act, 1961

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Product Liability Part 2

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A review of current issues from the Product Liability Sector Focus Team

Evaluation of remote hearings during the COVID 19 pandemic

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HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published the results of a survey and evaluation aimed at understanding who attended remote hearings, how public users, the judiciary, legal representatives, court and tribunal (HMCTS) staff, observers and support professionals (including intermediaries and interpreters) experienced remote hearings (before hearing, during hearing and shortly after the hearing) and the attitudes of these stakeholders towards remote hearings.

Liability under S2 Animals Act 1971

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Ford v Williams (2021) EWCA Civ 1848

The rehabilitation needs of the digital native

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This roundtable event was held on 30th November and was hosted by the FOIL Rehabilitation SFT.

Can a claimant be obliged to join additional defendants?

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Pawley v Whitecross Dental Care Limited and another (2021) EWCA Civ 1827

FOIL President’s Conference 2021 (and Gin Tasting)

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FOIL CEO Laurence Besemer welcomed delegates to the meeting and explained that as there had been no President’s Conference last year, due to the pandemic, rather than looking forward to the incoming President’s year, this year’s conference would look back at FOIL’s achievements over the past year, during the presidency of Jennette Newman.

Liability for an assault by a pupil on a teacher

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Cunningham v Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council (2021) EWCA Civ 1719